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New Study Links Beer to Improved Bone Health

A new study suggests that beer is a significant source of dietary silicon, a key ingredient for increasing bone mineral density. Researchers from the…

Health & Medicine

Soft Drinks Linked to Higher Pancreatic Cancer Risk

Although relatively rare, pancreatic cancer remains one of the most deadly, and only 5 percent of people who are diagnosed are alive five years later.Mark…

Health & Medicine

Marijuana ineffective as an Alzheimer's treatment: UBC-Vancouver Coastal Health research

The findings, published in the current issue of the journal Current Alzheimer Research, could lower expectations about the benefits of medical marijuana in…

Science Education

USM Technology capable of helping school children learn

The ‘I-Teacher’ was produced after three years of research by Prof. Hanafi Atan, a lecturer from the School of Distance Education, USM. The ‘I-Teacher’ is…

Life & Chemistry

UPM Scientists Discovered Alzheimer and Cardiovascular Disease Prevention

Head researcher, Prof. Dr. Maznah Ismail said the product is extracted from Nigella sativa seeds containing Thymoquinone (TQ) that has a very high anti-oxidant…

Life & Chemistry

Tackling the genetic onset of Down syndrome

Chromosome 21 is the smallest of the 23 pairs of chromosomes in humans, yet it is responsible for Down syndrome—the most common genetic mental retardation….

Life & Chemistry

Brain change

Many scientists once believed that the human brain doesn’t change significantly after a person reaches maturity. This opinion has been overturned in the last…

Life & Chemistry

Precision molecular assembly

Subtle electronic differences between metals in the periodic table can lead to radical changes in chemical reactivity. Now, a research team led by Zhaomin Hou…

Environmental Conservation

Hebrew U. researcher creates 'boutique' fish farms for Ugandans to combat Lake Victoria's depleted fish supplies

PredatorsLocal fishermen used to fish carp and perciform fish near the shores of the lake, as food for their families. But fifty years ago, the Nile Perch was…

Social Sciences

How Public Presence Enhances Urban Safety: Insights by Gabriella Sandstig

Gabriella Sandstig, researcher at the Faculty of Social Sciences has explored how people perceive threats and risks in urban public places. More exactly, her…

Agricultural & Forestry Science

How Improved Conditions Transformed European Agriculture

Most researchers agree that the agricultural revolution was a crucial phase in the history of Europe and Sweden. A considerable amount of land reclamation took…

Life & Chemistry

Future Malaria Prevention: Research Award Highlights Innovation

Professor Richard Neutze, 40, earned his doctorate in physics in his home country of New Zealand. Following postdoctoral positions in the UK and Germany, he…

Health & Medicine

Children’s Dental Fear Linked to Psychosocial Issues, Study Finds

It is also more common that they have had counselling contact with a psychologist. These are the conclusions of research carried out at the Sahlgrenska Academy…

Physics & Astronomy

Where did today’s spiral galaxies come from?

If confirmed, the finding highlights the importance to many galaxies of collisions and mergers in the recent past. It also provides clues for the unique status…

Studies and Analyses

Surgery Timing for Mild Gallstone Pancreatitis: Shorter Stays

Patients with mild gallstone pancreatitis usually stay in the hospital for several days, waiting for the symptoms to subside, before undergoing surgery to…

Environmental Conservation

Moss Research Sheds Light on Plant Land Conquest History

Recent work at Washington University in St. Louis sheds light on one of the most important events in earth-history, the conquest of land by plants 480 million…

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