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Phonics, Whole-Word, and Whole-Language Boost Reading Speed

However, a new study by researchers at New York University shows that the three reading processes do not conflict, but, rather, work together to determine…

Studies and Analyses

Animal models shown pertinent in the study of Huntington's Disease

The results, published August 1, 2007, in the journal Human Molecular Genetics, validate the applicability of using animal models to study human disease and…

Physics & Astronomy

Exploring the Veil Nebula: Life and Death of Massive Stars

The bigger the star, the shorter its life. When a star significantly heavier than our Sun runs out of fuel, it collapses and blows itself apart in a…

Health & Medicine

Anorexia Nervosa – More Common And Transient Than Previously Thought

In the first nationwide outcome study anorexia of conducted to date, anorexia is a common, often severe, but highly transient illness. Its outcome is generally…

Life & Chemistry

Scientists Advance Bio-Engineered Bladder Research

The research, highlighted in the quarterly magazine of the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) this week, is looking at urothelial…

Health & Medicine

UK Childhood Cancer Survival Rates Lag Behind Europe

Despite a National Service Framework for children, which sets standards, there are no targets, and children continue to be a low priority for the NHS.According…

Life & Chemistry

New Strategy Treats Allergic Disorders: VIB & Ghent University

VIB researchers associated with Ghent University, in collaboration with the Academic Medical Center (AMC) in Amsterdam, have shown that auto-antigens or…

Environmental Conservation

Siberian Forests Face Growing Threat from Climate Change Fires

Catastrophic forest fire outbreaks in Siberia are happening more frequently because of climate change, new research published in the “Journal of Climate” on 1…

Physics & Astronomy

University of Arizona Delays Delta II Launch Due to Weather

Due to the forecast for severe weather in the vicinity of the launch pad on Tuesday afternoon, the Delta II launch team was unable to complete fueling of the…

Architecture & Construction

Harnessing Human Energy: MIT’s Crowd Farm Innovation

The so-called “Crowd Farm,” as envisioned by James Graham and Thaddeus Jusczyk, would turn the mechanical energy of people walking or jumping into a source of…

Environmental Conservation

MIT Develops Kinder Scallop Dredge for Sustainable Fishing

The director of MIT Sea Grant's Center for Fisheries Engineering Research wants to build a better dredge-even though he's the first to admit that current…

Life & Chemistry

Zebrafish: It's not your parents' lab rat

Zebrafish cost about a dollar at the pet store. They grow from eggs to hunting their own food in three days. Adults can lay up to 500 eggs at once… and you…

Health & Medicine

New Protein Target Boosts Hodgkin Lymphoma Treatment Potential

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute scientists have identified a protein that prevents the body's immune system from recognizing and attacking Hodgkin lymphoma cells….

Power and Electrical Engineering

Pink Solar Cells: A New Approach to Green Energy Solutions

Scientists here have developed new dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) that get their pink color from a mixture of red dye and white metal oxide powder in…

Physics & Astronomy

Quantum Dance Party Expands with New Unexpected Guests

But the quantum dance party’s guest list just got bigger.In a paper that appeared Friday in the online edition of Physical Review Letters, University of…

Environmental Conservation

New Aerogels Clean Water and Purify Hydrogen Fuel Cells

Argonne materials scientists Peter Chupas and Mercouri Kanatzidis, along with colleagues at Northwestern and Michigan State universities, created and…

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