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Health & Medicine

Bird Flu Insights: Why a Pandemic Is Unlikely

The authors of the new study, from Imperial College London, the University of Reading and the University of North Carolina, USA, argue that it is very unlikely…

Information Technology

Siemens Unveils Video Solution for Detecting Industrial Leaks

In industrial environments, especially in power stations and the oil and gas area, leaks in pipe systems, valves and at critical transfer points have to be…

Agricultural & Forestry Science

Calf Growth Issues In Womb: Solutions for Breeders and Scientists

For a long time an increased growth of calves in the womb and associated consequences generated severe problems for breeders and scientists. Furthermore, many…

Life & Chemistry

Srebp2 Protein’s Role in Cholesterol and Prion Diseases

Prions are causing fatal and infectious diseases of the nervous system, such as the mad cow disease (BSE), scrapie in sheep or Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease in…

Life & Chemistry

Cognitive Dysfunction Reversed in Mouse Model of Down Syndrome

The study, published in Science Translational Medicine on November 18, revealed two important new findings about Down's syndrome in a mouse model: 1) there is…

Social Sciences

Understanding Conversation Dynamics in Hostage Situations

How does a social situation actually function when the lives of both the players and others are under threat? Many of us remember April 24, 1975, when six…

Event News

'Golden Age' for clinical psychology in Northern Ireland

The event, entitled Leading the Way: Psychological Initiatives across Healthcare, is being staged by Queen’s University Belfast, the British Psychological…

Studies and Analyses

Study Shows Sweetener Marketing Tactics May Mislead Consumers

However, new research by the Corn Refiners Association (CRA) shows that marketing tactics used by many food companies to promote their products may confuse and…

Studies and Analyses

Debt Stress Drops for Third Straight Month, Survey Finds

The Consumer Debt Stress Index (DSI) fell about two points in October, to 130.1 from 132.8 in September. The DSI has fallen for three straight months now, the…

Studies and Analyses

New Study on Retail Discounting: What Works for Some Products Might be a Bust for Others

First-of-its kind research from the Indiana University Kelley School of Business confirms that certain kinds of point-of-purchase discounts can effectively…

Physics & Astronomy

NIST Demonstrates ‘Universal’ Programmable Quantum Processor

The processor could be a module in a future quantum computer, which theoretically could solve some important problems that are intractable today. The NIST…

Physics & Astronomy

Researchers Create Entangled Photons from Quantum Dots

Now, physicists at the Joint Quantum Institute (JQI), a collaborative organization of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the…

Information Technology

‘Fingerprinting’ RFID Tags: Researchers Develop Anti-Counterfeiting Technology

The technology, based on one or more unique physical attributes of individual tags rather than information stored on them, will prevent the production of…

Life & Chemistry

Researchers Create 'Fly Paper' to Capture Circulating Cancer Cells

These cells, known as circulating tumor cells, or CTCs, can provide critical information for examining and diagnosing cancer metastasis, determining patient…

Studies and Analyses

Why Israeli Rodents Are More Cautious than Jordanian Ones

Is a border line simply a virtual line appearing on the map? If so, why is it that Israeli rodents are more cautious than Jordanian rodents? Why is it that…

Trade Fair News

E-world energy & water on February 9 – 11, 2010

E-world energy & water is the central communication platform of the energy industry. The trade fair will attract greater international attention due to the…

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