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Large European Study: Increased cure of breast cancer with extra “boost” irradiation after surgery

That is the conclusion of Professor Harry Bartelink, from the Netherlands Cancer Institute, Antoni van Leeuwenhoek Hospital (NKI-AVL) in Amsterdam, and his…

Life & Chemistry

Vitamin B1 Deficiency Linked to Vascular Issues in Diabetes

Diabetes is increasing in incidence in the UK and elsewhere and one of the most significant health problems associated with the condition are vascular…

Health & Medicine

Staffordshire Screening Hits Milestone for 35,000 Diabetes Patients

The county-wide screening programme was one of the first in the country to be launched in March 2006 and screened over 28,000 diabetes patients across…

Health & Medicine

Cooling Innovations for Athletes: Beat the Heat in Beijing

In Beijing, the first preparations are being made to cool athletes down to the right operating temperature. That such measures are actually working, was proved…

Information Technology

Imense Ltd: The Future of Image Search Technology

Now Imense Ltd, a high-tech Cambridge start-up, has announced new investment to help them become the ‘Google’ of image searching, using their revolutionary…

Life & Chemistry

New Pancreatic Blood Vessels Linked to Tumor Malignancy

Microscopically small, newly formed tumors may rest in dormant state for months or even years without forming their own blood vessels. It takes a kind of…

Life & Chemistry

New Insights into Causes of Severe Blindness Revealed

People suffering from a severe retinal disease will sooner or later lose their eyesight considerably or even become completely blind. Those affected, family…

Social Sciences

U.S. Retirement Wealth Projected to Surge by 2040

In a study published this week in the online early edition of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, James Poterba of MIT, Steven Venti of…

Technology Offerings

Coaxial Cylindrical Bellows Enable Precision in Vacuum Systems

The invention concerns both a device and a process for linear movements with good coaxial precision and high airtightness in vacuum environment.Further…

Technology Offerings

Simplifying Carbohydrate Mimics Synthesis for Innovative Uses

The invention permits to synthesize easily carbohydrate-C-N and glycosamine mimics from natural carbohydrate and glycol. The synthesized molecules can be used…

Technology Offerings

New Wall Coating Substance Enhances Room Humidity Control

The invention concerns a substance to treat various building materials with the purpose of enhancing their hygroscopic properties, thus ensuring a passive…

Earth Sciences

Tectonic Plate Motion Reversal Near Acapulco: Insights from 2006

A reversal of tectonic plate motion between Acapulco and Mexico City in the last half of 2006 probably didn't ease seismic strain in the region or the specter…

Physics & Astronomy

New Planet Found Around Giant Red Star with Hobby-Eberly Telescope

The new discovery is helping astronomers to understand what will happen to the planets in our solar system when our Sun becomes a red-giant star, expanding so…

Earth Sciences

Sunspot Abundance Linked to Heavy Rains in East Africa

Intense rainfall in the region often leads to flooding and disease outbreaks.The analysis by a team of U.S. and British researchers shows that unusually heavy…

Life & Chemistry

Porphyrin Electron-Transfer Reactions: New Molecular Insights

The researchers have published their findings, “Dynamics of Porphyrin Electron-Transfer Reactions at the Electrode–Electrolyte Interface at the Molecular…

Life & Chemistry

New Protein Discovery Sheds Light on Male Fertility

“We essentially found that cleanup in the cell is not supervised by one but by two proteins,” Groettrup says. “It is important because everything we know about…

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