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Health & Medicine

Innovative Tech Tracks Hair Loss and Growth Efficiently

CSIRO’s Biotech Imaging team, who specialise in developing software to analyse images automatically, worked with a UK personal care products company to find a…

Health & Medicine

Diabetes, High Blood Pressure May Cause People with Alzheimer’s Disease to Die Sooner

The study involved 323 people who had no memory problems when first tested but later developed dementia. Memory tests and physical exams were then given every…

Environmental Conservation

Land's greenness affects monsoon rains' strength

Scientists investigating the East Asian Summer Monsoon have found that the abundance of vegetation during winter and spring months is an important indicator of…

Studies and Analyses

Is Hip Resurfacing Right for You? New Study Insights

Hip resurfacing is often seen as a modern alternative to the more conventional total hip replacement, but new data from a study led by Rush University Medical…

Social Sciences

Community support wins 'ghost' migrant cleaners a living wage

A new study, funded by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC), highlighted the ‘against the odds’ success of a grassroots coalition of faith groups,…

Physics & Astronomy

European Research Unites to Advance Next-Gen Wireless Chips

New mathematical algorithms for the next radio chip generation will be developed under the leadership of Prof. Dr. Caren Tischendorf. According to Prof….

Life & Chemistry

Epigenetic Insights into Elf5’s Role in Cell Fate Decisions

The findings, reported in November’s Nature Cell Biology, provide new insights into the developmental decisions that are made after fertilisation, to ensure…

Life & Chemistry

‘Natural Killer’ immune cells reveal factors for reproductive success

Collaborative research between scientists at the Babraham Institute and Centre for Trophoblast Research in Cambridge is illuminating the role that…

Life & Chemistry

Innovative Therapeutic Vaccines for West Nile Virus

SARS, avian flu, Ebola – outbreaks of deadly viral infections are becoming increasingly frequent. And we still don’t have vaccines for many of the pathogens…

Automotive Engineering

Coordinated Avoidance Maneuvers: Enhancing Road Safety

A child runs across the street without paying attention to the traffic, just as a car approaches at speed. It’s too late to slam on the brakes, and the driver…

Architecture & Construction

New Software Enhances Bridge Safety in Germany

Spanning deep gorges, rivers and freeways, bridges are an indispensable part of the traffic network. Yet their condition in Germany is appalling: In a survey…

Life & Chemistry

Clicking knees are antelopes’ way of saying ‘back off’

Jakob Bro-Jørgensen from the Zoological Society of London and Torben Dabelsteen from the University of Copenhagen studied antelopes within a 400km2 area of…

Physics & Astronomy

New Spaceship Force Field Enhances Mars Travel Feasibility

New research, out today, Tuesday, November 4, published in IOP Publishing’s Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion, shows how knowledge gained from the pursuit…

Life & Chemistry

Rainforest Fungus Innovates Sustainable Diesel Production

“This is the only organism that has ever been shown to produce such an important combination of fuel substances,” said Professor Gary Strobel from Montana…

Power and Electrical Engineering

Trustee Donates to Launch Solar Energy Research Center at RPI

Thomas R. Baruch, a member of the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Board of Trustees and alumnus of the Class of 1960, has donated a gift that will help to…

Environmental Conservation

Tasmanian Devil Conservation: New Project Launches

Dr Austin and colleagues from SA Zoos and the Tasmanian Government will spend the next three years establishing a conservation program and working to suppress…

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