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Environmental Conservation

Bacterial Pathogens and Rising Temperatures Endanger Coral Health

But that's exactly what yellow band disease (YBD) is—a bacterial infection that sickens coral colonies. Researchers at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution…

Power and Electrical Engineering

Microbes: A Sustainable Solution for Our Energy Crisis

Microbes may well be the answer to our global energy crisis. By fermenting biomass to produce biofuels, they offer a possible climate-friendly solution to the…

Earth Sciences

Sea Bed Insights: Understanding Today’s Climate Change

Climatic change is connected at present with the phenomenon of global warming. This is characterized by the increase of carbon dioxide (CO2 gas), which…

Life & Chemistry

Mapping Alien Plant Invasions Across the EU

The first map of the level of alien plant invasions in European Union was published in the Wiley-Blackwell journal Diversity and Distributions.An international…

Agricultural & Forestry Science

Queen's University Belfast works to save Strangford horse mussels

Marine biologists based at the University’s marine research and outreach centre in Portaferry in County Down, which is part of the School of Biological…

Life & Chemistry

EuroGentest Expands Genetic Info Leaflets for Patients

Professionals and patient groups across Europe welcome continuation of pioneering work by EU-funded projectFollowing the major success of its initial 11…

Science Education

A more attractive European Research Area but stagnating EU R&D intensity: no time to take a break!

It shows that Europe's pool of researchers is growing and the EU is becoming more attractive for foreign researchers and for private R&D investments from the…

Power and Electrical Engineering

Electrochemical Capacitors: A New Solution for Water Desalination

Existing technologies for hard, brackish and sea water desalination are highly energy consuming even in the case of the best available technology nowadays,…

Environmental Conservation

New Study Uncovers Insights on Vibrio Parahaemolyticus Pathogen

Vibrio parahaemolyticus is a leading cause of seafood-borne illness worldwide, most frequently associated with the consumption of raw or undercooked seafood,…

Studies and Analyses

New Insights on Support Cells Resistant to Notch Signaling

“Interestingly, the new study has shown that all supporting cells do not behave the same, and so some cells may be more amenable to regenerative therapies than…

Life & Chemistry

Blocked Protein Reduces Lupus Symptoms in Mouse Study

SLE is an autoimmune disease, with symptoms of varying severity including include painful or swollen joints, unexplained fever and extreme fatigue. An…

Environmental Conservation

Frog Populations Decline Due to Overharvesting Trends

The researchers say the global pattern of harvesting and decline of wild populations of frogs appears to be following the same path set by overexploitation of…

Health & Medicine

“Virtual Patient” helps train pharmacists of the future

Students in the Staffordshire-based university’s School of Pharmacy interact with the computer-generated characters to gain experience in effective…

Studies and Analyses

Community Forums: Support for New Moms, But Dads Left Out?

Professor Wendy Hall from the University of British Columbia and Assistant Professor Valerie Irvine from the University of Victoria, Canada, studied online…

Medical Engineering

Portable Salmonella Detection Device Cuts Test Time to Under an Hour

The new diagnostic device is effectively a miniature conventional laboratory inside a chip (Lab on a Chip). Moreover, it is highly specific, rapid, portable…

Health & Medicine

Mediterranean Diet Linked to Lower Long-Term Weight Gain

They have analysed the associations between fruit and vegetable intake and weight gain over a 10-year period in an adult Mediterranean populationDespite the…

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