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Agricultural & Forestry Science

Fishing for Profits in the Global Caviar Market

Prof. Berta Levavi-Sivan of the Hebrew University's Robert H. Smith Faculty of Agricultural, Food and Environmental Quality Sciences and Dr. Avshalom Hurvitz…

Health & Medicine

Chronic Stress Changes Genetic Immune Response Insights

However, we still have a relatively limited understanding of exactly how stress contributes to the risk for illness. In the August 15th issue of Biological…

Health & Medicine

New Targets for Antidepressant Innovation Explored

Thus, there is a significant need for new treatment mechanisms for depression. On that front, there has been mixed news as well. One of the most exciting new…

Power and Electrical Engineering

High-Tech Glass of Milk Mends Broken Bones with Bioglass

Low temperature Bioglass is used to help fix broken bones, but until now no-one has been able to understand the process.Using a strong magnetic field to ‘see’…

Life & Chemistry

Fingerprint Analysis Technique Identifies Bombmakers Efficiently

Dr John Bond, a forensic research scientist at the University of Leicester and scientific support manager at Northamptonshire Police, has worked with a team…

Health & Medicine

European Cancer Centres Unite for Innovative Strategies

In a collaborative effort, the European Comprehensive Cancer Centre Alliance (ECCCA) strives to develop and implement innovative strategies to improve cancer…

Life & Chemistry

Olive Leaf Extract: A Natural Aid for Blood Pressure and Cholesterol

These findings came from a ‘Twins’ trial, in which different treatments were given to identical twins. By doing this, researchers could increase the power of…

Physics & Astronomy

Galaxies Merging: New Insights Into Cosmic Growth

Astronomers have caught multiple massive galaxies in the act of merging about 4 billion years ago. This discovery, made possible by combining the power of the…

Studies and Analyses

Global Survey Reveals Need for Cancer Prevention Campaigns

The survey, conducted by Roy Morgan Research and Gallup International on behalf of the International Union of Against Cancer (UICC), identified key areas where…

Life & Chemistry

Unveiling Protein Misprediction: New Technique by Hungarian Team

László Patthy led a team from the Institute of Enzymology of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Budapest, that developed this new approach. He explained how…

Awards Funding

German Biologist Axel Meyer Wins EMBO Communication Award

EMBO awards the prize annually to a practicing scientist in Europe for outstanding communication with the public. Axel Meyer receives the award in recognition…

Technology Offerings

RBL-C5aR cell line

Scientists at the University of Göttingen developed a transfectant RBL-C5aR cell line which is able to express more than 1 million C5a receptors on its cell…

Technology Offerings

Aminopolymere: Non-Toxic Wood Treatment Agents for Durability

The new agents are based on special polymers, which strongly inhibit fungal growth, but can not be taken up by humans. Additional wood-improving…

Technology Offerings

Interactive Beer Mat Tracks Liquid Levels in Real-Time

The interactive beer mat registers the liquid level of a glass and sends its value to a central computer (e.g. at the bar), where the obtained data are…

Technology Offerings

New Method for Producing Dental Implants at Saarland University

At the Ceramic Institute of Saarland University a new method was developed to produce a pivot tooth which realises the adaptation of the E modulus of the bone…

Technology Offerings

New Method Simplifies Blood Platelet Disorder Diagnostics

A new method has been developed which enables measurement of the thrombocyte adhesion directly in a simple and cost-efficient way, thanks to which the everyday…

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