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Life & Chemistry

Marine Invasive Species Spread 50 Km Per Decade Due to Warming

The investigators report that invasive species of macroalgae spread at 50 Km per decade, a distance far larger than that covered by invasive terrestrial…

Business and Finance

Navigating Workplace Challenges During Economic Downturns

“We’re pretty obsessed with assigning blame in our culture. In the workplace, there usually are more challenges and failures during tough economic times, and…

Studies and Analyses

Exploring Vegas: The Impact of Location on Suicide Risk

Every day 85 Americans die by suicide and hundreds of thousands more make attempts every year. The vast majority of recent studies on suicide have focused on…

Studies and Analyses

Hormones Influence Brain Activity in Facial Preferences

The researchers identified regions of the brain that responded more strongly to masculine faces and demonstrated that differences between masculinized and…

Environmental Conservation

Scientists Enhance Water System for Space Station Efficiency

So astronauts on the International Space Station have to recapture every possible drop. That includes water evaporated from showers, shaving, tooth brushing…

Life & Chemistry

Pumpkin Plants’ Ability to Accumulate Nanoparticles Explored

The laboratory study, which involved pumpkin plants, indicates a possible pathway for nanoparticles to enter the food chain. The research also reveals a new…

Life & Chemistry

Protein Can Nurture Or Devastate Brain Cells, Depending on Its ‘Friends’

In two separate studies in mice scheduled to appear online this week and in an upcoming issue of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, UT…

Life & Chemistry

New Nanofibers for Scar-Free Healing from Technion Researchers

Spun from a common blood protein, the material could be used to make the thin threads needed for wound sutures, larger dressings for wounds, and other…

Agricultural & Forestry Science

'Arid aquaculture' among livelihoods promoted to relieve worsening pressure on world's drylands

“Arid aquaculture” using ponds filled with salty, undrinkable water for fish production is one of several options experts have proven to be an effective…

Life & Chemistry

New Nanomaterial Promises Advancements in Implantable Devices

The researchers have found that the unique properties of a new material can be used to create new devices that can be implanted into the human body – including…

Studies and Analyses

Epstein-Barr Virus Linked to Inflammatory Oral Diseases

Researchers at Oregon Health & Science University's School of Dentistry (www.ohsu.edu/sod) have found that a significant percentage of dental patients with the…

Earth Sciences

Deep Sea Expedition Explores Extreme Ocean Environments

The team, which will be conducting research in environments that include scalding heat, high pressure, toxic chemicals and total darkness, is part of the…

Health & Medicine

Brain scans demonstrate link between education and Alzheimer's

Scientists at the Alzheimer's Disease Research Center at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis found that some study participants who appeared…

Information Technology

Bridging the Digital Divide: Engaging Seniors with Tech

What will motivate the elderly, the chronically ill and the medically underserved to use interactive information technology systems to actively help manage…

Interdisciplinary Research

Genetic Basis of Birth Defects Uncovered at Case Western Reserve

A multidisciplinary research team at Case Western Reserve University led by Gary Landreth, Ph.D., a professor in the School of Medicine's Department of…

Studies and Analyses

Mutating Viruses: A New Approach to Combat Killer Contagions

It sounds like a science fiction movie: A killer contagion threatens the Earth, but scientists save the day with a designer drug that forces the virus to…

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