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Physics & Astronomy

Super-Sensors to Measure ‘Signature’ of Inflationary Universe

Super-sensitive microwave detectors, built at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), may soon help scientists find out.The new sensors,…

Life & Chemistry

Olfactory Bulb: Insights on Long-Term Potentiation in Neuroscience

Ben W. Strowbridge, Ph.D, associate professor of Neuroscience and Physiology/Biophysics, and Yuan Gao, a Ph.D. student in the neurosciences program at Case…

Life & Chemistry

"Food mill" for proteins – new method improves protein analysis considerably

Scientists at the Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry have now developed a new universally employable sample preparation method that combines the advantages…

Studies and Analyses

Study Reveals Obesity’s Impact on Women’s Longevity and Health

In a study that included 5,888 people over 65, women suffered up to two and a half times more disabilities than men of the same age.Higher rates of obesity and…

Life & Chemistry

ISU Researcher Uncovers Key Protein Role in Cell Transcription

An Iowa State University researcher has figured out a mechanism involved in marking where these instructions are located in a cell's DNA.In the current edition…

Environmental Conservation

Wildlife Trade Risks Public Health and Ecosystem Balance

Wildlife imports into the United States are fragmented and insufficiently coordinated, failing to accurately list more than four in five species entering the…

Earth Sciences

Glaciers Advance in South America Amid Global Retreat

The vast majority of the world's glaciers are retreating as the planet gets warmer. But a few, including glaciers south of the equator in South America and New…

Information Technology

Advancing Science: The Shift in Simulation Superiority

Science and engineering are advancing rapidly in part due to ever more powerful computer simulations, yet the most advanced supercomputers require programming…

Studies and Analyses

Southern California Beetle Threatens Oak Trees: Agrilus Coxalis

Their report appears in the current issue of The Pan-Pacific Entomologist and focuses on Agrilus coxalis, a wood-boring beetle so rare it does not even have an…

Studies and Analyses

Sigmon's Study Examines Caffeine Withdrawal

According to reports from consumers of coffee and other caffeinated products, caffeine withdrawal is often characterized by a headache, fatigue, feeling less…

Power and Electrical Engineering

'Smart turbine blades' to improve wind power

The research by engineers at Purdue University and Sandia National Laboratories is part of an effort to develop a smarter wind turbine structure.”The ultimate…

Life & Chemistry

Single Gene Defect Linked to Stroke and Heart Diseases

The study, “Mutations in Smooth Muscle Alpha-Actin (ACTA2) Cause Early Onset Coronary Artery Disease, Stroke and Moyamoya Disease, Along with Thoracic Aortic…

Environmental Conservation

How Vegetation Types Influence Wildfire Impact

It all depends on the type of vegetation in the area.A new study on the cover of the May issue of Ecological Monographs shows that, in some cases, the types of…

Studies and Analyses

Cementless Hip Implants Show 20-Year Durability in Study

Clinical and radiological evidence showed that 96 percent of the 124 cementless metal components assessed remained securely fixed in place 20 years post…

Studies and Analyses

People of higher socioeconomic status choose better diets — but pay more per calorie

In a study published in the May 2009 issue of the Journal of the American Dietetic Association, researchers from the University of Washington compared the…

Life & Chemistry

Climate change threatens Lake Baikal's unique biota

Siberia's Lake Baikal, the world's largest and most biologically diverse lake, faces the prospect of severe ecological disruption as a result of climate…

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