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Life & Chemistry

Diverse 'connectomes' hint at genes' limits in the nervous system

Genetics may play a surprisingly small role in determining the precise wiring of the mammalian nervous system, according to painstaking mapping of every neuron…

Life & Chemistry

New Genomic Test Personalizes Breast Cancer Treatment Options

“Unlike a widely used genomic test that applies only to lymph-node negative, estrogen-receptor positive breast cancer, this new genomic test is broadly…

Life & Chemistry

Gene Network Discovery: Key to Early Tooth Development

The researchers say their finding lays out a core evolutionary list of molecules needed to make a tooth. These original dental genes, like a four-cylinder…

Life & Chemistry

Molecular Causes of High Blood Fat Levels in Obesity Uncovered

Mice suffering from metabolic syndrome or type 2 diabetes produce only small amounts of a molecule called LSR in the liver, as reported by researchers headed…

Earth Sciences

New Study Reveals Iron Dust’s Journey to the Sea Floor

Iron dust, the rarest nutrient for most marine life, can be washed down by rivers or blown out to sea or–a surprising new study finds–float up from the sea…

Health & Medicine

Economical Blood Test Offers Hope Against Hepatitis C

A novel blood test could bring a breakthrough in the battle against the dangerous hepatitis-C virus. This procedure offers a considerably cheaper alternative…

Physics & Astronomy

Undercooling Effects on Ternary Eutectic Alloy Microstructure

Al¡VCu¡VSi alloy is widely applied in industry mainly as a light construction material. It is also a promising material for applications such as engine block…

Studies and Analyses

Multivitamins Show No Benefit for Postmenopausal Women

The largest study ever conducted on postmenopausal women shows that multivitamins may offer no benefit in reducing the risk of common cancers, cardiovascular…

Event News

Exploring Light-Harvesting Advances for Clean Solar Fuel

Prof. Dr. Richard Cogdell and Prof. Dr. Jürgen Köhler will discuss with more then 100 scientists from 18 nations the latest results of the main topic of the…

Technology Offerings

Advanced Thin Film Coatings with Surfactant Sputtering

Surfactant Sputtering constitutes a novel technology in the field of advanced thin films. Surfactant Sputtering is applicable for nanostructuring of thin films…

Technology Offerings

Innovative Production Process for Fibre Boards and Elements

New process for the production of fibre boards and elements using resin or natural glue for improved product properties. The process described here permits the…

Life & Chemistry

Rapid Flowering Plant Speciation: A 5-Million-Year Journey

This burst of speciation over a 5-million-year span was one of three major radiations of flowering plants, known as angiosperms. The study focuses on…

Health & Medicine

Breakthrough Molecule Offers Hope for Rett Syndrome Treatment

A molecule that promotes brain development could serve as a possible treatment for Rett syndrome, the most common form of autism in girls, according to…

Studies and Analyses

Researchers learn why robots get stuck in the sand — and how to keep them going

A new study published February 10 in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences takes what may be the first detailed look at the problem of…

Health & Medicine

Inhalers Linked to Higher Pneumonia Risk in COPD Patients

The study appears in this month's issue of Archives of Internal Medicine and focuses on the incidence of pneumonia in patients with COPD who were exposed to…

Health & Medicine

New Strategy Against Muscular Dystrophy Linked to Heart Disease

Based on a striking similarity between heart disease and Duchenne muscular dystrophy, researchers at Columbia University Medical Center have discovered that a…

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