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Life & Chemistry

UCLA Engineers Create Fast Method for Coastal Water Testing

Currently, beachgoers are informed about water-quality conditions based on results from the previous day's sample. Scientists must collect samples in the…

Health & Medicine

Women Face Greater Air Pollution Impact in Marathons

Marr's findings come from a comprehensive study that evaluated marathon race results, weather data, and air pollutant concentrations in seven marathons over a…

Studies and Analyses

New Insights Into Ion Channel Inactivation Processes

After opening, many ion channels spontaneously close by inactivation, a process distinct from that involved in opening. The inactivation of channels is…

Medical Engineering

Siemens Excel Edition: Affordable 16 & 64 Slice CT Scanners

With its favorable price/performance ratio, this new scanner family makes it easier for hospitals and practices throughout the world to enter the world of…

Physics & Astronomy

NASA's Fermi probes 'dragons' of the gamma-ray sky

Now, astronomers using NASA's Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope find themselves in the same situation as cartographers of old. A new study of the ever-present…

Environmental Conservation

Researchers issue outlook for a significant New England 'red tide' in 2010

Yesterday, scientists from the NOAA-funded Gulf of Maine Toxicity project issued an outlook for a significant regional bloom of a toxic alga that causes 'red…

Environmental Conservation

Barnacles Prefer Upwelling Currents, Enriching Food Chains in the Galapagos

There’s been a rich debate in marine ecological circles about what happens to a key food source along rocky coastlines dominated by upwelling. The literature…

Information Technology

Advancing Web Technologies for Secure Information Sharing

The research, funded under the Air Force Office of Scientific Research Young Investigator Program, supports recent Ph.D. graduates and encourages basic…

Studies and Analyses

Experience Joy: Why Massages Beat TVs for Lasting Happiness

Consumers found that satisfaction with “experiential purchases” – from massages to family vacations – starts high and increases over time. In contrast,…

Health & Medicine

Long-Acting Beta-Agonists: Effective Therapy for Kids’ Asthma

“This study gives physicians confidence in using long-acting beta-agonists if a patient is not responding to steroid treatment alone,” said said Dr. Szefler,…

Studies and Analyses

Soluble Fiber: Boost Your Immune System Naturally

“Soluble fiber changes the personality of immune cells—they go from being pro-inflammatory, angry cells to anti-inflammatory, healing cells that help us…

Studies and Analyses

Foodborne Illness Costs U.S. $152 Billion, New Study Finds

A new study by a former U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) economist estimates the total economic impact of foodborne illness across the nation to be a…

Information Technology

Philippines is new home base of telecentre.org

The telecentre.org Foundation which improves the social and economic impact of grassroots telecentres around the world is pleased to announce that it has…

Environmental Conservation

Showcasing Impact of Environmental Economics Research in Southeast Asia

The group also discussed ways to further enhance the contribution of research to policymaking in the region with policy makers from Vietnam, Indonesia, the…

Earth Sciences

New Dinosaur Rears Its Head

University of Michigan paleontologist Jeffrey Wilson and graduate student John Whitlock, along with coauthors from Brigham Young University and Dinosaur…

Earth Sciences

Chile Will Face Future Strong Earthquakes, According to Cornell Models

Allmendinger says: “Like the Haiti earthquake, the Chile earthquake occurred in a seismic gap — a segment of a fault which has not had a major earthquake for…

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