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TGen and ASU researchers find drug that could reduce risk of Alzheimer's

A drug used to improve blood flow to the brain also could help improve learning and memory and reduce the risk of Alzheimer's disease, according to a new study…

Environmental Conservation

Cellulosic Ethanol: Boosting Health and Combating Climate Change

The study finds that cellulosic ethanol has fewer negative effects on human health because it emits smaller amounts of fine particulate matter, an especially…

Health & Medicine

Targeted Nanospheres Boost Melanoma Treatment Effectiveness

Hollow gold nanospheres equipped with a targeting peptide find melanoma cells, penetrate them deeply, and then cook the tumor when bathed with near-infrared…

Health & Medicine

Natural Perfumes and Allergies: What You Need to Know

Roughly one in five adults in northern Europe is believed to suffer from contact allergy to one or more chemicals. The most common is nickel allergy, but many…

Health & Medicine

Nightmares Linked to Increased Suicide Attempt Risks

The study shows that those patients who complained of nightmares during the week following the suicide attempt were three times more likely to attempt to take…

Awards Funding

RCUK Science Bridges Awards: UK-India Bioenergy Initiative

The awards include a UK-Indian research project which aims to deliver sustainable decentralised bioenergy for both the developed and developing world.The…

Environmental Conservation

Europe’s Climate Shift: Fewer Cold Days, More Heat Waves

According to the study, in Europe days of extreme cold are decreasing and days of extreme heat increasing. From 0.5ºC to 1ºC in the average minimum…

Environmental Conservation

New Tech Purifies Diesel Engine Exhaust for Cleaner Air

In urban areas diesel vehicles are causing air pollution (from carbon particles, nitrogen oxides (NOX)) and unburned hydrocarbons). As the European legislation…

Life & Chemistry

Study Reveals Older Killer Whales Excel as Mothers

Eric Ward from the Northwest Fisheries Science Center, Seattle, USA, coordinated a team of researchers who studied killer whales inhabiting the inland and…

Physics & Astronomy

Calar Alto Summit: One of the Darkest Places for Astronomy

A recent study based on an extensive data set demonstrates that Calar Alto summit occupies one of the world leading places among the darkest astronomical…

Life & Chemistry

Early Humans: Evidence of Nut Consumption Found in Fossils

An international research team found that a more than two million year-old early human ingested large nuts and seeds that may have been “foods of last resort”….

Life & Chemistry

Orphan Chimpanzees Show Higher Cognitive Skills Than Humans

In the first study to examine the effect of different types of care for infant chimpanzees on cognition, researchers found chimpanzees who were given extra…

Environmental Conservation

Google Earth Expands with New Seabed Maps for Sea Turtles

Google announced today a vast expansion of its popular Google Earth application to include seabed maps and underwater imagery. The launch event was held at…

Life & Chemistry

Immune Proteins Linked to Colitis-Associated Cancer Uncovered

Karin, Distinguished Professor of Pharmacology and Pathology and member of the Moores UCSD Cancer Center, and his team used genetic tools to demonstrate in…

Life & Chemistry

Fibroblasts invade at a snail's pace

A transcription factor known to drive the formation of fibroblasts during development also promotes their ability to invade and remodel surrounding tissues,…

Life & Chemistry

Genetic change prevents cell death in mouse model of Parkinson's disease

Parkinson's disease is a disabling and sometimes fatal disease that afflicts 1.5 million Americans, with about 60,000 new cases annually. Its major symptoms,…

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