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New Theory Links Primate Origins to Mesozoic Tectonics

The paper argues that the distributions of the major primate groups are correlated with Mesozoic tectonic features and that their respective ranges are…

Agricultural & Forestry Science

Prevent Foot-and-Mouth Disease: Vaccination vs. Culling

The researchers are finding that if a foot-and-mouth disease outbreak is not in the epidemic stage, preemptive vaccination is a minimally expensive way to halt…

Health & Medicine

New Heart Structure Linked to Increased Stroke Risk

UC Irvine cardiologists have found a pouchlike structure inside the heart's left atrial chamber that may be a potent source of stroke-causing blood clots.About…

Studies and Analyses

Scientists identify Ecuador's Yasuni National Park as one of most biodiverse places on earth

The authors also conclude that proposed oil development projects represent the greatest threat to Yasuní and its biodiversity.”This study demonstrates that…

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UBIFRANCE takes 100 French companies to Mobile World Congress 2010

In 2010, a record number of French exhibitors will take part in the Mobile World Congress. There will be 100 companies, representing an increase of 25% on…

Life & Chemistry

Copper-Free Click Chemistry Breakthrough in Mice Studies

Researchers with Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) and the University of California (UC) Berkeley have crafted a unique copper-free version…

Life & Chemistry

Iowa State University researcher discovers Ebola’s deadly secret

A research team led by Gaya Amarasinghe, an assistant professor of biochemistry, biophysics and molecular biology, had previously solved the structure of a…

Health & Medicine

Erectile Prosthesis: Challenges in Implantation Explored

The main limiting factor is that there is no good substitute for the unique erectile tissue of the penis. The largest retrospective study by Hoebeke et al….

Life & Chemistry

Duke Team Discovers New Compounds to Protect Nerve Cells

Misfolded proteins in nerve cells (neurons) are a common factor in all of these diseases. The Duke team has identified many new chemicals that activate a…

Health & Medicine

UB Exercise Regimen Alleviates Prolonged Concussion Symptoms

In a paper published in the January issue of the Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine, the researchers report that a program of progressive exercise developed…

Studies and Analyses

Face Recognition Skills: Separate From IQ Levels

Recognizing faces is an important social skill, but not all of us are equally good at it. Some people are unable to recognize even their closest friends (a…

Life & Chemistry

How Brain Tumors Outsmart Drugs: Key Scientific Insights

The findings, which appear during the week of January 18 in an online early edition of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, provide both new…

Life & Chemistry

New study reveals red grouper to be 'Frank Lloyd Wrights of the sea'

Most abundant along Florida's west coast but also found on watery ledges and in crevices and caverns from North Carolina to Brazil, the red grouper excavates…

Materials Sciences

Discover the Wonder Snail’s Unique Armor in Ocean Depths

Deep within the Kairei Indian hydrothermal vent field, two-and-one-half miles below the central Indian Ocean, scientists have discovered a gastropod mollusk,…

Health & Medicine

Med Students Advocate Integrating Alternative Therapies in Medicine

In the largest national survey of its kind, researchers from UCLA and UC San Diego measured medical students' attitudes and beliefs about complementary and…

Physics & Astronomy

Diagnosing PTSD with Magnetism: New Advances Revealed

The findings, published today, Wednesday, 20 January, in IOP Publishing's Journal of Neural Engineering, have sprung from advances in magnetoencephalography…

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