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Health & Medicine

Cannabis Use Linked to Gum Disease Risk in Young Adults

The study, published in the Feb. 6 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association, is believed to be the first to explore whether or not smoking a…

Life & Chemistry

'Weight training' muscles reduce fat, improve metabolism in mice

Researchers from the Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) have demonstrated that in mice, the use of barbells may be as important to losing weight and…

Earth Sciences

Antarctic Expedition Reveals Southern Ocean’s Climate Role

In the Southern Ocean, large quantities of surface-drifting plankton algae are able to significantly reduce the carbon dioxide content of the surface waters,…

Power and Electrical Engineering

New Chair for Water Power Boosts Renewable Energy at Stuttgart

With this background, the Universität Stuttgart has received a new chair for water power, endowed by two industrial partners; EnBW Energie Baden-Württemberg AG…

Information Technology

Switzerland and US Supercomputing Centers Collaborate on Projects

Under the agreement, the organisations will exchange staff for work on specific projects of mutual interest with the goal of sharing and furthering the…

Health & Medicine

Button Mushrooms: Affordable Antioxidants Like Premium Varieties

Although the button mushroom is the foremost cultivated edible mushroom in the world with thousands of tonnes being eaten every year, it is often thought of as…

Power and Electrical Engineering

IMEC Unveils 60GHz CMOS Multiple Antenna Receiver Prototype

At today’s IEEE International Solid State Circuit Conference, IMEC introduced its prototype of a 60GHz multiple antenna receiver, and invites industry to join…

Power and Electrical Engineering

IMEC Unveils Ultra-Low-Power ADCs With Record Efficiency

At yesterday’s International Solid State Circuit Conference, IMEC presents three ultra-low-power analog to digital converters (ADC) with record figures of…

Information Technology

Holst Centre Achieves Breakthrough in Organic RFID Technology

At yesterday’s International Solid State Circuit Conference, Holst Centre – founded by the Belgian nanoelectronics research center IMEC and the Dutch research…

Environmental Conservation

World Climate Conference-3 Aims to Enhance Climate Predictions

This was the call from more than 20 organizations, including many United Nations agencies, who today ended a three-day meeting in Geneva held to prepare for…

Life & Chemistry

Teenage Fathers Face Higher Risk of Birth Problems

Teenage fathers are at increased risk of having babies born with birth problems ranging from pre-term delivery or low birth weight, through to death in or near…

Life & Chemistry

Tattooing Enhances DNA Vaccine Response, Study Finds

Martin Müller and his team at the Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum (German Cancer Research Center), Heidelberg, Germany, have shown that tattooing is a more…

Life & Chemistry

MIT Engineers Uncover New Insights into Biological Pathways

Such an approach can give researchers an alternative way to look at the inner workings of a complicated biological system-such as a pathway in a cell-and allow…

Earth Sciences

Understanding Earthquakes: Why Do They Stop?

The underlying structure of a fault determines whether an earthquake rupture will jump from one fault to another, magnifying its size and potential…

Life & Chemistry

Researchers identify a worldwide-distributed clone of bacteria responsible for Legionnaire's disease

This report investigates the genetic background of L. pneumophila, provides clues to the evolution and emergence of this pathogen, and describes the…

Studies and Analyses

Big Mac: A Global Taste of Culinary Innovation

A burger and fries may be the quintessential North American meal but it can also be viewed as the perfect example of humanity’s increasingly varied diet,…

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