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Life & Chemistry

Missing Molecule Targeted for Liver Cancer Therapy in Mice

Scientists at Johns Hopkins have discovered a potential strategy for cancer therapy by focusing on what's missing in tumors.Noticing the conspicuous absence of…

Health & Medicine

Resveratrol: Key Polyphenol for Healthy Aging Benefits

Resveratrol may aid in the prevention of age-related disorders, such as neurodegenerative diseases, inflammation, diabetes, and cardiovascular disease.Low…

Life & Chemistry

A New Chemical Element in the Periodic Table / The new element 112 discovered by GSI has been officially recognized

IUPAC confirmed the recognition of element 112 in an official letter to the head of the discovering team, Professor Sigurd Hofmann. The letter furthermore asks…

Health & Medicine

Obstructive Sleep Apnea Linked to Weight Gain: New Insights

Results indicate that people with an apnea-hypopnea index (AHI), the average of the combined episodes of apnea and hypopnea that occur per hour of sleep, of…

Earth Sciences

Maybe it's raining less than we thought

It's conventional wisdom in atmospheric science circles: large raindrops fall faster than smaller drops, because they're bigger and heavier. And no raindrop…

Life & Chemistry

New Targets Discovered for Breast Cancer Treatment

Four suspects often found at the scene of the crime in cancer are guilty of the initiation and progression of breast cancer in mice that are resistant to the…

Power and Electrical Engineering

Graphene: The Future of Tunable Semiconductors Unveiled

Today's transistors and light emitting diodes (LED) are based on silicon and gallium arsenide semiconductors, which have fixed electronic and optical…

Studies and Analyses

Hormone Therapy and Activity Reduce Belly Fat After Menopause

The study provides new information on the health benefits of any type of physical activity, not just exercise, said the presenting author Poli Mara Spritzer,…

Studies and Analyses

How young mice phone home: Study gives clue to how mothers' brains screen for baby calls

“Previous research has focused on how the excitation of neurons can detect or interpret sounds, but this study shows the key role that inhibition may play in…

Earth Sciences

Ground Motion Predictions for Pacific Northwest Earthquakes

The Cascadia subduction zone in the Pacific Northwest has produced great earthquakes of magnitude 9.0 and larger, most recently in the 1700s. Now home to…

Life & Chemistry

Hatchery Fish Impact Wild Salmon Runs: What You Need to Know

The poor reproductive fitness – the ability to survive and reproduce – of the wild-born offspring of hatchery fish means that adding hatchery fish to wild…

Life & Chemistry

New Insights Into How Cells Repair DNA Damage

A team of researchers at The Scripps Research Institute and other institutions has discovered a new way by which DNA repairs itself, a process that is critical…

Health & Medicine

Bariatric Surgery and Fracture Risk: New Study Insights

The study is based on a review of nearly 100 surgical cases at Mayo spanning 21 years and is being presented today at the Endocrinology Society Annual Meeting…

Life & Chemistry

Vancouver Scientists Discover Rare Ovarian Cancer Breakthrough

Vancouver scientists from the Ovarian Cancer Research (OvCaRe) Program at BC Cancer Agency and Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute have discovered that…

Earth Sciences

Typhoons Trigger Slow Earthquakes: A Hidden Connection

Slow earthquakes are non-violent fault slippage events that take hours or days instead of a few brutal seconds to minutes to release their potent energy. The…

Physics & Astronomy

Prof. Hiesinger Discusses Lunar Exploration Innovations

“I've booked my flight to Florida, I can hardly wait for things to get going,” says Prof. Harald Hiesinger from the Institute of Planetology at Münster…

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