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Earth Sciences

38 percent of world's surface in danger of desertification

The research, published in the latest issue of the International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment, is the first study in the world to include the impact of…

Studies and Analyses

Pre-Surgery Beta Blockers: Key Insights from Recent Studies

In a commentary appearing in this week's Journal of the American Medical Association, heart specialists at the University of Michigan Health System make a plea…

Materials Sciences

Caltech Unveils Nanoscale Structures with Enhanced Strength

The work, by Dongchan Jang, senior postdoctoral scholar, and Julia R. Greer, assistant professor of materials science and mechanics at Caltech, could…

Life & Chemistry

Cells Read Damaged DNA Seamlessly, New Research Reveals

The results were published online this week in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. The senior author is Paul Doetsch, PhD, professor of…

Health & Medicine

Elevator Safety: Protecting Older Adults from Injuries

Nearly 120 billion riders enter an estimated 750,000 elevators annually in the U.S. Older adults are more likely to use elevators than stairs or escalators….

Life & Chemistry

Soy Isoflavones Show Limited Impact on Bone Loss in Women

But now an expanded three-year study by some of those same researchers does not show a bone-sparing effect in postmenopausal women who ingested soy isoflavone…

Life & Chemistry

New Tool to Explore Ion Channels Using Cone Snail Neurotoxins

Ion channels in the cell membrane enable cells to communicate with their environment and are therefore of vital importance. The researchers have developed a…

Life & Chemistry

Mescal 'worm' test shows DNA leaks into preservatives

Researchers from U of G's Biodiversity Institute of Ontario (BIO) have discovered that mescal itself contains the DNA of the agave butterfly caterpillar — the…

Studies and Analyses

Communication breakdown: what happens to nerve cells in Parkinson’s disease

Parkinson’s, a neurodegenerative disease affecting approximately 100,000 Canadians and over 4 million people worldwide, a number expected to double by the year…

Studies and Analyses

Early Life Stress Linked to Higher Cardiovascular Risk

“We think early life stress increases sensitivity to a hormone known to increase your blood pressure and increases your cardiovascular risk in adult life,”…

Health & Medicine

Acupuncture Offers New Hope for Young Chronic Illness Patients

“Treating children with acupuncture is a new frontier,” said Dr. Paul Kent, pediatric hematology and oncology expert, Rush Children’s Hospital. “We are…

Life & Chemistry

Cystic Fibrosis Pathogen Adapts to Drug Resistance Challenges

People with cystic fibrosis, an inherited disease that clogs airways with thick mucous, frequently have lung infections that defy treatment. While the life…

Information Technology

New Safety Tech Enhances Baltic Sea Maritime Traffic Security

Risks related to maritime traffic in the Baltic Sea have been assessed only in areas where a concrete risk of accident has been detected. However, the risk…

Life & Chemistry

Bees’ Caffeine and Nicotine Preference: New Study Insights

Bees prefer nectar with small amounts of nicotine and caffeine over nectar that does not comprise these substances at all, a study from the University of Haifa…

Studies and Analyses

Feeling blue? You'll shun the new

If you've seen or experienced these scenarios, you may not be surprised about the latest finding from an international team of social and cognitive…

Studies and Analyses

Neuroimaging study may pave way for effective Alzheimer’s treatments

The finding, the result of a survey of more than 100 studies involving the instrument, including those by the scientists, confirms the sensitivity of the tool,…

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