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Health & Medicine

Brain Immaturity Linked to Schizophrenia, Study Finds

Professor Tsuyoshi Miyakawa of Fujita Health University, National Institute for Physiological Sciences (NIPS), and Kyoto University led a research team in…

Health & Medicine

New Marker for Raised Intracranial Pressure Unveiled

New research published today in BioMed Central’s open access journal Critical Care shows that a retro-bulbar optic nerve sheath diameter (ONSD) above 5.82mm…

Health & Medicine

Infectious Heart Disease Death Rates Surge, Warn Scientists

Infective endocarditis is a devastating, progressive and frequently fatal heart disease usually caused by bacterial pathogens. It was first identified in the…

Health & Medicine

Bleeding Gums: A Hidden Link to Heart Disease Risks

People with poor dental hygiene and those who don't brush their teeth regularly end up with bleeding gums, which provide an entry to the bloodstream for up to…

Environmental Conservation

Colour-Coded Bacteria Detect Oil Spills and Leaks

“Because bacteria have simple single-celled bodies it is relatively easy to equip them with a sensor and a brightly coloured 'reporter protein' which shows up…

Physics & Astronomy

Small Telescopes Detect Optical Flash From Gamma-Ray Burst

Detection of the optical flash from the gamma-ray burst coming simultaneously with gamma-rays by small telescopes, Pi of the Sky, TORTORA and RAPTOR provides…

Studies and Analyses

Marine Vessel Fuel Emissions: A Growing Global Challenge

Marine vessels are no longer resting in a safe harbor.The forecast for clear skies and smooth sailing for oceanic vessels has been impeded by worldwide…

Life & Chemistry

University of Haifa Research Finds Key Protein for Memory

This is the latest of several discoveries that are leading us towards a better understanding of one of the most complex processes in nature – the process of…

Life & Chemistry

Maths Model Reveals Links Between Nutrients and Biodiversity

For the first time ever mathematicians have modelled all the different possible relationships between nutrients and biodiversity in lab-based experimental…

Life & Chemistry

Gap Junction Protein’s Role in Pregnancy Success Explained

This is the first study to detail the mechanism by which the steroid hormone estrogen spurs cell differentiation and blood-vessel growth in the uterus during…

Physics & Astronomy

First Beam at Large Hadron Collider: UA Physicists React

WHAT: Public Lecture: From the Big Bang to Dark Matter – Turning on the Large Hadron ColliderWHEN: Wednesday, Sept. 10, 7:30 p.m.WHERE: Physics-Atmospheric…

Architecture & Construction

PolyU Advances Construction Virtual Technology Development

The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU)'s Department of Building and Real Estate (BRE) has made great strides in tailoring construction virtual technology…

Information Technology

RFID as Electronic Surveillance: Effective in Shoplifting Study

The study, conducted by researchers in the RFID Research Center at the University of Arkansas, demonstrated RFID’s usefulness in several shoplifting scenarios,…

Health & Medicine

Painkiller Abuse in Teens Linked to Lifelong Addiction Risks

No child aspires to a lifetime of addiction. But their brains might. In new research to appear online in the journal Neuropsychopharmacology this week,…

Technology Offerings

Transforming Mobile Apps: Interactive Multimedia Innovations

Up to now, mobile multimedia applications were limited to TV reception on mobile phones (Mobile TV). The invention presented here enables mobile phone users to…

Technology Offerings

Transforming TV Broadcasts: Mobile Phones as Reporting Tools

The invention presented here enables every user of a multimedia mobile communication device (mobile phone, for example) to act as a TV reporter. For example,…

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