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New Therapy Shows Promise for Hypophosphatasia Treatment

Rickets is a softening of the bones that most commonly results from a lack of vitamin D or calcium and from insufficient exposure to sunlight. Hypophosphatasia…

Physics & Astronomy

Japan’s First Optical Pacemaker Transforms Laboratory Research

“If you put a large amount of laser power through these cells over a very short time period, you get a huge response,” says Nicholas Smith, who led the…

Earth Sciences

Massive Mine Collapse Spreads Over 50 Acres Near Miners

The University of Utah Seismograph Stations estimated the size of the collapse is about four times larger than was thought shortly after the time of the Aug….

Life & Chemistry

Gene Mutations Linked to 10% of Schizophrenia Cases Identified

Researchers at Columbia University Medical Center describe specific genetic mutations present in individuals who have schizophrenia, but not present in their…

Life & Chemistry

Tumor Suppressor Genes Influence Aging in Engineered Mice

Scientists knew that both these genes were expressed at increased levels as humans and mice age, but their role in the aging process was not clear. Findings by…

Environmental Conservation

Ecological Globalization: Insights from Long-Term Ecosystem Studies

People, however, have also established themselves as another major driver of connectivity among ecosystems. In the June 2008 Special Issue of Frontiers in…

Corporate News

The Dräger Vapor turns 50

When the surgeon gives the go-ahead signal, it means that an additional painful phase in the surgery is about to begin. The anesthetist then turns the…

Agricultural & Forestry Science

ASIATIC Development Berhad Donates RM1 Million to UPM

University Putra Malaysia (UPM) having benefit an endowment sum RM1 Million from growing plantation companies, Asiatic Development Berhad (ADB) in conjunction…

Physics & Astronomy

NASA's Phoenix Scoops Up Martian Soil

The practice scoop was emptied onto a designated dump area on the ground after the Robotic Arm Camera photographed the soil inside the scoop. The Phoenix team…

Life & Chemistry

Forest Fuel: A Sustainable Solution for Reducing CO2 Emissions

Large-scale, long-distance transports of biofuels from central Sweden to central Europe may be a cost-effective and attractive way to reduce CO2 emissions….

Social Sciences

University of Zurich offers the first children's computer game for cognitive-behavioral therapy

“Treasure Hunt”, the computer game for cognitive-behavioral therapy, was developed by Veronika Brezinka at the Centre for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at…

Event News

BEinGRID Showcases Innovative Grid Solutions in Barcelona

The three-day event organised this week from June 3 to 5 in Barcelona, BEinGRID Industry Days, is showcasing the innovative Grid applications that have been…

Information Technology

Siemens Unveils Softnet PN-IO Linux for Profinet IO Control

Up to 64 I/O devices can be connected to the controller; additional communication hardware is not necessary. An inexpensive link-up to field units in…

Life & Chemistry

Spontaneous Mutations Linked to Nonfamilial Schizophrenia

People with schizophrenia from families with no history of the illness were found to harbor eight times more spontaneous mutations – most in pathways affecting…

Life & Chemistry

Living Fossils: Nautiloids Show Unique Memory Abilities

Nautiloids are the sole surviving family of externally-shelled cephalopods that thrived in the tropical oceans 450–150 million years ago.However, in the…

Life & Chemistry

Stretchy Spider Silk: The Future of Strong, Flexible Materials

It’s stronger than steel and nylon, and more extensible than Kevlar. So what is this super-tough material? Spider silk; and learning how to spin it is one of…

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