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Earth Sciences

Fossil Footprints Extend History of Land Vertebrates

These results force us to reconsider our whole picture of the transition from fish to land animals, says Per Ahlberg of Uppsala University, one of the two…

Information Technology

Mobile Technologies Enhance Bushfire Monitoring Efforts

Mobile technologies, including the global system for mobile communication (GSM) and the ZigBee short-range wireless data connection technology could be used to…

Studies and Analyses

Living Liver Donations Surge 42% After Educational Efforts

A recent study found that living donation increased 42% and the number of individuals who presented for donation evaluation increased 74% at centers in New…

Life & Chemistry

CSHL Scientists Discover Key Protein for DNA Replication

The protein, called DDK (for Ddf4-dependent protein kinase), is an enzyme that attaches phosphate molecules to other proteins to modify their activity. The…

Studies and Analyses

Flaws in U.S. Biofuels Policies: Economic and Environmental Impact

The paper, “Fundamentals of a Sustainable U.S. Biofuels Policy,” questions the economic, environmental and logistical basis for the billions of dollars in…

Life & Chemistry

Gene Linked to Canine Compulsive Disorder Identified in Dogs

A canine chromosome 7 locus that confers a high risk of compulsive disorder susceptibility has been identified through a collaboration between the Behavior…

Studies and Analyses

MMS Study Explores Loop Current in Eastern Gulf of Mexico

A study released by the Minerals Management Service today examines the circulation in the Eastern Gulf of Mexico (GOM) and sheds new light on the behavior of…

Health & Medicine

New Insight Links Diabetic Complications to Nerve Damage

The key to better treating retinopathy – damage to blood vessels in the retina that affects up to 80 percent of diabetic patients – lies not in the retina but…

Health & Medicine

Link Between H. Pylori and Stomach Cancer Mechanisms Uncovered

Chronic infection with H. pylori is a well-documented risk factor for several forms of gastric cancer, but researchers have not yet determined the mechanisms…

Health & Medicine

High Antiretroviral Therapy Adherence Lowers Health Care Costs

Researchers examined the effect of antiretroviral therapy adherence on direct health care costs and found that antiretroviral therapy improves health outcomes…

Physics & Astronomy

UBC Astronomers Share Stunning 12-Billion-Year-Old Space Nursery

Recently presented at the first International Herschel Science Meeting in Madrid, Spain, the images by UBC post-doctoral fellow Gaelen Marsden reveal tens of…

Health & Medicine

Addressing Race-Based Misdiagnosis in Healthcare Today

Race-based misdiagnosis emerged in the context of the civil rights era of the 1960s and 1970s, when activism became equated with mental illness, says Jonathan…

Studies and Analyses

MIT Neuroscientists Use Light to Control Brain Cell Activity

Neuroscientists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have developed a powerful new class of tools to reversibly shut down brain activity using…

Studies and Analyses

Study Reveals Interval Colorectal Cancer Risks After Colonoscopy

A new study examines the occurrence of interval colorectal cancer despite regular colonoscopy and highlights the importance of close follow-up for patients who…

Health & Medicine

Pediatric Cancer Survivors Face Increased Heart Disease Risk

Lillian R. Meacham, M.D., medical director of the Cancer Survivor Program and professor of pediatrics at Emory University, extracted data from the Childhood…

Physics & Astronomy

Earthlike Exoplanet Origins: From Gas Giant to Habitable World

“The first planets detected outside our solar system 15 years ago turned out to be enormous gas-giants in very tight orbits around their stars. We call them…

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