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Eye Tracking Technology Detects Mild Dementia Early

The researchers hope the advanced technology will be helpful in predicting the onset of Alzheimer's disease. The test, which is featured in the current online…

Life & Chemistry

Climate Change Threatens Soil Phosphorus Loss, Study Reveals

Scientists from Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC)-funded North Wyke Research have found for the first time that the rate at which…

Health & Medicine

Unpacking Tourette Syndrome: Misconceptions and Coexisting Disorders

Calgary, AB- The most disabling aspect of Tourette syndrome is that in 90% of cases, it exists in conjunction with another disorder. The most frequent…

Corporate News

Fail-Safe Software Controller Enhances PC-Based Automation

As with the modular Simatic S7 controllers, the user employs Step 7 as engineering software, supplemented by the Distributed Safety option package for…

Health & Medicine

Safe Exercise Strategies for Migraine Sufferers Revealed

Patients who suffer from migraines are often advised to take exercise, but to date no studies have been conducted to show that exercise actually helps guard…

Health & Medicine

New Insights into Cold and Brown Fat for Obesity Treatment

Studies carried out by Enerbäck and others show that adults use brown fat to convert energy to heat – a discovery that may provide new possibilities in…

Life & Chemistry

Parasite Tricks Immune System by Modifying Its Own DNA

The parasite Trypanosoma brucei, which causes African sleeping sickness, is like a thief donning a disguise. Every time the host's immune cells get close to…

Life & Chemistry

New Genetic Variants Linked to Higher Stroke Risk

The research was funded by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) of the National Institutes of Health and by several other NIH institutes and…

Environmental Conservation

Midwestern Ethanol Plants Use Less Water Than Western Peers

Ethanol production in Minnesota and Iowa uses far less water overall than similar processes in states where water is less plentiful, a new University of…

Health & Medicine

Innovative Alternative Therapies for Lupus Nephritis Management

Lupus is a rare but serious disease that mainly affects women of child-bearing age and occurs when the body's immune system goes awry, damaging a variety of…

Life & Chemistry

All Octopuses Are Venomous: New Insights From Recent Study

The work indicates that they all share a common, ancient venomous ancestor and highlights new avenues for drug discovery.Conducted by scientists from the…

Health & Medicine

Breakthrough in Hendra Virus Control by CSIRO Scientists

CSIRO Livestock Industries' scientists working at the Australian Animal Health Laboratory (AAHL), in Geelong Victoria, have made a major breakthrough in better…

Health & Medicine

UCLA Researchers Use PET/CT to Assess Chemotherapy Early

Using a combination Positron Emission Tomography (PET) and computed tomography (CT) scanner, researchers monitored 50 patients undergoing treatment for…

Environmental Conservation

How Mangroves Protect Lives During Storms: 1999 Study Insights

The study, conducted by researchers at the University of Delhi and Duke University, analyzed deaths in 409 villages in the poor, mostly rural Kendrapada…

Health & Medicine

MSU Researcher Innovates E. Coli Vaccine for Health Impact

Enterotoxigenic E. Coli, which is responsible for 60 percent to 70 percent of all E. coli diarrheal disease, also causes health problems for U.S. troops…

Physics & Astronomy

NASA Spacecraft Reveals 3D Anatomy of Solar Storms

When directed toward our planet, these ejections can be breathtakingly beautiful and yet potentially cause damaging effects worldwide. The brightly colored…

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