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Transportation and Logistics

Congestion Charge Raises Safety Concerns for Motorcyclists

Imperial College London and Loughborough University researchers found an increase of up to 40 more motorcycling casualties per month during the congestion…

Information Technology

MIT’s Quest to Optimize Chip Designs for Better Performance

Computer chips inside high-speed communication devices have become so small that tiny variations which occur during chip fabrication can make a big difference…

Environmental Conservation

Male elephants get 'photo IDs' from scientists

Asian elephants don’t carry photo identification, so scientists from the Wildlife Conservation Society and India’s Nature Conservation Foundation are providing…

Life & Chemistry

Low Protein Levels Linked to Increased Pancreatic Cancer Risk

In a report in the Aug. 15 issue of Cancer Research, the investigators found that, in a large study group, people with the lowest blood levels of a protein…

Earth Sciences

Ocean ‘supergyre’ link to climate regulator

The new research confirms the current sweeping out of the Tasman Sea past Tasmania and towards the South Atlantic is a previously undetected component of the…

Life & Chemistry

New Method to Identify and Evolve Novel Enzymes at MGH

The intricate interplay of proteins and other chemicals that underlies most biological activities requires the participation of enzymes, specialized molecules…

Life & Chemistry

New Biomarker Predicts Prostate Cancer Outcomes for Better Care

“This discovery will allow physicians to individualize treatment and observation plans for prostate cancer patients,” says Timothy Roth, M.D., a Mayo Clinic…

Life & Chemistry

New Proteins Linked to Neurodegenerative Syndrome Discovered

“They are two different diseases, but they are related to one gene,” said Dr. Juan Botas, associate professor of molecular and human genetics at BCM. Fragile X…

Health & Medicine

Cannabis Innovations for Alleviating Allergic Skin Disease

Allergic contact dermatitis is caused by reaction to something that directly contacts the skin. Many different substances (allergens) can cause allergic…

Health & Medicine

New BNCT Advances for Head and Neck Cancer Treatment

Most head-and-neck cancers that recur locally after prior full-dose conventional radiation therapy respond to Boron Neutron Capture Therapy (BNCT). These…

Health & Medicine

Cosmetic Creams From A Psychologist’s Point Of View

The researchers assumed that a lady’s preference to creams with certain properties is connected with her personality strains. The assumption has been…

Earth Sciences

Gold From Decayed Stumps: Nature’s Hidden Treasure

They perform the gold-diggers’ function in the forests that grow above ore bodies – within multiple years they draw soluble salts out of the soil and die off…

Health & Medicine

Stem Cell Therapy Success for Severe Frontal Sinusitis Patients

The patients suffered from severe, prolonged frontal sinusitis. An implant combining stem cells and biomaterial was inserted into the damaged bone. Since the…

Life & Chemistry

Self-fertility in fungi — the secrets of ‘DIY reproduction’

Scientists have been trying to determine how individuals of a key fungus, Aspergillus nidulans, are able to have sex without the need for a partner.In new…

Health & Medicine

Uncontrolled Hypertension: A Global Health Challenge

The Editorial, which ties in with a Seminar on hypertension, says: “Despite very effective and cost-effective treatments, target blood pressure levels are very…

Health & Medicine

Celecoxib Shows Promise in Preventing Restenosis Safely

But an accompanying Comment warns that clinical trials suggest long-term use of celecoxib can expose patients to an additional risk of heart attack.Dr Hyo-Soo…

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