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Studies and Analyses

Exercise Boosts Brain Growth Factor and Neurogenesis

Neural stem cells and progenitor cells differentiate into a variety of mature nerve cells which have different functions, a process called neurogenesis. There…

Information Technology

New Energy Efficient 22.8 TFlop Supercomputer Unveiled

This time, while the new System G supercomputer is twice as fast as its predecessor, their primary goal was to demonstrate that supercomputers can be both fast…

Machine Engineering

Compact UHF Readers Transform Production Logistics Efficiency

Simatic RF620R is equipped with an integrated UHF antenna and up to two external UHF antennas can be connected to the Simatic RF630R. With Simatic RF…

Trade Fair News

Siemens Showcases Advanced Healthcare IT at Medica 2008

Siemens is presenting its complete healthcare portfolio at Medica 2008: Fully integrated medical technology, from a single system to the corporate level….

Trade Fair News

Siemens Enhances Acuson S2000 Ultrasound with ARFI Imaging

Siemens Healthcare is presenting one of the most innovative technologies for its Acuson S2000 ultrasound system at the Medica from November 19 – 22, 2008 in…

Trade Fair News

GPS Innovation for Interventional Radiology Without Radiation

By combining an angiographic C-arm system with the electromagnetic navigation system iGuide CAPPA, a new method was developed that enables navigation with very…

Studies and Analyses

Treadmill Usage: Exploring Our Exercise Expectations

Why not buy that treadmill? You'll be exercising every day, right? A new study in the Journal of Consumer Research examines why our expectations of our…

Life & Chemistry

BubR1 Mimics Genetic Shuffle in Cancer Cell Division

A study of how one protein enzyme, BubR1, helps make sure chromosomes are equally distributed during mitosis might explain how the process of cell division…

Life & Chemistry

Mayo Researchers Identify Dangerous 'Two-Faced' Protein Crucial to Breast Cancer Spread and Growth

This is potentially good news, say the researchers, who published their study in the Nov. 17 issue of the Journal of Cell Biology. If this protein — known as…

Studies and Analyses

Asthma Over-Diagnosis: Study Finds 30% Misdiagnosed Cases

When the individuals were retested for asthma using the accepted clinical guidelines, it was found that 30 per cent had no evidence of asthma. Two thirds of…

Studies and Analyses

New Study Sheds Light on DNA Repair and HP1 Protein Functions

The function of HP1 proteins has puzzled researchers. The proteins, which come in three forms in mammals, cozy up to heterochromatin—the tightly wound sections…

Studies and Analyses

Hybrid Cars: Are They Too Quiet for Pedestrian Safety?

Quiet hybrid cars pose a hazard to pedestrians that simulated engine noise could mitigateImportant pedestrian safety issues have emerged with the advent of…

Health & Medicine

First Simulation of Aging Process Enhances Elderly Care Insights

The Elderly Simulation Experience, forms part of a two-day workshop designed by Eisai to provide their staff with a deeper understanding of the experiences of…

Studies and Analyses

Alcohol Sponsorship’s Impact on Sportspeople’s Drinking Habits

Researchers from The University of Manchester and the University of Newcastle in Australia quizzed nearly 1,300 sportspeople and found alcohol-related…

Event News

Ministers Define Space’s Role in Achieving Global Goals

This Council meeting at ministerial level will take place in an unprecedentedly favourable environment for the European space sector: – 29 Ministers of the ESA…

Science Education

New Research Training Groups Enhance Doctoral Programs Globally

At its autumn meeting in Bonn the Grants Committee responsible for Research Training agreed to the establishment of 13 additional Research Training Groups, 7…

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