All News

Physics & Astronomy

Nitrogen Centers in Diamond Boost Quantum Computing Progress

Another decisive step forward in the development of quantum computers has been successful. For the first time ever, researchers at the Ruhr University in…

Life & Chemistry

Biogenic Insecticides: New Insights from Bochum and Freiburg

Infective entomopathogenic nematodes are minute worms that penetrate insect larva and serve as transport vehicles for the bacterium Photorhabdus luminescens,…

Event News

Berlin Conference 2010: Exploring Social Dimensions of Change

This year’s discussions will address the theme ‘Social dimensions of environmental change and governance’. The conference will be held in Berlin from 8-9th…

Studies and Analyses

African-Americans Face Highest Stroke Rates, Study Reveals

The findings are from UAB's Reasons for Geographic and Racial Differences in Stroke (REGARDS) study, one of the largest ongoing health studies that includes…

Health & Medicine

Promising New Therapy Enhances Smoking Cessation Success

When compared to the nicotine vapor delivery system used in the Nicotrol/Nicorette inhaler, the new technology proved more effective at delivering nicotine to…

Life & Chemistry

New Technique Reveals Protein Folding in Living Cells

Martin Gruebele, the James R. Eiszner Professor of Chemistry at Illinois and corresponding author of the paper, says the method that he and his team of…

Life & Chemistry

New Insights on Immune Disturbances in Celiac Disease

These latest findings could speed the way towards improved diagnostics and treatments for the autoimmune complaint that affects 1 in 100 of the population, and…

Studies and Analyses

Gene Therapy Shows Promise Against Childhood Muscle Disorder

This muscle-wasting disease results when a child’s motor neurons – nerve cells that send signals from the spinal cord to muscles – produce insufficient amounts…

Life & Chemistry

Glue, fly, Glue: Underwater Silk for Surgical Sutures?

“Silk from caddisfly larvae – known to western fly fishermen as 'rock rollers' – may be useful some day as a medical bioadhesive for sticking to wet tissues,”…

Studies and Analyses

Frequent Napping Linked to Higher Type 2 Diabetes Risk in Seniors

Results show that the prevalence of type 2 diabetes was 36 percent higher (adjusted odds ratio = 1.36) in participants who reported napping four to six times a…

Studies and Analyses

New Drug Aprepitant Cuts Nausea for Bone Marrow Patients

But a Loyola University Health System study has found the drug aprepitant can dramatically reduce both nausea and vomiting when combined with other anti-nausea…

Health & Medicine

Sleep Duration’s Impact on Abdominal Fat in Young Adults

A study in the March 1 issue of the journal SLEEP shows that African–American and Hispanic young adults with short or long sleep durations had greater…

Health & Medicine

Office Ultrasound-Guided FNA: Better Diagnosis for Neck Lesions

FNA is a diagnostic procedure used to investigate superficial lumps or masses. In this technique, a thin, hollow needle is inserted into a mass to extract…

Studies and Analyses

How Image Embedding in Radiology Reports Enhances Patient Care

“The imaging exam report provides an important means of communication between the radiologist and the other physicians rendering care and is often the only…

Agricultural & Forestry Science

Hawaii’s Farming Legacy: Merging Science and Culture

Hawaii's strong farming history and its indigenous people's relationships to 'aina (the land) and 'ohana (immediate and extended family) provide the landscape…

Studies and Analyses

Non-Radiologists Increasingly Lease PET Scanners

“One of the well-known factors contributing to rising imaging costs is self-referral among non-radiologist physicians which has been shown to result in…

Feedback