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Process Engineering

Laser Surgery Technique Revived for Art Restoration

Salvatore Siano and Renzo Salimbeni point out that laser cleaning of artworks actually began about 10 years before the better known medical and industrial…

Materials Sciences

Harvest Energy From Body Movements With New Flexible Material

In a study in ACS' monthly journal, Nano Letters, they describe development of flexible, biocompatible rubber films for use in implantable or wearable energy…

Life & Chemistry

First Discovery of Progesterone in Plants Unveiled

A steroid hormone, secreted by the ovaries, progesterone prepares the uterus for pregnancy and maintains pregnancy. A synthetic version, progestin, is used in…

Life & Chemistry

Neutrons: Key to Future Advances in Scientific Research

The reason: They are the focus of a process called neutron scattering that provides unprecedented ways to study the chemistry of a wide range of important…

Studies and Analyses

Psychiatry's main method to prevent mistaken diagnoses of depression doesn't work

A study in the March edition of the American Journal of Psychiatry senior-authored by Jerome C. Wakefield, a professor at the Silver School of Social Work at…

Life & Chemistry

Hormone Study Reveals How Animals Bond Through Scents

Researchers at the University of Edinburgh have shown that the hormone vasopressin helps the brain differentiate between familiar and new scents.The study,…

Studies and Analyses

Single, Unhappily Married Men Face Higher Stroke Risk

American Stroke Association meeting report:Single or unhappily married men may have an elevated risk of fatal stroke in the coming decades, according to a…

Studies and Analyses

Dietary Fat Linked to Increased Ischemic Stroke Risk in Women

American Stroke Association meeting report:Post-menopausal women who reported consuming the most daily dietary fat had a 40 percent higher incidence of…

Environmental Conservation

Frequent Fires: A Natural Boost for Ecosystem Health

The future of fire in this region is difficult to predict, will always be variable, and undoubtedly a part of the future landscape. People should understand,…

Studies and Analyses

Stroke incidence rising among younger adults, decreasing among elderly

American Stroke Association meeting report:More young people are having strokes while older people are having fewer, according to data from Ohio and Kentucky…

Life & Chemistry

Stem Cells Restore Vision in Mouse Model of Retinitis Pigmentosa

An international research team led by Columbia University Medical Center successfully used mouse embryonic stem cells to replace diseased retinal cells and…

Studies and Analyses

Taxing Unhealthy Foods: A Strategy for Healthier Eating

Pricing strategies may well be a key to changing behavior, but others favor subsidies over punitive taxes, as a way to encourage people to eat fruits and…

Studies and Analyses

Uninsured Rates Rise Among Unmarried Older Women in California

The study, “Health and Health Care Access Among California Women Ages 50–64,” examines a range of health issues and trends among California's approximately 3…

Business and Finance

KfW serves investors with a new 5 year USD global – Again strong demand from Asia

After its overwhelming 3- and 10-year transactions in January, KfW is the only issuer who has launched in all benchmark maturities so far, bringing its total…

Environmental Conservation

Larger Animals Linked to Colder Climates: New Research Insights

Thanks to a pair of University of Houston researchers who found a possible new solution to a 163-year-old puzzle, ecological factors can now be added to…

Life & Chemistry

UCLA Study Links Genetics to Misery and Its Impact on Health

In ongoing work to identify how genes interact with social environments to impact human health, UCLA researchers have discovered what they describe as a…

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