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Medical Engineering

New Imaging Technique Enhances Autoantibody Profiling in RA

This profile can give valuable information about the progress of the disease. A unique feature of this so-called Surface Plasmon Resonance (SPR) technique is…

Health & Medicine

New Guidelines on Allergic Rhinitis and Asthma in 10 Languages

GA²LEN running campaign, “Does rhinitis lead to asthma?” develops the same messages for healthcare professionals and patients, highlighting the importance of…

Environmental Conservation

Cuban Birds: Exploring Their Role in Wetland Ecosystems

Another achievement of the studies of Professor Mugica and her group was the publication of the book “Water birds in Cuban wetlands”. A compilation of papers…

Health & Medicine

Combine Strategies to Cut New XDR Tuberculosis Cases by Half

XDR tuberculosis has been reported in 37 countries (as of May 2007), and has been identified in all regions of the world. South Africa has had the largest…

Health & Medicine

Hysterectomy Linked to Increased Risk of Incontinence Surgery

As such, women should be counselled on risks associated with hysterectomy, and other treatment options should be considered before surgery. These are the…

Health & Medicine

New ways of fighting ‘super bugs’ in hospitals

The Bradford Infection Group (BIG), based within the University of Bradford’s Schools of Engineering, Design & Technology and Life Sciences, was recently…

Physics & Astronomy

Time to overhaul Newton's theory of gravitation? Galaxy cluster models cast doubt on dark matter

With the conventional theory of gravitation, based on Newton’s ideas and refined by Einstein 92 years ago, dark matter helps to explain the motion of galaxies,…

Life & Chemistry

DASGIP Unveils BioLector Micro-Bioreactor for Screening Efficiency

The “DASGIP BioLector” has been developed by m2p-labs, Aachen, Germany, who entered into a partnership with DASGIP to bring the new product to market. Under…

Physics & Astronomy

First-Ever Atomic Nuclei Created: New Super-Heavy Isotopes

The results not only stake out new territory on the nuclear landscape, but also suggest that variants of everyday elements might exist that are heavier than…

Environmental Conservation

Everglades Phosphorus Limits Show Promise, More Action Needed

A six-year study led by Duke University scientists tracked how various phosphorus levels affected natural communities in two research sites inside the…

Environmental Conservation

California Fires Highlight Climate Change Impact on Forecasts

“This is exactly what we’ve been projecting to happen, both in short-term fire forecasts for this year and the longer term patterns that can be linked to…

Physics & Astronomy

Solar Telescope Soars 120,000 Feet for New Sun Discoveries

“This unique research project will enable us to view features of the Sun that we've never seen before,” says Michael Knölker, director of NCAR's High Altitude…

Life & Chemistry

New Light Trap Captures Larval Stage of Unique Species

When David Jones, a fisheries oceanographer at the Cooperative Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Studies (CIMAS) located at the University of Miami’s…

Life & Chemistry

Legionnaire's bacterial proteins work together to survive

“This supposedly simple organism continues to fascinate us with new tricks that enable it to manipulate cells in our body that normally protect us against…

Health & Medicine

Epilepsy Drugs Linked to Sexual Disorders, Study Finds

A new study published in Epilepsia investigates the effects of withdrawal from two common AEDs, carbamazepine (CBZ) and valproate (VPA), on the sex-hormones of…

Life & Chemistry

Animal Biotechnology: Enhancing Traits in Breeding Success

In breeding both domestic and farm animals for example, it is now possible to select individuals with a wide spectrum of desirable traits in a single…

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