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Health & Medicine

Investigating the causes of Parkinson’s disease

Dr Lynn Bedford, of the School of Biomedical Sciences, will lead a five-year study after receiving an award from the PDS under its Career Development Awards…

Studies and Analyses

A sense of crisis is imperative for recycling efforts to work

A forthcoming paper in “Historical Research” argues that recycling can only ever succeed if a sense of crisis is linked to it. Looking at the historical…

Environmental Conservation

Bumblebee Nest Survey Reveals Garden Preferences

During the National Bumblebee Nest Survey, more than 700 volunteers surveyed their own gardens plus one of six different countryside habitats for bumblebee…

Technology Offerings

Flow Forming Technology Enhances Production of Components

The inventive flow splitting method and device allows for the production of rotational symmetric and bifurcated components in an integral action without…

Physics & Astronomy

Charon Ice Machine: Insights from Gemini Observatory’s Research

Evidence for these ice deposits comes from high-resolution spectra obtained using the Gemini Observatory’s Adaptive Optics system, ALTAIR coupled with the…

Environmental Conservation

NJIT Researchers Create Simple, Affordable Solar Panel Process

“The process is simple,” said lead researcher and author Somenath Mitra, PhD, professor and acting chair of NJIT’s Department of Chemistry and Environmental…

Life & Chemistry

Fruit fly research may 'clean up' conventional impressions of biology

While biologists have long known that the structure of adult animals follows a blueprint laid out in the early stages of embryonic development, classical…

Physics & Astronomy

New Tool Measures Speeding Nuclei for Enhanced Research

In the study, NSCL users from the Institute for Nuclear Physics of the University of Cologne in Germany and Central Michigan University teamed with Krzysztof…

Life & Chemistry

MSU Researchers Uncover Plant Resistance Link to Jasmonate

While scientists have known for years that a common plant hormone, jasmonate, plays a crucial role in plant development and function, the steps that convert…

Life & Chemistry

In evolutionary arms race, a bacterium is found that outwits tomato plant's defenses

“Plant breeders often find that five or six years after their release, resistant plant varieties become susceptible because pathogens can evolve very quickly…

Earth Sciences

Exploring the Arctic: Expedition to the North Pole Begins

At the end of August, an unusual expedition under Russian leadership will leave for the Arctic Ocean. One of the participants is Jürgen Graeser of the Alfred…

Life & Chemistry

Gene identified for Crohn's disease in children

The research reinforces previous results by German researchers, who found the same gene variant associated with the adult form of Crohn’s disease.Researchers…

Health & Medicine

New Method Enhances Early Disease Diagnosis by Purdue-IU Researchers

Daniel Raftery, a Purdue professor of analytical and physical chemistry, and his collaborators used a simple chemical reaction to improve the ability to detect…

Life & Chemistry

Enzyme Targeted by Cancer Cells Shows Promise for Treatment

In a high-stakes tit for tat, protein kinase G enables healthy cells to stay on task to proliferate, differentiate then provide a useful function. Cancer…

Studies and Analyses

Impact of False-Positive Cancer Tests: Key Survey Findings

“We know that having a false alarm at a breast cancer screening causes significant negative psychological harm,” says Dr. John Brodersen, co-author of the…

Physics & Astronomy

New Tool Enhances Carbon Nanotube Growth for Advanced Research

Surrey NanoSystems, a joint venture between the University of Surrey’s Advanced Technology Institute and CEVP Ltd, has won a major order for its innovative…

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