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New TB Test Cuts Diagnosis Time, Boosts Patient Care

Researchers from the Albert Einstein College of Medicine and The University of Pittsburgh have developed an onsite method to quickly diagnose tuberculosis (TB)…

Health & Medicine

Pitt Vaccine Testing Aims to Prevent Colon Cancer Risks

If shown to be effective, it might spare patients the risk and inconvenience of repeated invasive surveillance tests, such as colonoscopy, that are now…

Physics & Astronomy

Discovering Nanorod Diameter: Insights from Rensselaer Research

Researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute have discovered the origins of nanorod diameter, demonstrating that the competition and collaboration among…

Health & Medicine

Acetaldehyde in alcohol — no longer just the chemical that causes a hangover

New evidence by researchers at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) and researchers in Germany shows that drinking alcohol is the greatest risk…

Earth Sciences

New simulation shows consequences of a world without Earth's natural sunscreen

The infamous ozone hole over Antarctica, first discovered in the 1980s, is a year-round fixture, with a twin over the North Pole. The ultraviolet (UV)…

Physics & Astronomy

Weizmann Institute Observes Largest Exploding Star Ever

In the first observation if its kind, scientists at the Weizmann Institute of Science and San Diego State University were able to watch what happens when a…

Event News

International Conference on Magnesium Draws 350 Participants

The Deutsche Gesellschaft für Materialkunde as the organiser of this long term series expects 300 – 350 participants. The Call for Papers that just reached its…

Life & Chemistry

Brown Chemists Develop Efficient Palladium Fuel Cell Catalysts

Even small devices need power, and much of that juice comes from fuel cells. As these devices become even smaller, the rush is on to find more efficient ways…

Life & Chemistry

Progress toward an Alzheimer's drug that saves brain cells

This is the first step toward a medicine that could actually stop the progress of Alzheimer's. Existing medicines can at best limit the loss of memory during…

Studies and Analyses

The brain 'joins the dots' when drawing a cartoon face from memory

The researchers found that the captured visual information is stored as a series of locations or action plans to reach those locations. It is as if the brain…

Life & Chemistry

Genetic Clue DISC1 Offers Hope for Schizophrenia Treatment

The study, conducted by the University of Edinburgh, found that a gene called DISC1 – known to play a role in the development of mental illness – may control…

Power and Electrical Engineering

New Material From Carbon60 Could Reduce Energy Losses

The team have produced a material from a football-shaped molecule, called carbon60, to demonstrate how a superconductor – an element, compound or alloy that…

Physics & Astronomy

Supernova Origins Confirmed: Unlocking Stellar Mysteries

A star is a large ball of hot gas and in its incredibly hot interior hydrogen atoms combine to form helium, which subsequently forms carbon, other heavier…

Corporate News

Siemens Partners With Chinese Firms for High-Speed Train Success

Today, Tangshan Railway Vehicles Co. Ltd. (TC), Changchun Railway Vehicles Co. Ltd. (CRC), the Chinese Academy of Railways (CARS) and Siemens signed an…

Physics & Astronomy

NASA's Fermi Mission, Namibia's HESS Telescopes Explore a Blazar

The picture that emerges from these first-ever simultaneous observations with optical, X-ray and new-generation gamma-ray telescopes is much more complex than…

Earth Sciences

Andrill Study Reveals Climate Impact on Antarctic Ice Stability

The massive WAIS covers the continent on the Pacific side of the Transantarctic Mountains. Any substantial melting of the ice sheet would cause a rise in…

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