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Physics & Astronomy

Precise Nano Injection Technique for Living Cells Unveiled

The findings will be presented by lead researcher Ingrid Wilke, assistant professor of physics at Rensselaer, at the World of Photonics Congress in Munich,…

Agricultural & Forestry Science

Crops Signal Farmers When to Water: CU Innovation Insights

Corn and potato crops may soon provide information to farmers about when they need water and how much should be delivered, thanks to a University of Colorado…

Studies and Analyses

Stroke Risk Doubles for Newly Diagnosed Type 2 Diabetes Patients

For this study, the researchers entered 12,272 subjects into a Type 2 diabetes cohort. All subjects were recently diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes and had a mean…

Life & Chemistry

New Mutation Links Tropomyosin to Muscle Weakness

The study demonstrates that muscle weakness experienced by persons with a regulatory protein tropomyosin mutation is directly related to a mechanism by which…

Studies and Analyses

Noninvasive Cancer Treatment: Insights from LSU Study

Ram Devireddy, assistant professor of mechanical engineering at LSU, recently co-authored an article with Todd Monroe, assistant professor of biological and…

Environmental Conservation

Carnegie Mellon Researchers Urge Action on Carbon Emissions

Carnegie Mellon University engineering researchers Christopher L. Weber and Scott H. Matthews argue that rising U.S. trade with countries like China has major…

Studies and Analyses

Exercise Benefits Confirmed for Diabetes Management

Diabetes is often called a lifestyle disease, and now a new study from the University of Missouri-Columbia verifies that a lifestyle change brings strong…

Health & Medicine

Mapping rheumatoid arthritis — first multinational review of RA shows

In the first international ‘map of rheumatoid arthritis’ (RA), spanning Europe and beyond, significant national differences in RA severity can be directly…

Health & Medicine

Gender Disparity in Anti-TNF Treatment for Rheumatoid Arthritis

Findings reported today at EULAR 2007, the Annual European Congress of Rheumatology (EULAR) in Barcelona, Spain, reveal a treatment disparity between female…

Physics & Astronomy

Nanoscience in Austria: Unlocking New Material Insights

Atoms on the surfaces and borderlines of matter behave differently to atoms inside its volume due to their position at the boundary. Significantly altering the…

Life & Chemistry

Understanding Inflammation’s Role in Cancer and Diabetes

What is the role of inflammation in cancer? Which molecular and cell mechanisms promote inflammation? How do antiinflammatory agents work and which molecules…

Studies and Analyses

Candy Cigarettes: A Sweet Nostalgia in Modern Treats

Candy cigarettes are made of candy or gum, shaped into cylindrical sticks and sold in rectangular boxes roughly the size of cigarette packs. In the US they are…

Health & Medicine

Very Low-Carb Diets: Effects on Long-Term Gut Health

Very low-carbohydrate weight-loss diets (such as the so-called ‘Atkins-type diets) are popular with people struggling to lose weight and are used in some…

Health & Medicine

Hand-Washing Video Cuts Hospital Infection Rates Efficiently

Researchers monitored visits by123 families to see how they could improve hygiene and reduce hospital acquired infections like MRSA, which are a major cause of…

Environmental Conservation

Subsea Separation Technology Wins 2007 EUREKA Award

This compact subsea processing equipment will ensure a better use of increasingly scarce resources and is set to improve the economics of offshore oil and gas…

Earth Sciences

Mystery of earth’s innermost core solved

The findings were attained by a team of Swedish and Russian researchers, who used advanced simulations on Swedish supercomputers. This new knowledge explains…

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