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Physics & Astronomy

Catching the lightwave: Nano-mechanical sensors 'wired' by photonics

The work reported in an April 26 advance online publication of Nature Nanotechnology ushers in a new generation of tools for ultra-sensitive measurements at…

Life & Chemistry

Gladstone Scientists Discover Key Factors in Heart Cell Creation

Scientists at the Gladstone Institute of Cardiovascular Disease have identified for the first time key genetic factors that drive the process of generating new…

Health & Medicine

Statins and Prostate Cancer: Reducing Inflammation Impact

“Previous studies have shown that men taking statins seem to have a lower incidence of advanced prostate cancer, but the mechanisms by which statins might be…

Social Sciences

Houston’s Future: A Glimpse of America’s Cities in 20 Years

Houston is a reflection of where most of America's cities will be in the next 20 years, according to Stephen Klineberg, Rice University sociologist and…

Health & Medicine

New Discovery Aims to Regulate Healthy Blood Pressure

The results indicate that the normal role for the type of prostaglandin studied, PGF2á, is to increase blood pressure and accelerate atherosclerosis, at least…

Studies and Analyses

Assessing Flood Risks: Relocation as a Policy for New Orleans

The voluntary relocation of people and neighborhoods from areas that are vulnerable to flooding should be considered as a viable public policy option, the…

Health & Medicine

New Molecule Linked to Increased Cardiac Insufficiency Risk

The research project, published in the journal Hypertension, is part of a project of the “Red Europea de Excelencia en Hipertensión y Enfermedades…

Life & Chemistry

Lice Insights: Unveiling Parasitology’s Surprising Benefits

Jan Bradley, Professor of Parasitology, said: “Our understanding of mammalian immunology is largely based on rodents reared under highly unnatural pathogen and…

Medical Engineering

3D Model Advances Understanding of Prostate Cancer Spread

Shirly Sieh, a PhD student at IHBI, is studying the way cancer cells escape from the prostate through the bloodstream to form tumour colonies, most often in…

Seminars Workshops

SMErobot Unveils Automation Solutions for Small Manufacturers

After a project runtime of four years, SMErobot will present its research results for future automation solutions aimed at small and medium-sized manufacturing…

Technology Offerings

Matrix Converter with Switchable Free Wheeling Path Innovation

For the first time at all the invention „Matrix converter

with switchable free wheeling path“ describes a free
…

Agricultural & Forestry Science

DNA Blueprint Enhances Health and Efficiency in Cows

The findings, published in two reports in the journal Science today, will have a profound impact on Australia’s livestock industry.CSIRO scientists were among…

Studies and Analyses

Texas Farms Increase Despite Declining Acreage: A Study Insights

The study shows that lands classified as farms, ranches and forests declined in 156 of Texas’s 254 counties between 1997 and 2006. In all, there was a loss of…

Health & Medicine

New Cancer Drug Cuts Neuroblastoma Growth by 75%

Researchers from the Children's Cancer Hospital at The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center have found a new drug that restricts the growth of…

Environmental Conservation

Understanding Fire’s Role in Global Climate Change

The work is the culmination of a meeting supported by the Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics (KITP) and the National Center for Ecological Analysis and…

Agricultural & Forestry Science

Sequencing the cow's genetic code — a new agricultural era dawns

Sequencing the bovine genome is now complete, paving the way for research into more sustainable food production, taking into account the needs of an increasing…

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