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Earth Sciences

Scientists find signs of 'snowball Earth' amidst early animal evolution

Funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) and led by scientists at Harvard University, the team reports on its work this week in the journal Science.The…

Life & Chemistry

Blood Vessel Cells: Key to Unlimited Adult Stem Cell Growth

In a leap toward making stem cell therapy widely available, researchers at the Ansary Stem Cell Institute at Weill Cornell Medical College have discovered that…

Studies and Analyses

Key Cause of Chronic Leukemia Progression Identified

The study, led by cancer researchers at the Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center-Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Richard J. Solove Research…

Agricultural & Forestry Science

For California vintners, it's not easy being green

In fact, wines made with organically grown grapes actually rate higher on a widely accepted ranking, said Magali Delmas, a UCLA environmental economist and the…

Physics & Astronomy

Exotic Antimatter Found at RHIC: New Insights from Gold Ion Collisions

An international team of scientists studying high-energy collisions of gold ions at the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider (RHIC), a 2.4-mile-circumference…

Health & Medicine

New Periodontal Treatment Reduces Preterm Birth Rates

Pregnant subjects between 6 and 20 weeks gestation (using standard pregnancy dating criteria) were eligible for screening and enrollment. Eight hundred and…

Life & Chemistry

Periodontal Pathogens Boost HIV-1 Activation in T Cells

Although oral co-infections (e.g. periodontal disease) are highly prevalent in HIV-1 patients and appear to positively correlate with viral load levels, the…

Studies and Analyses

Concurrent Antiangiogenic Therapy: A New Hope for OSCC Treatment

Tong and a team of researchers have reported that oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) cells endogenously produce exceptionally high levels of vascular…

Environmental Conservation

Methane Emissions Rise in Arctic Due to Thawing Seabed

In a comprehensive study in this week's issue of the journal Science, conducted by researchers at the Russian Academy of Sciences, the University of Alaska,…

Life & Chemistry

Evaluating Solutions for Baltic Oxygen Depletion Research

Professor Daniel Conley has been awarded USD 150 000 from the Pew Charitable Trusts in the USA. The money will go to his research on oxygen depletion in the…

Health & Medicine

Vitamin D Boosts Mood for Chicagoans This Winter

A daily dose of vitamin D may just be what Chicagoans need to get through the long winter, according to researchers at Loyola University Chicago Marcella…

Environmental Conservation

Improved Near-real-time Tracking of 2010 El Niño Reveals Marine Life Reductions

The ongoing El Niño of 2010 is affecting north Pacific Ocean ecosystems in ways that could affect the West Coast fishing industry, according to scientists at…

Life & Chemistry

Researchers examine plant's ability to identify, block invading bacteria

That's the idea behind a study to observe a specific bacteria that infects tomatoes but normally does not bother the common laboratory plant arabidopsis….

Power and Electrical Engineering

Air Force Explores Mini-Thrusters for Satellite Propulsion

With Air Force Office of Scientific Research funding, researchers led by Dr. Paulo Lozano at Massachusetts Institute of Technology are considering the…

Studies and Analyses

Climate Change’s Role in Malaria Spread: Key Insights

“We assessed … conclusions from both sides and found that evidence for a role of climate in the dynamics is robust,” write study authors Luis Fernando Chaves…

Information Technology

New Flaw Discovered in RSA Authentication Security System

RSA authentication is a popular encryption method used in media players, laptop computers, smartphones, servers and other devices. Retailers and banks also…

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