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Earth Sciences

Under-Ice Volcanic Eruption Discovered in Antarctica

Using airborne ice-sounding radar, scientists from British Antarctic Survey (BAS) discovered a layer of ash produced by a ‘subglacial’ volcano. It extends…

Health & Medicine

New Breakthroughs in Breast Cancer Treatment for Patients

While drugs such as tamoxifen have been a huge success in treating breast cancer, for a significant proportion of sufferers the drugs either fail to work, or…

Studies and Analyses

Face facts: People don't stand out in crowds

Why is it difficult to pick out even a familiar face in a crowd? We all experience this, but the phenomenon has been poorly understood until now. The results…

Power and Electrical Engineering

DOE JGI Unveils Soybean Genome Assembly for Bioenergy Research

The announcement was made by Eddy Rubin, DOE JGI Director, during his keynote remarks Jan. 15 at the Plant and Animal Genome XVI Conference in San Diego,CA….

Studies and Analyses

New Implants Combine Radiation and Chemotherapy for Brain Tumors

The study, published in the February issue of the Journal of Neurosurgery, revealed that patients treated with simultaneous implantation of radioactive seeds…

Health & Medicine

Alzheimer's molecule is a smart speed bump on the nerve-cell transport highway

Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine discovered that proteins carrying chemical cargo in nerve cells react differently when exposed…

Information Technology

New Report Highlights Research Gaps in Wireless Device Health Effects

The committee that wrote the report identified research needs and gaps based on presentations made by international experts and discussion sessions with…

Life & Chemistry

Researchers reveal HIV peptide's possible pathway into the cell

Two theoretical physicists at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute have uncovered what they believe is the long-sought-after pathway that an HIV peptide takes to…

Life & Chemistry

Jefferson Scientists Discover Cancer Stem Cell Marker USP22

As a result, USP22 immediately becomes a potential target for new anti-cancer drugs, says Steven McMahon, Ph.D., associate professor of Cancer Biology at…

Communications Media

Elsevier Partners with Siberian Academy for New Journals

Elsevier will distribute both journals globally via ScienceDirect(http://www.sciencedirect.com/), its market-leading electronic platform, ScienceDirect is…

Power and Electrical Engineering

IMEC Expands to Taiwan: Boosting Semiconductor Innovation

IMEC Taiwan aims to set up a win-win situation by facilitating the access for Taiwanese semiconductor companies to IMEC’s R&D programs and tap into the local…

Agricultural & Forestry Science

Early sowing offers the best protection for carrots – Carrot psyllids can destroy up to a third of a crop

In her dissertation, Research Scientist Anne Nissinen examined ecological methods of fighting carrot psyllids. The study was conducted in a greenhouse where…

Life & Chemistry

Genetics Unveiled: Key Risk Factors for Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

The study charts which of the human being’s some 20,000 are the strongest risk factors for SLE (systemic lupus erythematosus). The analysis was performed with…

Studies and Analyses

Understanding Alexithymia: Why Some Struggle to Express Emotions

According to the clinical literature alexithymia tends to evoke negative countertransference reactions in the therapist, such as boredom and dullness.However,…

Environmental Conservation

Groundbreaking Genetic Study Reshapes Tree of Life Insights

The discovery by Norwegian and Swiss researchers has gained attention from biologists worldwide. The findings come from the largest ever genetic comparison of…

Science Education

New European Project Builds Gene-Disease Knowledge Base

As the heart of this, a large integrated genetic variation catalogue will be built to arm researchers with valuable information in the battle against disorders…

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