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Life & Chemistry

Unlocking Future Medical Breakthroughs Through Systems Biology

In a Science Policy Briefing released today by the European Science Foundation, the scientists provide a detailed strategy for the application of systems…

Studies and Analyses

New Infant Formula Safety Tips to Reduce Suffering

The results of a study, published today in the Society for Applied Microbiology journal, Letters in Applied Microbiology, have shown that Cronobacter species…

Health & Medicine

Nicotine Gum: A Smart Aid for Gradual Smoking Cessation

Nicotine gum has been in use for over 20 years to help smokers quit abruptly yet close to two-thirds of smokers report that they would prefer to quit…

Information Technology

Teaching Intangibles: Tech Innovations for Student Empowerment

Ambitious work from European and Israeli researchers is making it easier to help students learn to think for themselves. This is exciting stuff for teachers. A…

Power and Electrical Engineering

E.ON Supports Innovative Hybrid Photovoltaic Project at ATI

The three year project, led by Professor Ravi Silva, Director of the Advanced Technology Institute, aims to utilise the nanotechnological expertise of the…

Physics & Astronomy

Lunar Rock Material Could Enable Future Moon Colonies

Initially designed to construct a dome, the building material is composed of a lunar rock-like material mixed with powdered aluminum that can be molded into…

Physics & Astronomy

Astrophysicist Helps Map the Milky Way’s Four Spiral Arms

The map shows the inner part of the Milky Way has two prominent, symmetric spiral arms, which extend into the outer galaxy where they branch into four spiral…

Physics & Astronomy

Brown Dwarfs Don't Hang Out With Stars

Hubble found only two brown dwarfs as companions to normal stars. This means the so-called “brown dwarf desert” (the absence of brown dwarfs around solar-type…

Technology Offerings

MMPace – a novel screening assay for MMP-Inhibitors

A wide range of human diseases, such as diabetes mellitus, arthritis and, most of all, cancer, goes along with malfunctions in the regulation of matrix…

Studies and Analyses

Maternity Leave Linked to Fewer C-Sections and More Breastfeeding

One study found that women who started their leave in the last month of pregnancy were less likely to have cesarean deliveries, while another found that new…

Life & Chemistry

New Genetic Markers Linked to Ulcerative Colitis Risks

An international team led by University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine researchers has identified genetic markers associated with risk for ulcerative…

Health & Medicine

Toxicity mechanism identified for Parkinson's disease

The presence of Lewy bodies suggests underlying problems in protein recycling and waste disposal, leading to the puzzle: how does disrupting those processes…

Earth Sciences

Trapped Water Linked to Tremors Under Vancouver Island

The Cascadia megathrust fault, named for its massive but infrequent earthquakes, runs along the length of North America's western coast from northern Vancouver…

Studies and Analyses

Seven Personality Types That Support Sick-Listed Employees

“The manager has a key role when it comes to sick leave. He or she is often the best available measure for promoting health in these cases. A manager with good…

Physics & Astronomy

UK Astronomers Map Universe’s History with Infrared Insights

Making use of an Infrared Array Camera on NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope, the Spitzer Extragalactic Representative Volume Survey (SERVS) will make a very large…

Business and Finance

Enhancing Share Yield Predictions with Key Metrics Insights

It is by no means a simple matter to say anything with confidence about how the value of a share will develop over time. There is a varied menu of key figures…

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