The results of a study by Brad Seibel, URI assistant professor of biological sciences, and Rui Rosa, a former URI post-doctoral student now on the faculty at…
Both the messenger substance nitrogen monoxide (NO) and the protein survivin play a role in this. The results of the study, carried out in patients with…
It is sometimes claimed that changes in radiation from space, so-called galactic cosmic rays, can be one of the causes of global warming. A new study,…
'To develop varieties of crops that can produce high yield sustainably under changing climatic conditions we need to be able to override plants' natural…
This interactive, multimedia publication offers key facts on the life and habits of more than 500 bird species that reside, visit or have been spotted in…
This is the result of research by the Utrecht University and The Hague’s HagaHospital. Neuropsychiatrist Dr. Marcel Waldinger and his colleagues studied 18…
Each mirror in the array is 8µm x 8µm and can be individually tilted by the high-speed integrated CMOS circuitry underneath the array. This device fits in…
This includes elbow, arm, hand and face transplantations and requires surgical skill and a multidisciplinary approach. Because in these cases transplanted…
Researchers say their study, published in the Journal of the Royal Society Interface, could provide fresh clues to explain biomagnetism – a phenomenon in which…
GlaxoSmithKline can now link up with product partners in days or weeks rather than months. Meteorologists will soon access libraries of weather data from…
They have unearthed not one but two possible new species of extinct animals. Their success marks one of the most exciting discoveries to come out of Africa for…
And he will say that patients suffering from obesity face a “post code lottery” when seeking access to specialist care.Speaking at the British Pharmacological…
Susan Cutter and Kevin Borden, from the University of South Carolina, Columbia, used nationwide data going back to 1970 to create their map. According to…
Earlier this year, thanks to a successful campaigning effort by the UK’s MRI community, including the British Institute of Radiology and the Royal College of…
“Research shows that downsizing very seldom works,” says Dr. Clint Chadwick, an associate professor business strategy at The University of Alabama in…
Astronomy is a science of origins.”It's the ultimate exercise in archeology,” said Steven Majewski, a University of Virginia professor of astronomy and lead…