The findings relate to the genetics of modern Pima Indians who have an unusually high rate of obesity but could be extrapolated to all people. Their obesity is…
Abuse of psychostimulants such as amphetamine remains a serious public health concern. Amphetamines mediate their behavioral effects by stimulating…
Boston University researcher Sydney Rosen and colleagues identified and analyzed scientific reports over the past 7 years that gave details on adult patients…
Chemists at Vienna University of Technology (TU) working jointly with ARC Seibersdorf, are developing a new analytical method, based on MALDI mass…
Neurons die en masse when the spinal cord is injured or when a person suffers a stroke. Researchers of the Max Delbrueck Center for Molecular Medicine (MDC)…
“These results are important because maintaining stable blood levels of epilepsy drugs and good control of seizures depends on people taking their medications…
Along with hundreds of other scientists from around the world, scientists from the National Centre for Atmospheric Science (NCAS) have been able to bask in a…
Mammography continues to be the method of choice for the early detection of breast cancer. However, because this technique is not as selective or specific as…
“We are moving the needle – tapping into the passion and performance of our company and our rapidly growing customer base to reach new audiences and achieve…
Their study, published online by the journal Nano Letters, is the first to demonstrate the use of nanodiamonds, a new class of nanomaterials, in biomedicine….
In the study, which is to appear in the Oct. 12 issue of Physical Review Letters, Allan Greenleaf, professor of mathematics at the University of Rochester, and…
When Carly Stevens finished her PhD in 2004, her findings were so significant they were published in Science. Not only that, they were selected as contributing…
“As a result of damming and development, major rivers worldwide have experienced dramatic changes in flow, reducing their natural ability to adjust to and…
This phase was not found in earlier experiments for any element and compound. The findings are being published in this week’s Net edition of Proceedings of the…
The ability to directly pattern functional oxides at the nanoscale opens a new avenue to functional devices. Potential applications include micro-fuel cells,…
Announced today in the international journal Science, the new plastic membrane allows carbon dioxide and other small molecules to move through its…