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Life & Chemistry

Researchers Discover Key Molecule in Tumor Regulation

One of the small regulatory molecules, named microRNA-125b, is a novel regulator of p53, an important protein that safeguards cells against cancers, Singapore…

Health & Medicine

Vitamin D and SAD: Rethinking Winter Wellness Solutions

Exposure to sunlight stimulates vitamin D in the skin and a shortage of sunlight in the winter has been put forward as one possible cause of SAD. However…

Health & Medicine

Brain Abnormality Linked to ADHD in Boys During Game Play

Boys with either or both of these disorders exhibited a different pattern of brain activity than normally developing boys when they played a simple game that…

Life & Chemistry

New Study Links Genetic Factors to Intelligence Inheritance

In a study published in the Journal of Neuroscience Feb. 18, UCLA neurology professor Paul Thompson and colleagues used a new type of brain-imaging scanner to…

Studies and Analyses

Financial Security’s Role in Modern Women’s Happiness

A study of the mental state of the modern American woman by a Princeton University psychologist has found a powerful link between concerns over financial…

Environmental Conservation

Mighty Diatoms: Climate Feedback from Microscopic Algae

Zoology professor Elena Litchman, with MSU colleague Christopher Klausmeier and Kohei Yoshiyama of the University of Tokyo, explored how nutrient limitation…

Physics & Astronomy

Stevens Faculty Unveils Study on Free-Space Optical Communication

Three members of the faculty at Stevens Institute of Technology recently collaborated on a paper focusing on free-space optical communication, which appears in…

Earth Sciences

UK Robot Sub Explores Antarctic Ice Shelf for Melting Signs

Autosub has been exploring Pine Island Glacier, a floating extension of the West Antarctic ice sheet, using sonar scanners to map the seabed and the underside…

Life & Chemistry

Researchers Clone Sperm-Binding Proteins for Infertility Solutions

New treatments for infertility could be closer to reality, thanks to a discovery from scientists at the Université de Montréal and Maisonneuve-Rosemont…

Life & Chemistry

New Collaboration Boosts Infection Research Innovations

A joint venture from researchers from the Helmholtz-Centre for Infection Research (HZI) in Braunschweig, the Otto-von-Guericke-University in Magdeburg, and the…

Communications Media

Mood Player: Enhance Your Atmosphere with Smart Soundtracks

MP3 players and digital cameras fill home computers with a data flood of images and music. The sector association BITKOM estimated that the number of music…

Materials Sciences

Vigilant Windows: Enhancing Museum Security with Innovation

It is 6 p.m. and the museum is closing down for the night. The building’s alarm system is switched on and the security guard does his rounds.A novel motion…

Physics & Astronomy

Largest European Solar Telescope Begins Test Operations

The Gregor Solar Telescope saw sunlight for the first time at 14:55 UT on Thursday, March 12, 2009. This picture shows the image of the Sun on the field stop…

Life & Chemistry

Cretaceous octopus with ink and suckers — the world's least likely fossils?

Everyone knows what an octopus is. Even if you have never encountered one in the flesh, the eight arms, suckers, and sack-like body are almost as familiar a…

Life & Chemistry

Molecular Scissors Enhance Lung Cancer Therapy Effectiveness

Among these is an antibody called cetuximab, which attaches to a protein molecule that is found in large amounts on the surface of many types of cancer cells….

Earth Sciences

Europe Establishes CO2 Storage Authority with Open Forum

CO2GeoNet will host an open forum on the island of San Servolo, Venice with an audience of policy-makers, public authorities, industry executives, regulators,…

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