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New Method Enhances Enzyme Properties by International Team

An international team of scientists from the Czech Republic, Germany and Japan have developed a new method for improving the properties of enzymes.The method…

Life & Chemistry

Graphene Transformed: New Biosensor Innovation Unveiled

Biomedical researchers suspect graphene, a novel nanomaterial made of sheets of single carbon atoms, would be useful in a variety of applications. But no one…

Health & Medicine

New Device Promises Better Relief for Menstrual Cramp Pain

While most women experience minor pain during menstruation, for others, the pain can be severe enough to interfere with everyday activities and require…

Health & Medicine

Experimental Method Shows Promise for Arthritis and Osteoporosis

Bone is continually recycled to maintain its strength through the competing action of osteoclasts, cells that break down aging bone, and osteoblasts, which…

Studies and Analyses

How Stock Graphs Mislead Investors’ Preferences for Shorter Runs

Stock graphs are everywhere, available on financial and public websites to be loaded and customized by users. Authors Priya Raghubir (New York University) and…

Studies and Analyses

How Skinny Friends Affect Your Weight Management Choices

“Obesity is obviously a tremendous public health concern,” write authors Brent McFerran, Darren W. Dahl (both University of British Columbia), Gavan J….

Studies and Analyses

New Device Detects Early Eye Disease in Premature Infants

The technology, developed in part by Duke biomedical engineers, uses spectral domain optical coherence tomography (SD OCT) to create a 3-D picture of the back…

Health & Medicine

Can an over-the-counter vitamin-like substance slow the progression of Parkinson's disease?

“At present, the very best therapies we have for Parkinson's can only mask the symptoms – they do not alter the underlying disease,” said neurologist Dr. Katie…

Health & Medicine

Drug-Eluting Stents: Safe Solution for Chronic Total Occlusions

The aim of the study, “Drug-Eluting Stents for the Treatment of Chronic Total Occlusion: A Comparison with Sirolimus (SES), Paclitaxel (PES), Zotarolimus…

Awards Funding

Young Journalists Shine at Nuremberg and Hanover Awards

At trade shows in Nuremberg and Hanover in the fall of 2008 and in spring 2009, almost 150 up-and-coming young journalists from school newspapers and campus…

Event News

ASWC 2009: Call for Posters and Demos on Semantic Web

The Asian Semantic Web Conference is the yearly conference on theoretical foundations, technological building blocks and practical applications of semantic…

Studies and Analyses

Addressing Rural Road Hazards for Young Drivers Today

These results and other young driver issues will be discussed today at the launch of the Young Driver Factbase – www.youngdriverfactbase.com – a new online…

Life & Chemistry

New Drug Trial Offers Hope for Adrenal Cancer Patients

TGen Clinical Research Services at Scottsdale Healthcare today announced the start of a clinical trial for a drug designed to combat adrenocortical carcinoma…

Power and Electrical Engineering

Graphene Boosts Lithium-Ion Batteries with Titanium Dioxide

Researchers would like to develop lithium-ion batteries using titanium dioxide, an inexpensive material.But titanium dioxide on its own doesn't perform well…

Life & Chemistry

New Ghostshark Species Discovered in California Waters

New species are not just discovered in exotic locales—even places as urban as California still yield discoveries of new plants and animals.Academy scientists…

Health & Medicine

New Sirolimus-Eluting Stent Shows Superior Trial Results

Results from the RES-ELUTION I Trial on the safety and effectiveness of a new sirolimus-eluting stent in the treatment of coronary artery disease (a single…

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