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Life & Chemistry

Unlocking miRNA Processing: The Role of Smad Proteins

Understanding the role of Smad proteins enables researchers to investigate abnormal miRNA processing which is a contributing factor in development of…

Earth Sciences

Diamonds Illuminate Ancient Source of Platinum Deposits

This complex of ancient magmas is known to have formed some two billion years ago, but the source of its metallic riches has been a matter of scientific…

Studies and Analyses

Low Thyroid Function Linked to Chronic Kidney Disease

“Although no recommendations are available regarding the treatment of mild abnormalities of thyroid hormone levels in patients with CKD not requiring dialysis,…

Life & Chemistry

Northwestern Chemist Studies Faded Reds in Homer Painting

In Homer’s watercolor “For to be a Farmer’s Boy,” painted in 1887, some of the red and yellow pigments have faded in the sky, leaving that area virtually…

Physics & Astronomy

Researchers Untangle Quantum Quirk at ASU

Two Arizona State University researchers, Richard Akis and Regent's Professor David Ferry, both of the electrical engineering department's Nanostructures…

Life & Chemistry

Cancer-Killing Viruses: Impact on Tumor Blood Vessel Growth

The findings of an animal study by researchers at the Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center help explain why this happens and could improve this…

Materials Sciences

Northwestern Transistors Tested for Space Missions

Such transistors could prove helpful on long space missions, such as NASA’s current Phoenix Mars Mission, since early experiments on Earth indicate that the…

Physics & Astronomy

UC San Diego Unveils New Insights on Graphene Innovation

Graphene—a single layer of carbon atoms arranged in a honeycombed lattice—has a number of advantages over silicon. Because it is an optically transparent…

Studies and Analyses

National Study Reveals Surge in Golf Cart Injuries

The popularity of golf carts has skyrocketed in recent years, and unfortunately so has the number of golf cart-related injuries. In fact, a new study conducted…

Life & Chemistry

A protein sequence associated with Huntington's disease may become life-saving vaccine component

The major component of every vaccine is an antigen that elicits specific immunity to a particular virus, bacteria or even cancer cells. Search for better…

Studies and Analyses

Colon Pre-Cancerous Masses: Similar Rates in Ages 40-59

The prevalence of pre-cancerous masses in the colon is the same for average-risk patients who are 40 to 49 years of age and those who are 50 to 59 years of…

Business and Finance

Offline Brands Thrive in an Online World: Insights from Experts

Brigitte Mueller, an Assistant Professor in Marketing at the HEC Faculty of Business and Economics at Lausanne, first asks whether consistency between a…

Information Technology

Whole Networks: Unifying Research and Education Innovations

Nearly all countries have research and education networks, which are separate from commercial telecommunications networks. But most are based on a mishmash of…

Health & Medicine

Southern European Ancestry Linked to Severe Lupus Symptoms

Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) patients with a higher percentage of ancestry from southern Europe have more severe disease manifestations, according to new…

Studies and Analyses

£2.8M Study Aims to Tackle Global Food Poverty Challenges

The Human Health and Food Security Research Programme, funded with the University’s own money and resources, will examine how food production can be improved…

Health & Medicine

Recent RA Patients Achieve 50% Remission in 36 Weeks

At least 50% of recent onset rheumatoid arthritis patients achieve remission (a state free of signs and symptoms) within 36 weeks when following a systematic…

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