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Life & Chemistry

FHL1 Protein Boosts Muscle Mass by Activating NFATc1

Cowling et al. report how to build muscle mass with FHL1. The protein partners with and activates the transcription factor, NFATc1. Encouraging this…

Physics & Astronomy

Attosecond Light Flashes from Relativistic Plasma Innovations

Recent innovations in laser technology have provided radiation sources for attosecond (10 to the power of -18 sec) light flashes that can freeze the ultrafast…

Agricultural & Forestry Science

Protecting Traditional Dutch Landscapes: A Call to Action

Current government policy is failing to protect traditional Dutch landscapes says Dutch researcher Evelien van Rij. Green areas in the Randstad region with…

Health & Medicine

Common Origins: Autism and Schizophrenia Link Revealed

The developmental psychologist demonstrated that both mental diseases have similar physical abnormalities which are formed during the first month of pregnancy.

Studies and Analyses

Danish Study Reveals Girls’ Superior Taste Preferences

New knowledge: Girls have a better sense of taste than boys. Every third child of school age prefers soft drinks which are not sweet. Children and young people…

Business and Finance

Knowledge Angels: Transforming Data into Economic Innovation

Knowledge, data, information, and innovation have become the major commodities of modern economies, explains Emmanuel Muller an economic scientist at the…

Environmental Conservation

Global challenges and global collaborations – lessons learnt from global change

Global challenges need global solutions. The 2nd ESF Science Policy conference held in Stockholm, Sweden on 26 and 27 November 2008, brought together heads and…

Event News

PRACE’s First Scientific Conference on Petascale Computing

The Scientific Conference programme was focussed on of applications, architectures and training needs for the petascale computing regime, covering these topics…

Life & Chemistry

UK Universities to Integrate Commercial Expertise in Research

The Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) will open applications for new Industrial Impact Fellowships in January 2009. Initial…

Life & Chemistry

Pigs and Dogs: Bridging Mice-Human Gap for New Therapies

There is the prospect of bringing drugs to the market more quickly at less cost, as well as accelerating progress in other forms of therapy, notably the use of…

Information Technology

‘SMART’ quality control system cuts risk of human error on assembly lines

The four teams who worked on Project E!3450-QSPAI have achieved a non-contact activation program that commands and monitors laser-scanning for precise panel…

Physics & Astronomy

Discovering William Herschel’s Sparkling Star Cluster

William Herschel discovered this fascinating object during his great sky surveys in the late 18th century. He first noticed the bright cluster in January 1784…

Power and Electrical Engineering

ALICE Achieves 11 Million Volts: A European Milestone in Energy

At 2am on 13 December, ALICE’s superconducting linear accelerator accelerated electrons to 99.9% of the speed of light, creating a beam with a total energy of…

Studies and Analyses

Olive Oil Quality Linked to Fruit Ripening in New Study

The chemical composition and quality of virgin olive oil may be influenced by genotype and different agronomic and technological factors.Extra virgin olive oil…

Health & Medicine

Voriconazole: Effective Treatment for Fungal Infections

Fungal infections can kill people with weakened immune systems, which can be caused by AIDS, cancer treatment or organ replacement, and the research reinforces…

Science Education

Eurostars Second Call Boosts European Research Ambitions

Proposals involved more than 75% industrial partners, with some 70% R&D-performing SMEs. As with Call 1, the majority of projects covered three main areas:…

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