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Life & Chemistry

New Stem Cell Method Enhances Cornea Disorder Treatments

In concrete, the thesis defended by doctor Fernández Hortelano at the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Navarra, proves the therapeutic efficiency in…

Studies and Analyses

New Insights into Anesthetic Action: Potassium Channels Uncovered

The study focuses on a particular protein found in neurons in the brain, known as a potassium channel, which stabilises and regulates the voltage across the…

Earth Sciences

ESA’s Earth Explorer gravity satellite on show

The Gravity field and steady-state Ocean Circulation Explorer(GOCE), the first core Earth Explorer mission to be developed as part of ESA's Living Planet…

Health & Medicine

New Protocol Boosts Survival for Infants with Leukemia

ALL in infants aged younger than 12 months is both rare and biologically different from ALL in older children. Although the cure rate in children with ALL has…

Studies and Analyses

New Study From University Of Leicester On Breast Feeding & Post Natal Depression

These results arise from research carried out by Ellen Homewood, Alison Tweed and Jon Crossley of the Department of Clinical Psychology at the University of…

Environmental Conservation

Enhancing Arable Biodiversity for Farm Birds: Key Techniques

Their report, Enhancing Arable Biodiversity, published today after a five-year study, identifies six techniques, to encourage arable wildlife, that would help…

Technology Offerings

New Magnetic RAM Design Ensures Stable, Fast Writing

The novel magnetic ram design and switching method guarantee a much higher stability against unwanted dipolar interaction between neighbouring MRAM cells than…

Life & Chemistry

Protein Synthesis Breakthrough: No Amino Acids Needed

Usually, the synthesis of short protein chains (polypeptides) begins with the production of their components, the amino acids. But it can be done differently:…

Studies and Analyses

Wind Insurance Challenges for Gulf Coast Businesses: Study Insights

Gulf Coast businesses are also paying higher wind insurance deductibles while getting lower limits on policy coverage, the study by the nonprofit research…

Environmental Conservation

Funding Conservation: By-Catch Levies for Species Protection

That money, the researchers suggest in the August issue of Frontiers in Ecology and Environment, could be used to address other causes of species decline, such…

Studies and Analyses

PET Scan Reveals Lung Tumor Response During Radiation Therapy

Lung cancer patients may not need to wait till their radiation treatment is over to know if it worked. A PET scan several weeks after starting radiation…

Studies and Analyses

Senior Drivers Safer Than Young Drivers, Study Reveals

“While driving ability declines with age for most people, those seniors who continue to drive appear to be safer drivers than the general public might think,”…

Health & Medicine

Combatting Vitamin D Deficiency: Key Prevention Strategies

Humans attain vitamin D from exposure to sunlight, diet and supplements. Vitamin D deficiency is common in children and adults. In utero and childhood, vitamin…

Power and Electrical Engineering

Rethinking Biofuels: Beyond Corn for Sustainable Futures

“Rural communities won't benefit from the Farm Bill becoming a fuel bill. In the long run, family farmers and the environment will be losers, while…

Health & Medicine

Computers Excel in Dosage Testing for Thrombosis Drugs

Increasing evidence of the value of these anticoagulant drugs in a wide range of clinical disorders such as abnormal heart rhythm, or atrial fibrillation, has…

Communications Media

Elsevier Joins Forces with NSFC to Advance Natural Science

This Journal presents up-to-date scientific achievements of great significance in various fields of natural science including life science, earth science,…

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