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Studies and Analyses

Gene Variant Links Childhood Abuse to Alcoholism Risk

“With this study we see yet again that nature and nurture often work together, not independently, to influence our overall health and well-being,” says NIH…

Health & Medicine

Weight Management Program Reduces Diabetes Risk in Kids

Mary Savoye-Desanti, research associate in Yale’s Department of Pediatrics, will present the findings at a JAMA media briefing in New York on June 26 at 10…

Studies and Analyses

Nepalese Researchers Discover Cost-Effective Typhoid Treatment

Enteric fever, of which typhoid fever is the most common form, is a major disease affecting the developing world, where sanitary conditions remain poor. The…

Health & Medicine

Ultrasound: A Safe Alternative to Breast Mass Biopsies

“These findings indicate that ultrasound follow-up can spare women from unnecessary, invasive biopsies,” said Oswald Graf, M.D., from the Department of…

Transportation and Logistics

Optimizing Retail Supply Chains: Enhancing Value and Reducing Costs

By extending the Newsvendor-formula it can be proven that from the point where most of the value is created, inventory should move all the way downstream. He…

Health & Medicine

It’s Not Too Late to Change – Lowering Cardiac Risk Later in Life

Once these people achieved 4 healthy behaviors, eating at least 5 fruits and vegetables daily, exercising at least 2.5 hours per week, maintaining their Body…

Health & Medicine

Breast Cancer Prognosis Linked to Family Ties, Study Finds

Mikael Hartman from the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm, Sweden led an international team, identifying 2,787 mother-daughter pairs and 831 sister pairs among…

Environmental Conservation

Global Policy Overhaul Needed to Combat Desertification Risks

In the analysis for presentation June 28 at UN Headquarters, New York, UNU experts say the loss of soil productivity and the degradation of life-support…

Business and Finance

Effective Regulation in the Transatlantic Marketplace Conference

The conference will be addressed by Mr. Josef Ackermann, Chairman of the Management Board and of the Group Executive Committee, Deutsche Bank AG and Chairman…

Physics & Astronomy

New Calculation Code Enhances Nuclear Reactor Modeling

The Monte Carlo method is a basic tool in particle transport problems, and it is well suited for tasks requiring the detailed modelling of geometry and…

Health & Medicine

Major Challenges in Future of Pervasive Healthcare Revealed

Sabrina Nefti, a final year student of the MEng Master of Engineering Degree within the School of Electronics & Computer Science (ECS) who will graduate next…

Information Technology

New Handheld Computers Enhance Ambulance Crews’ Access to EMS Data

The University of Warwick has been working closely with the Joint Royal Colleges Ambulance Liaison Committee (JRCALC) for the last six years developing…

Agricultural & Forestry Science

Exploring Innovations in Root Growth Research at CPIB

The Centre for Plant Integrative Biology (CPIB) will focus on cutting-edge research into plant biology — particularly the little-studied area of root growth,…

Business and Finance

Micro-Finance: A Key Solution to Alleviate Poverty

Micro-finance really came under the spotlight after Professor Mohammad Yunus and Grameen Bank in Bangladesh won the Nobel Peace Prize for their work relating…

Health & Medicine

The original human (‘Old Stone Age’) diet is good for people with diabetes

During 2.5 million years of human evolution, before the advent of agriculture, our ancestors were consuming fruit, vegetables, nuts, lean meat and fish. In…

Life & Chemistry

Top Experts Call for European Marine Science & Technology Strategy

Opening the event EU Commissioner for Fisheries and Maritime Affairs Dr. Joe Borg stated “…only excellence in marine research and technology would allow us to…

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