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Physics & Astronomy

Mechanical Forces Influence Gene Expression: New Insights

Scientists understand the chemistry involved in gene expression, but they know little about the physics. The U-M group is believed to be the first to actually…

Studies and Analyses

To Be or To Become: That's the Question for Advertisers

If you won a million dollars today, what would you do? Say “sayonara” to your boss and head to Bora Bora, or invest your newfound wealth in a long-term T-bill?

Life & Chemistry

Gene variation makes alcoholism less likely in some survivors of sexual abuse

The researchers, from the university’s Midwest Alcoholism Research Center, say the finding could aid the development of therapies for alcohol dependence by…

Health & Medicine

Parkinson's disease research uncovers social barrier

People with Parkinson's disease suffer social difficulties simply because of the way they talk, a McGill University researcher has discovered. Marc Pell, at…

Life & Chemistry

Growth Factor Gene Linked to Cleft Palate Development

They say the finding suggests this gene and processes closely associated with it are central to palate development and could become important targets for…

Earth Sciences

NASA Satellite Tracks Rapid Development of Tropical Storm Fami

At 1 a.m. ET (0600 UTC), Tropical Storm Fami had maximum sustained winds near 46 mph (40 knots) and was located in southern Madagascar, about 235 nautical…

Studies and Analyses

University of Oklahoma Study Unveils Promising Weight-Loss Supplement

A new weight-loss supplement tested by the University of Oklahoma Health and Exercise Science Department has the potential to burn as many calories as a…

Earth Sciences

Tropical Storm Oli: NASA’s Aqua Satellite Captures New Data

The Atmospheric Infrared Sounder (AIRS) instrument on NASA's Aqua satellite flew over Oli on February 2 at 0041 UTC (Feb. 1 at 7:41 p.m. ET) and captured its…

Life & Chemistry

Gene Loss Boosts Aggressiveness in Prostate Cancer Cells

Certain prostate cancer cells can be held in check by the DAB2IP gene. The gene’s product, the DABIP protein, acts as scaffolding that prevents many other…

Life & Chemistry

Communicating Nerve Cells – New Insights

Scientists of the Max Planck Institute (MPI) of Biochemistry in Martinsried near Munich have now succeeded in obtaining detailed 3D images of synapses, the…

Agricultural & Forestry Science

ARS Researchers Develop Method to Speed Up Breeding of Scab-Resistant Barley Cultivars

Shiaoman Chao, a molecular geneticist at the ARS Cereal Crops Research Unit in Fargo, N.D., collaborated with scientists from North Dakota State University and…

Studies and Analyses

Matching Degrees to Jobs: Insights from Graduates’ Success

Jake Murdoch spends much of his time examining how deftly graduates can match their degrees to eventual jobs. In the process, this professor at the Université…

Studies and Analyses

Allowing Food and Drink for Women During Labor: New Insights

“Based on our review, there is no convincing and current evidence to support restriction of fluids, and perhaps food, for women during labour. Women should be…

Medical Engineering

Community Hospitals: Safe Surgical Options for Cancer Care

The research showed that for 13 different kinds of cancer surgeries such as gastric and colon, younger patients with few pre-existing illnesses survived…

Environmental Conservation

Storm runoff and sewage treatment outflow contaminated with household pesticides

Pyrethroid insecticides, commonly used in California to kill ants and other insect pests around the home, have been found in street runoff and in the outflow…

Power and Electrical Engineering

Applied Electric Field Boosts Hydrogen Storage Efficiency

Many researchers have their sights set on hydrogen as an alternative energy source to fossil fuels such as oil, natural gas and coal that contain carbon,…

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