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National Trial Targets Childhood Depression Through Positive Thinking

Around one in ten children have symptoms which place them at high risk of becoming seriously depressed. If left unmanaged, these symptoms could have a…

Health & Medicine

Scientists Identify Genes Causing Blindness from Corneal Oedema

The research group of Tissue Engineering of the UGR and the San Cecilio University Hospital, who has recently constructed the first complete artificial cornea,…

Information Technology

Build Multilingual Ontologies for the Semantic Web Effectively

An ontology is a structured set of terms and concepts underpinning the meaning of a subject area. Artificial intelligence and knowledge representation systems…

Health & Medicine

Innovative Tinnitus Treatment Awarded £69,000 Research Grant

The award, worth over £69,000, has been given to the Hearing Research Laboratory based within the University's Department of Psychology. The research will be…

Life & Chemistry

Heart Bypass Surgery: Tackling Deadly Delays in BC

In British Columbia, Canada, recommended maximum waiting times for CABG surgery are six weeks for semi-urgent cases and twelve weeks for cases that are…

Life & Chemistry

Breakthrough Spinal Injury Treatment by Dr. Stephen Davies

Dr. Stephen Davies, Associate Professor of Neurosurgery at the University of Colorado Denver School of Medicine, reported that in collaboration with…

Life & Chemistry

Unveiling Signal Transduction Mechanisms in the Brain

An essential element in this process is a controlled protein production along with the synapse. VIB researchers connected to the Center for Human Genetics…

Business and Finance

Network Approach May Be the Answer to Understanding Financial ‘Contagion’

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, Bear Stearns, Lehman Brothers: As the major dominoes of the financial sector continue to fall at an alarming rate and the Federal…

Information Technology

Next-Gen Computers: Award Sets Stage for Exascale Innovation

While most personal computers today can process a few hundred thousand calculations per second, computer scientists are laying the groundwork for exascale…

Machine Engineering

Innovative Engine Performance Solutions by Iowa State Engineer

Song-Charng Kong, Mechanical Engineering, (515) 294-3244, kong@iastate.eduThe five engines in Song-Charng Kong’s Iowa State University laboratory have come a…

Studies and Analyses

Lead in Synthetic Turf: Study Reveals Absorption Risks

The investigation, led by Junfeng (Jim) Zhang, Ph.D., an associate dean and professor of environmental and occupational health at the UMDNJ-School of Public…

Architecture & Construction

California Building Code Updates: AI Improves HVAC Diagnostics

FDD uses artificial intelligence rules and statistical analysis to find the location of mechanical problems in heating, ventilation and air-conditioning (HVAC)…

Environmental Conservation

Nitrate Levels Rising in U.S. Groundwater: Key Insights

Nitrate is the most common chemical contaminant in the world’s ground water, including in aquifers used for drinking-water supply. Nitrate in drinking water of…

Event News

Laser Plasma Innovation: Chemical Fingerprinting at LIBS 2008

Together with ISAS (Institute of Analytical Sciences), BAM is organising LIBS 2008 – the 5th International Conference on Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy…

Life & Chemistry

Noble Fungi: Exploring Mycelium and Nanoparticle Innovations

When fungi, such as penicillium, grow, they form a thread-like network, the mycelium. If the fungus is grown in a medium containing nanoscopic particles of a…

Technology Offerings

Innovative Heating And Cooling For Waterside Structures

Lausitz University of Applied Sciences invented a process for heating and/or cooling structures built on or near water. The novel process permits to reduce…

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