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Tiny Particles Deliver Antioxidants to Heal Heart Cells

Injecting the enzyme-containing particles into rats' hearts after a simulated heart attack reduced the number of dying cells and resulted in improved heart…

Studies and Analyses

Elevated Biomarkers Impact Heart Attack Patients’ Recovery

The study examined a subset of patients in a 4,500-patient heart attack registry from 24 24 U.S. hospitals and found:- 9 percent had elevated levels of the…

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…

Studies and Analyses

Largest Gene Study Uncovers 5 New Genes in Childhood IBD

In the largest, most comprehensive genetic analysis of childhood-onset inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), an international research team has identified five new…

Studies and Analyses

Cheerleading Injuries: Study Links Stunts to Over Half of Cases

Whether rallying the crowd at a sporting event or participating in competition, cheerleading can be both fun and physically demanding. Although integral to…

Studies and Analyses

Thoughtful Words: Key to Healthier Couples’ Relationships

“Previous research has shown that couples who are hostile to each other show health impairments and are at greater risk of disease,” said Jennifer Graham,…

Life & Chemistry

Chromosomes Pair Up on Nuclear Membrane During Meiosis

Meiosis – the pairing and recombination of chromosomes, followed by segregation of half to each egg or sperm cell – is a major crossroads in all organisms…

Agricultural & Forestry Science

Ancient High-Altitude Trees Grow Faster as Temperatures Rise

Pines close to treeline have wider annual growth rings for the period from1951 to 2000 than for the previous 3,700 years, reports a University of Arizona-led…

Studies and Analyses

Cell Phone Use Impacts Pedestrian Safety in New Study

The studies, in which participants crossed a virtual street while talking on the phone or listening to music, found that the music-listeners were able to…

Studies and Analyses

Open Homicide, Rape Cases Contain Forensic Evidence Not Sent to Crime Labs

The national survey of more than 2,000 state and local police agencies also found that fewer than half of police departments (43 percent) have computerized…

Life & Chemistry

Tiny Bubbles Clean Oil from Water

Now, a University of Utah engineer has developed an inexpensive new method to remove oil sheen by repeatedly pressurizing and depressurizing ozone gas,…

Earth Sciences

Warmer Means Windier on World’s Biggest Lake

Since 1985, surface water temperatures measured by lake buoys have climbed 1.2 degrees per decade, about 15 percent faster than the air above the lake and…

Technology Offerings

Electrochemical Process for Analyzing Organic Carbon in Water

The main invention content is the electro chemical process and the respective technical equipment for the determination of the total organic carbon (TOC) in…

Physics & Astronomy

New Carriers for Space Station Boost Experiment Deployment

The ELCs will provide scientists with a platform and infrastructure to deploy experiments in the vacuum of space without requiring a separate dedicated…

Studies and Analyses

Client-Directed Therapy Cuts Divorce Rates with Four Questions

Using four simple questions to generate client-directed feedback can greatly increase the chances that struggling couples will stay together, according to a…

Physics & Astronomy

Rosetta’s Final Earth Swingby: Journey to the Outer Solar System

Rosetta passed over the ocean, just South of the Indonesian island of Java, at exactly 08:45:40 CET, at a speed of 13.34 km/s with respect to Earth at an…

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