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Life & Chemistry

Molecule Tracking Sheds Light on Chromosome Separation Mechanism

University of Washington (UW) researchers are helping to write the operating manual for the nano-scale machine that separates chromosomes before cell division….

Power and Electrical Engineering

Electronic Amplifier Designed for Extreme Temperature Use

Missions to space require “warm” boxes, which protect electronic circuitry from extreme temperatures and exposure to radiation. Electrical engineering…

Health & Medicine

New Technique Reduces Reblockage After Angioplasty

Angioplasty is the “gold-standard” treatment for acute myocardial infarction (heart attack), which is the result of abrupt interruption in blood supply to part…

Environmental Conservation

New 'Pollution Radar' Developed To Provide Unprecedented Picture Of Urban Smog

A team from the Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd, the University of Leicester and EADS Astrium are behind the technology that can be placed on satellites to…

Studies and Analyses

Older Air Traffic Controllers Excel in Job Performance Study

The study of Canadian air traffic controllers, who can work up to age 65, appears this month in the Journal of Experimental Psychology.The researchers found…

Corporate News

Siemens Combines Vision and Value with 16-Slice Biograph TruePoint PET•CT System

”The introduction of this particular system is critical as we continue to search for the balance between innovation and access. The likelihood that universal…

Machine Engineering

Compact Distributed Motor Starter Enhances Material Handling

The robust M200D AS-i Basic motor starter can be installed outside the control cabinet and close to the motor thanks to its compact design and high degree of…

Studies and Analyses

Addressing MRI Wait Times: Strategies for Better Management

“This study shows there are important deficiencies in the current system. We hope this research will help health system decision-makers and managers improve…

Studies and Analyses

MSU Research Uncovers Consumer Experience Trends

Each customer is seeking a “total experience” – whether they’re staying in a hotel, visiting a bank or shopping at a mall – and that experience consists of…

Health & Medicine

Study Links Gene Regulator to Pulmonary Hypertension in Kids

If they are right, drugs already under study to boost PPAR signaling in adults with lung injuries, may help these infants restore a healthy balance of blood…

Physics & Astronomy

Sunlight Powers New Method to Convert CO2 into Methane

Burning fossil fuels like oil, gas and coal release large amounts of carbon dioxide, a greenhouse gas, into the atmosphere. Rather than contribute to global…

Life & Chemistry

CU-Boulder Team Discovers Stem Cells for Muscle Repair

A University of Colorado at Boulder research team has identified a type of skeletal muscle stem cell that contributes to the repair of damaged muscles in mice,…

Health & Medicine

Cardiovascular Risk Factors Impact IV Gammaglobulin Safety

An advance copy of the study appears online this week in the Journal of Neurology, the official publication of the European Neurological Society. It is…

Studies and Analyses

Hospital mobile phones 'superbug' scare

Research published in BioMed Central's open access journal Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials describes how mobile phones used by healthcare…

Life & Chemistry

Genetic Mutations Link Type 1 Diabetes to Common Virus

Scientists from Cambridge University have discovered four rare mutations of a gene associated with type 1 diabetes (T1D) that reduce the risk of developing the…

Life & Chemistry

Breakthrough produces Parkinson's patient-specific stem cells free of harmful reprogramming genes

RELEVANCE: This marks first time researchers have generated human iPS cells, successfully removed the potentially problematic reprogramming genes, and seen the…

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