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Physics & Astronomy

Open wide and say 'zap'

A group of researchers in Australia and Taiwan has developed a new way to analyze the health of human teeth using lasers. As described in the latest issue of…

Information Technology

2 Certified Software Tools for Enhancing Cancer Biomarker Detection

The explosive growth of genomic and proteomic data has ushered in a new era of molecular medicine in which cancer detection, diagnosis and treatment are…

Studies and Analyses

CDC Study Links Video Games to Health Risks in Adults

Investigators from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Emory University and Andrews University analyzed survey data from over 500 adults…

Life & Chemistry

Fine-Tuning Anti-Cancer Drugs: New Advances in Treatment

Cancer remains a deadly threat despite the best efforts of science. New hopes were raised a few years ago with the discovery that the uncontrolled growth of…

Environmental Conservation

The greenhouse gas that saved the world

When Planet Earth was just cooling down from its fiery creation, the sun was faint and young. So faint that it should not have been able to keep the oceans of…

Health & Medicine

Radiotherapy Fatigue Linked to Inflammation, Study Finds

Julie Bower, Ph.D., an associate professor in the Department of Psychology and Psychiatry at the University of California, Los Angeles, and colleagues,…

Life & Chemistry

Tobacco plants yield the first vaccine for the dreaded 'cruise ship virus'

The new vaccine is unique in its origin — it was “manufactured” in a tobacco plant using an engineered plant virus. Researchers are enlisting plants in the…

Studies and Analyses

Whole Grain Cereals and Popcorn: Antioxidants Beyond Fiber

Polyphenols are a major reason why fruits and vegetables — and foods like chocolate, wine, coffee, and tea — have become renowned for their potential role in…

Studies and Analyses

They're alive! Megacities breathe, consume energy, excrete wastes and pollute

That's the conclusion of a report on the “urban metabolism” model of megacities presented here today at the 238th National Meeting of the American Chemical…

Information Technology

Computer scientists scale 'layer 2' data center networks to 100,000 ports and beyond

University of California, San Diego computer scientists have created software that they hope will lead to data centers that logically function as single,…

Life & Chemistry

Study Links Same Gene to Short- and Long-Term Memory Circuits

Why is it that you can instantly recall your own phone number but have to struggle with your mental Rolodex to remember a new number you heard a few moments…

Materials Sciences

Pitt Researchers Use Carbon Nanomaterials for Drug Delivery

Two nanoscale devices recently reported by University of Pittsburgh researchers in two separate journals harness the potential of carbon nanomaterials to…

Interdisciplinary Research

Breeding Rare Species of Interdisciplinary Scientist

“I’m not sure we’ve got anybody at the poles at the moment,” says Michael Coates, committee chairman and Professor in Organismal Biology & Anatomy. But…

Agricultural & Forestry Science

New Spout Nearly Doubles Maple Production, Has 1 Million Advance Orders

The new spout will increase sap yields by 50 to 90 percent per tree.The announcement was made at Progressive Plastics in Williamstown, Vt., which began…

Environmental Conservation

Study on Birds and Streams Included in Federal Guidelines to Safeguard Waterways

The results of the study, which assess the relationship between streamside vegetation and migratory songbirds, are being used by the United States Department…

Materials Sciences

Future Smart Materials May Emulate Fish

The remarkable ability of fish to maneuver in tight places, or to hover in one area efficiently, or to accelerate in a seemingly effortless fashion has…

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