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Life & Chemistry

A 'fault' in the cellular power plant explains the abnormal metabolism of tumours

The German Nobel laureate Otto Warburg, one of twentieth century's leading scientists observed that tumour cells exhibit an increased aerobic glucose…

Studies and Analyses

Hospital Malnutrition: 75% of Patients Affected Across Departments

The study, which was carried out in patients older than 18 in all the departments of the hospital except Psychiatry and Ophthalmology, showed that, although…

Social Sciences

Pioneering study into older people’s expectations of dying

Dr Claire Goodman at the University’s Centre for Research in Primary and Community Care (CRIPACC) is leading a research project in partnership with East and…

Environmental Conservation

Envisat Sees California Fires Fueled by Gale-Force Winds

Gale-force winds have fed more than a dozen fires from Santa Barbara to the Mexican border since breaking out on Sunday, killing one person and forcing the…

Earth Sciences

Depleted Uranium Contamination Discovered in Urine After 20 Years

University of Leicester geologist, Professor Randall R Parrish will be giving this message to the 119th annual meeting of the Geological Society of America at…

Earth Sciences

Fossil Record Reveals Climate Link to Mass Extinction Risks

The research team has, for the first time, discovered a close association between Earth climate and extinctions in a study that has examined the relationship…

Earth Sciences

Ocean CO2 Levels Impact Climate Change: Key Insights

The air contains greenhouse gases such as CO2, which are now known to be responsible for global warming because their concentration has risen continu-ously for…

Physics & Astronomy

Discovery Launch Countdown: Weather May Delay Today’s Event

There is currently a 60-percent chance that weather at the launch site will delay today's launch. Weather conditions are expected to improve slightly on…

Life & Chemistry

Broccoli Sprout Extract Shields Skin from UV Damage

The results in human volunteers, backed by parallel evidence obtained in mice, show that the degree of skin redness (erythema) caused by UV rays, which is an…

Studies and Analyses

Influenza Vaccine’s Impact Varies in Gabon’s Rural Areas

Researchers have found that vaccination against influenza strains seem to be more effective in a semi-urban population than in a rural population of…

Environmental Conservation

Unexpected CO2 Growth Linked to Fossil Fuel Inefficiency

The study found that inefficiency in the use of fossil fuels increased levels of CO2 by 17 percent, while the other 18 percent came from the decline in the…

Studies and Analyses

Global Obesity Rates Rise: Study of 168,159 Adults

In the study, 168,159 people (69,409 men, 98,750 women) from 18 to 80 years old (average age 48) in 63 countries across five continents were evaluated by their…

Physics & Astronomy

Harvard Engineers Unveil Quantum Cascade Laser Nanoantenna

In a major feat of nanotechnology engineering researchers from Harvard University have demonstrated a laser with a wide-range of potential applications in…

Life & Chemistry

Cilia’s Role in Sensation: How They Sense Heat and Pain

Humans and genetically engineered mice lacking functional cilia respond more slowly to physical sensations such as exposure to hot water or a sharp poke with a…

Life & Chemistry

Neural Link Between Sleep Loss and Psychiatric Disorders Revealed

This is notably apparent in soldiers in combat zones, medical residents and even new parents. Now there's a neurological basis for this theory, according to…

Life & Chemistry

Transparent Zebrafish Aid Breast Cancer Research Breakthrough

Scientists at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) School of Medicine can’t look through human skin. But a small, tropical minnow fish common to…

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