Take the beryllium dimer, a seemingly simple molecule made up of two atoms that University of Delaware physicists Krzysztof Szalewicz and Konrad Patkowski and…
Though the manner in which some cells win this competition is well known to be the survival of the fittest, how stem cells duke it out for space and survival…
“These findings open up the possibility of developing a relatively simple urine test that could detect OSA in snoring children. This would alleviate the need…
The discovery helps explain the record cold decade from 1810-1819.Researchers made the finding by analyzing chemicals in ice samples from snow-capped…
In two studies, researchers asked subjects to identify the sex of a series of faces. In the first study, androgynous faces with lowered eyebrows and tight lips…
Unlike white fat, which stores energy and comprises most body fat, this good fat, called brown fat, is active in burning calories and using energy. In a paper…
The new Simatic modules ET 200M 24 F-DI, ET 200M 8 F-DO and ET 200M 10 F-DO are now able to meet the requirements of the safety levels SIL 3/ Cat. 4 / PL e in…
The research will be published online in this week's Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. “This inverse relationship has been previously reported…
“Coffee has effects on insulin and glucose metabolism as well as sex hormone levels, all of which play a role in prostate cancer. It was plausible that there…
Individual genes preferentially localize to specific points within the nucleus. The reasons for this aren't known, but the positions can be reshuffled during…
“Experimental data have shown benefits of long-chain omega-3 fatty acids in colorectal carcinogenesis, ranging from reduced tumor growth, suppression of…
“We saw benefits at very attainable levels of activity,” said Stacey A. Kenfield, Sc.D., epidemiology research associate at the Harvard School of Public Health…
“Our study is the first intervention trial specifically designed to evaluate the efficacy of the selenium-based antioxidant compound on the risk of developing…
Researchers in Marburg, Germany find that exposure to environmental bacteria triggers a mild inflammatory response in pregnant mice that renders their…
The trial was designed to determine whether the drug bortezomib (trade name Velcade), when added to routine agents (tacrolimus, methotrexate), can improve…
Researchers say these findings, presented at the 2009 annual meeting of the American Epilepsy Society, represent concrete progress toward a mind-machine…