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Health & Medicine

Aspirin – just for men?

Scientists have long puzzled over why the protective effects of aspirin vary so widely between clinical trials. Some trials show no difference between aspirin…

Information Technology

Support for Overcoming E-Illiteracy in New Technology

NIACE, the National Institute of Adult Continuing Education, will use the findings of the Penceil (How People Encounter E-Illiteracy and how they can take…

Life & Chemistry

Understanding How Your Genes Influence Sleepiness

“We still do not know why we benefit from sleep, or why we feel tired when we are 'lacking' sleep, but it seems likely that sleep serves some basic biological…

Life & Chemistry

Sex Hormone Signature Reveals Gender Beyond Chromosomes

In an article published today in the online open access journal BMC Genomics, researchers have shown for the first time that testosterone leaves an…

Life & Chemistry

Sea Cucumbers Inspire Organ Regrowth Through Wound Healing

The discovery that Holothuria glaberrima uses similar cellular mechanisms during wound healing and organ regeneration gives us the opportunity to discover how…

Environmental Conservation

Stronger EPA Leadership for Better Mississippi River Water Quality

EPA has failed to use its authority under the act to adequately coordinate and oversee state activities along the Mississippi and ensure progress toward the…

Studies and Analyses

National study — kids' bike injuries are major public health concern

A new study conducted by researchers at the Center for Injury Research and Policy at Nationwide Children’s Hospital concludes that bicycle-related injuries…

Life & Chemistry

New Link Found Between Obesity and Diabetes Risks

Diabetes is a metabolic condition in which the body does not form sufficient quantities of insulin or in which the insulin that is formed does not have…

Health & Medicine

New Bone Structure Research Challenges Osteoporosis Treatments

Researchers from the University of Cambridge, the Animal Health Trust in Newmarket, and the BAM Federal Institute of Materials Research and Testing, Berlin,…

Agricultural & Forestry Science

Combating E. Coli 0157 and Salmonella: New Insights Revealed

“It's becoming more and more difficult to study these pathogens because you have to be a jack of all trades,” said T.G. Nagaraja, professor of diagnostic…

Studies and Analyses

California’s Top Companies Lack Women Leaders: A Closer Look

Nearly one in three of the 400 largest public companies headquartered in California – including household names Apple, Callaway Golf and Skechers USA – have no…

Life & Chemistry

Unraveling MLL Leukemogenesis: Key Genetic Insights

Mixed lineage leukemia (MLL) is a distinctive type of leukemia – distinguished from the more prevalent acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) by the presence of a…

Environmental Conservation

Small-Scale Fishing in Mexico: A Hidden Threat to Turtles

Industrial fishing operations take plenty of blame for both depleting fish stocks and inadvertently catching innocent bystanders such as dolphins, sharks,…

Health & Medicine

Acupuncture Cuts Post-Surgery Pain and Opioid Use

“While the amount of opioids needed for patients who received acupuncture was much lower than those who did not have acupuncture, the most important outcome…

Health & Medicine

Garlic Enhances Hydrogen Sulfide to Relax Arteries

The UAB researchers found this interaction triggered red blood cells to release H2S, which then led to the relaxation of blood vessels. Fresh garlic was used…

Materials Sciences

Iowa State’s Engineers Innovate Roads Using Ethanol Co-Products

Soil around the Midwest is mostly soft clay and till deposited by glaciers, said Halil Ceylan, an Iowa State assistant professor of civil, construction and…

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