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EU Funds Multilingual Translation System with €2 Million Boost

'It has so far been impossible to produce a translation tool that covers entire languages,' says Aarne Ranta, professor at the Department of Computer Science…

Awards Funding

ERC grants 1,9 million euro to visionary basic research in mathematics

'It is a very exciting research area in mathematics that I get the opportunity to probe more deeply' says Thierry Coquand, professor of computing science.The…

Social Sciences

Siblings play formative, influential role as 'agents of socialization'

Laurie Kramer, a professor of applied family studies in the department of human and community development at Illinois, says that although a parent’s influence…

Life & Chemistry

Sunlight’s Role in Skin Cell Cancer: New Study Insights

Most skin cancers are highly curable, but require surgery that can be painful and scarring.A new study by Loyola University Health System researchers could…

Life & Chemistry

Genetic Risk Factor Identified for Parkinson’s Disease: Gene Variant Influences Vitamin B6 Metabolism

“Our study reveals the interaction of genetic and environmental factors such as dietary habits in the pathogenesis of Parkinson’s disease,” explained Dr….

Environmental Conservation

Extreme Weather’s Impact on Biodiversity: Key Insights

Climate scientists predict more frequent storms, droughts, floods and heat waves as the Earth warms. Although extreme weather would seem to challenge…

Health & Medicine

Clemson Researchers Transform Shipping Containers into Emergency Housing

Some Clemson University researchers have been experimenting with ways to convert shipping containers into emergency housing in the hurricane-prone Caribbean,…

Information Technology

GOES-P Spacecraft Processing Underway in Florida

The GOES-P spacecraft is currently being processed at Astrotech Space Operations in Titusville, Florida. Prior to the holiday break the Payload Attached…

Studies and Analyses

Studies demonstrate link among Alzheimer's disease, Down syndrome and atherosclerosis

Nearly 20 years ago Huntington Potter kicked up a storm of controversy with the idea that Down syndrome and Alzheimer’s were the same disease. Now the evidence…

Life & Chemistry

First-Ever Use of Expanded Umbilical Cord Blood for Leukemia

In a study published in the Jan.17 edition of Nature Medicine, Colleen Delaney, M.D., and colleagues describe the first use of a method to vastly expand the…

Environmental Conservation

Oxygen and Nutrients Slow Exxon Valdez Oil Biodegradation

Considered one of the worst environmental disasters in history, the Exxon Valdez spilled more than 11 million gallons of crude oil into Alaska's Prince William…

Information Technology

Robots Inspired by Insect Movement Patterns for Science

Even simple insects can generate quite different movement patterns with their six legs. The animal uses various gaits depending on whether it crawls uphill or…

Life & Chemistry

New Genes Discovered for Insulin and Glucose Regulation

An international research consortium has found 13 new genetic variants that influence blood glucose regulation, insulin resistance, and the function of…

Life & Chemistry

WWU Researchers Enhance DNA with Tiny ‘Wire’ for Nanotech

The DNA biomolecule, responsible in nature for storing hereditary information, is being used increasingly as a component in nanotechnology. One successful…

Life & Chemistry

New Insights into Inherited Retinal Disease Research

Their findings, which may lead to new therapies and improved diagnostics for retinal disease, will appear online in advance of publication in the journal…

Physics & Astronomy

Tying Light in Knots: New Insights for Laser Technology

Understanding how to control light in this way has important implications for laser technology used in wide a range of industries. Dr Mark Dennis from the…

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