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Life & Chemistry

HIV Research Breakthrough: Mice Model Supports New Insights

George Kassiotis, from the Division of Immunoregulation at MRC National Institute for Medical Research, worked with a team of researchers to create mice whose…

Earth Sciences

Measuring Evolutionary Responses to Climate Change

Twentieth-Century global warming of approximately 0.6¢ªC has already affected the Earth's biota and now the major challenge facing ecologists and evolutionary…

Studies and Analyses

Hospital Noise Initiative Lowers Decibel Levels by 20%

UK researchers from Newcastle upon Tyne audited average decibel levels before and after a noise reduction intervention programme on three wards with a total of…

Earth Sciences

First comprehensive review of the state of Antarctica's climate

The first comprehensive review of the state of Antarctica's climate and its relationship to the global climate system is published this week (Tuesday 1…

Life & Chemistry

New Multi-Drug Resistant Salmonella Strain Discovered in Africa

Researchers have characterised a new multi drug resistant strain of Salmonella Typhimurium that is causing life-threatening disease in Africa. This type of…

Life & Chemistry

Chicken Capsules: A New Hope for Aching Joints

Wei Wei, from Anhui Medical University, China, worked with a team of researchers to test the novel treatment by comparing it to the established antirheumatic…

Health & Medicine

Parent Mentors Boost Asthma Care for Minority Children

The findings, available online and in the December issue of Pediatrics, suggest that interventions by parent mentors — caregivers of asthmatic children who…

Studies and Analyses

Long-term physical activity has an anti-aging effect at the cellular level

Intensive exercise prevented shortening of telomeres, a protective effect against aging of the cardiovascular system, according to research reported in…

Studies and Analyses

Southern Birth Linked to Higher Adult Stroke Risk

The research is published in the December 1, 2009, print issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology. People who live in the…

Health & Medicine

New Insights Into Epilepsy: Brain Tissue Study Revealed

Scientists at Newcastle University have for the first time been able to record spontaneous epileptic activity in brain tissue that has been removed from…

Health & Medicine

Scientists reveal malaria parasites' tactics for outwitting our immune systems

Malaria is one of the world's biggest killers, responsible for over a million deaths every year, mainly in children and pregnant women in Africa and South-east…

Medical Engineering

Siemens Unveils New Imaging Tech at RSNA 2009

Siemens Healthcare redefines productivity with a new generation of its Tim (Total imaging matrix) technology and with its new Dot (Day optimizing throughput)…

Medical Engineering

Siemens Enhances Clinical Imaging Efficiency with syngo.via

Get ready for advanced visualization to become common practice in the clinical routine when Siemens introduces syngo®.via at the 95th Scientific Assembly and…

Technology Offerings

Mikro-Speckle Interferometer: Precision in Microscopic Measurement

The novel Micro-Speckle Interferometer opens a new dimension in speckle interferometry as it allows precise measurement of microscopic objects, even those with…

Technology Offerings

Wireless Stick: Seamless Data Transfer Between Devices

The wireless stick provides an interface for wireless data transfer between two devices without the disadvantages of previous solutions. The technology is…

Technology Offerings

Crash Alerter: Reliable Mobile Accident Alert Technology

Crash Alerter is a newly developed mobile technology for automatic and secure accident alert and emergency messages.Further Information: PDF ZAB…

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