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Egyptians: The True Pioneers of Medicine Unearthed

The research team from the KNH Centre for Biomedical Egyptology at The University of Manchester discovered the evidence in medical papyri written in 1,500BC –…

Information Technology

Bridging Users and Standards: Insights from OGF20 Forum

The User Forum is organised jointly with the OGF20 meeting to bring current Grid users and standards bodies together to ensure that they speak the same…

Social Sciences

UK in danger of lagging behind in forensic arms race according to Queen’s academic

Dr Wolfram Meier-Augenstein, Senior Lecturer in Stable Isotope Forensics at Queen’s, has stated that better forensic intelligence concerning terrorists and…

Social Sciences

Abertay-led team develops new tool to ‘freeze’ crime-scene memories

The tool, developed by a team led by the University of Abertay Dundee, combats natural memory decay by using the latest cognitive psychology techniques. Witnesses use a self-administered interview (SAI) to 'freeze' images and details of crime scenes and perpetrators in their minds, particularly small and seemingly insignificant details that often turn out to be crucial in solving cases….

Information Technology

Laser Technology Preserves Dinosaur Tracks in Catalonia

The Fumanya site, in the Berguedà region of central Catalonia, is so delicate that experts cannot get physically close enough to the tracks to examine them. In…

Health & Medicine

First Renin Inhibitor: Limited Effectiveness in Hypertension

Aliskiren (Tekturna, Rasilez) is the first of a new class of orally active antihypertensive drugs that works by inhibiting renin. A review of six large-scale…

Social Sciences

Curbing Pocket Money to Tackle Youth Problem Drinking

Mark A Bellis from Liverpool John Moores University and colleagues studied the results of an alcohol questionnaire given anonymously to 15-16 year old drinkers…

Agricultural & Forestry Science

Hepatitis E: Risks Rise as Pig Infections Decline

The scenario humans need to worry about would occur if the infection rate in pigs drops. At low infection rates, there is actually a higher chance pigs will…

Life & Chemistry

New Study Reveals Sex Differences in Primate Brain Structures

An international research team consisting of Patrik Lindenfors, Charles Nunn and Robert Barton examined data on primate brain structures in relation to traits…

Health & Medicine

Use of Swedish 'snus' is linked to a doubled risk of pancreatic cancer

Tobacco smoking is a known risk factor for pancreatic cancer, which is an unusually malignant form of the disease. Since it is common for people who take snus…

Life & Chemistry

Knowledge of species – ­a cornerstone of ecological understanding

Ola Magntorn has done research on how different groups of students develop their ability to read nature, that is, the ability to feel at home in nature and to…

Physics & Astronomy

Extreme Winds Rule Exoplanet's Weather

They're part of a team that mapped weather on a planet beyond our solar system, a gas giant planet called HD 189733b.”The exoplanet's wind speeds probably…

Life & Chemistry

IL-17: A Molecule That Destroys and Protects Bone Health

The component, IL-17, was recognized only in the past 18 months to be a primary cause of bone destruction and inflammation in autoimmune diseases. Therapies…

Health & Medicine

Speeding Up Malignant Hyperthermia Treatment: New Research Insights

According to research published in the April AANA Journal of the American Association of Nurse Anesthetists, the intravenous administration of life-saving…

Life & Chemistry

USF Health Study Challenges Fertility Restoration Theory

The USF study, published in the March 2007 issue of the journal Developmental Biology and highlighted April 26, 2007 in Nature, counters the controversial…

Physics & Astronomy

How Ion Motion Is Controlled in Solid Electrolytes

The same team of researchers discovered intermediate phases seven years ago in amorphous or disordered materials where networks are covalently bonded. The…

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