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EnCon 2010: Insights from the Leading Engineering Conference

BackgroundThe Engineering Conference 2010 (EnCon2010) is the flagship engineering conference, organized and hosted by the Faculty of Engineering, Universiti…

Life & Chemistry

Maternal Genes Linked to Inflammation, Bacterial Vaginosis, Preterm Birth

In a study to be presented today at the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine's (SMFM) annual meeting, The Pregnancy Meeting ™, in Chicago, researchers will show…

Life & Chemistry

NIH Identifies Genes Linked to Preterm Birth Risk

Researchers at the National Institutes of Health have identified DNA variants in mothers and fetuses that appear to increase the risk for preterm labor and…

Life & Chemistry

New Targets Discovered for Pediatric OSA Treatments

“We found that in the tonsil tissues of children with OSA, certain genes and gene networks were over expressed,” said David Gozal, M.D., professor and chair of…

Health & Medicine

Yale’s Congo Red Dot Test Predicts Preeclampsia Effectively

Dubbed the “Congo Red Dot Test” by the research team, the test accurately predicted preeclampsia in a study of 347 pregnant women, allowing health care…

Health & Medicine

Acupuncture’s Role in Alleviating Pregnancy Depression

“Depression during pregnancy is an issue of concern because it has negative effects on both the mother and the baby as well as the rest of the family,” said…

Life & Chemistry

Can Blood Samples Predict Rheumatoid Arthritis Development?

This means that such blood samples could be used to predict the development of the disease and thereby make it possible to prevent the pathological process,…

Science Education

New Laboratory for Micro and Nanotechnology at Fraunhofer IISB

The testing laboratory in Erlangen carries out tests in the fields of physical, physico-chemical, and chemical analysis of substrates, media, and materials for…

Life & Chemistry

Research at Marshall University may lead to new ways to transport and manipulate molecules

Dr. Eric Blough, a member of the research team and an associate professor in Marshall University’s Department of Biological Sciences, said his group has shown…

Life & Chemistry

Researchers Find 'Broad Spectrum' Antiviral

One potential weapon is a small-molecule “broad spectrum” antiviral that will fight a host of viruses by attacking them through some feature common to an…

Earth Sciences

Researcher Finds Methane Hydrate in Gulf Using New Search Method

Dr. John Dunbar, associate professor of geology at Baylor, and his team used an electrical resistivity method to acquire geophysical data at the site, located…

Studies and Analyses

Computer Model Demonstrates That White Roofs May Successfully Cool Cities

The research, which is the first computer modeling study to simulate the impacts of white roofs on urban areas worldwide, suggests there may be merit to an…

Studies and Analyses

Novelty Lures Lab Rats from Cocaine-Paired Settings, Hinting at New Treatments for Recovering Addicts

Novelty could help break the vicious cycle of treatment and relapse, especially for the many addicts with novelty-craving, risk-taking personalities, the…

Life & Chemistry

Seeing The Brain Hear Reveals Surprises About How Sound Is Processed

Neurobiologists at the University of Maryland have discovered information about how the brain processes sound that challenges previous understandings of the…

Life & Chemistry

Studies Provide Insight into Key Oat Chemical

Avns are one reason oats have been widely touted for their many health benefits. The specific purpose of Avns inside the oat plant is still largely unknown,…

Life & Chemistry

New Genome Map Identifies Diabetes Gene Hot Spots

Together with colleagues in Barcelona, researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill have generated a complete map of the areas of the genome…

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