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Medical Engineering

Noninvasive Method Predicts Mutations in Brain Tumors

“The field of cancer research has evolved to the point where the identification of the mutations that cause tumors has changed how we treat patients in a…

Health & Medicine

Lung Disease Linked to Muscle Deterioration and CO2 Levels

The incidence of lung diseases continues to increase in the world’s populations. For example, one in seven persons in the UK is affected by some form of…

Seminars Workshops

DuPont is “Managing Corrosion with DuPont™ Teflon®” at Achema 2009

Stevenage, April 2009. DuPont is underlining its exhibit at Achema 2009, the global summit for the chemical process industry (Frankfurt, Germany, 11th-15th May…

Power and Electrical Engineering

Self-Assembled Nanowires: The Future of Faster, Smaller Chips

In a paper to appear in the IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) journal Electron Device Letters, U. of I. electrical and computer…

Health & Medicine

New Low-Sugar Drinks Aim to Combat Obesity and Diabetes

Strong evidence developed at Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) and elsewhere shows that sugary drinks are an important contributor to the epidemic rise of…

Earth Sciences

Tropical Cyclones Inject Water into Stratosphere, Impacting Climate

Scientists at Harvard University have found that tropical cyclones readily inject ice far into the stratosphere, possibly feeding global warming.The finding,…

Life & Chemistry

Mites as Maids: Enhancing Bee Health in Rainforest Nests

Bees and their young are healthier when mites live-in, report researchers from the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute in Panama and the University of…

Life & Chemistry

Breakthrough Insights on KRas Protein Breakdown Unveiled

For this reason, it is one of the main focuses of attention of international basic research and it is difficult to publish new information relating to its…

Life & Chemistry

New Insights on Early Land Animals From Leading Universities

A classic example is provided by frogs and salamanders. New discoveries from Uppsala, Cambridge and Duke Universities, published in Science, show that some of…

Earth Sciences

Climate Change Triggers: How Earth’s Orbit Affects Stability

Their rise and fall are caused by slight changes in the Earth's orbit around the Sun due to the influence of the other planets. But we do not know the exact…

Information Technology

New Method Verifies Safety of Computer-Controlled Devices

The approach, developed by University Professor of Computer Science Edmund M. Clarke and Andre Platzer, assistant professor of computer science, already has…

Life & Chemistry

Human Stem Cells Boost Healing in Diabetic Foot Ulcers

Treatment of chronic wounds is a continuing clinical problem and socio-economic burden with diabetic foot ulcers alone costing the NHS £300 million a year.Scientists in Bristol have found that human foetal stem cells can effectively be used to treat back leg ischaemic ulcers in a model of type 1 diabetes. …

Physics & Astronomy

Scientists discover 'dancing' algae

Scientists at the Cambridge University have discovered that freshwater algae can form stable groupings in which they dance around each other, miraculously held…

Life & Chemistry

International Team Unlocks Mammalian Gene Control Secrets

They have discovered how genes are controlled in mammals, as well as the tiniest genetic element ever found. Their discoveries will be published in three…

Life & Chemistry

New Insights on Rett Syndrome Severity from Australian Research

The finding is published in the latest edition of the international journal Neurology. Dr Helen Leonard, who heads the Australian Rett Syndrome Study at the…

Studies and Analyses

Grapefruit juice boosts drug's anti-cancer effects

For two decades, pharmacists have pasted DO-NOT-TAKE-WITH-GRAPEFRUIT-JUICE stickers on various pill bottles because it can interfere with the enzymes that…

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