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Environmental Conservation

Climate Change Impacts California Fruit and Nut Production

In some parts of California's agriculturally rich Central Valley, winter chill has already declined by nearly 30 percent, the researchers found.”Depending on…

Life & Chemistry

Peptide Boosts Glucose Control and Neuronal Health

A cellular protein that may prevent nerve cells from dying also helps to improve insulin action and lower blood glucose levels, according to a study by…

Physics & Astronomy

Proton Therapy Advances in Cancer Treatment at AAPM 2023

Proton therapy — which uses beams of the subatomic particles to treat cancer — is a hot topic at this year's American Association of Physicists in Medicine…

Life & Chemistry

1 gene that contributes to breast cancer's aggressive behavior identified

Studies at the Genome Institute of Singapore (GIS), a research institute under the Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR) of Singapore, have…

Studies and Analyses

Cross-Cultural Marketing: Understanding Surprises in Strategy

People from diverse cultures react differently to the element of surprise, according to authors Ana Valenzuela (Baruch College), Barbara Mellers (University of…

Studies and Analyses

Personal Connections Boost Sales: New Research Insights

“This research examines how the fundamental human need to connect with others plays a role in sales encounters,” write authors Lan Jiang, JoAndrea Hoegg,…

Life & Chemistry

High-Throughput Protein Pipeline Accelerates Biofuel Research

The high-throughput protein pipeline could allow scientists to expedite the development of biofuels, decipher how extremophiles thrive in conditions that kill…

Life & Chemistry

Sea Lamprey Restructures Genome, Shedding 20% of DNA

Researchers have discovered that the sea lamprey, which emerged from jawless fish first appearing 500 million years ago, dramatically remodels its genome….

Life & Chemistry

Genes Linked to Chemoresistance in Liver Cancer Identified

Liver cancer is a highly aggressive form that has limited therapeutic options. One of the key challenges with cancer treatment is that patients can develop…

Technology Offerings

Phase-Stable 2D Spectroscopy: Advancements in Optical Analysis

Optical spectroscopy in general can be used to analyze structures on an atomic level. Coherent two-dimensional (2D) spectroscopy yields information about the…

Physics & Astronomy

MU Scientist Discovers 'Firework' Display in Helix Nebula

At the end of its life cycle, a star begins to collapse in the middle and throws new material into space. The new material eventually becomes incorporated into…

Environmental Conservation

Climate Change Puts Western Water Supply at Risk

The study, in press in the American Geophysical Union journal, Water Resources Research, looked at the effects of a range of reductions in Colorado River…

Life & Chemistry

UCI Scientists Uncover Ozone-Boosting Chemical Reaction

Burning of fossil fuels pumps chemicals into the air that react on surfaces such as buildings and roads to create photochemical smog-forming chlorine atoms, UC…

Environmental Conservation

Wolf Reintroduction Proposal in Scottish Highlands Explained

The proposal is modeled after research done in the United States, at Yellowstone National Park and elsewhere, which has demonstrated that the absence of large…

Life & Chemistry

Common Cold Virus Delivers Genes to Cystic Fibrosis Cells

Now University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine scientists have found what may be the most efficient way to deliver a corrected gene to lung…

Health & Medicine

Breast Cancer Drug Shows Promise Against Fungal Infections

An FDA-approved drug used for preventing recurrence of breast cancer shows promise in fighting life-threatening fungal infections common in immune-compromised…

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