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Researchers find 'large is smart' when it comes to cities

Now a team of researchers, including an economist from Arizona State University, have studied the growth of cities in different parts of the world and have…

Life & Chemistry

Ancient Amphibians Developed Land-Biting Skills Before Migration

Ancient aquatic amphibians developed the ability to feed on land before completing the transition to terrestrial life, researchers from Harvard University…

Health & Medicine

New MS Drug Shows Promise in Reducing Vision Loss

The analyses were performed on data from the AFFIRM and SENTINEL studies, which involved 2,138 men and women with relapsing multiple sclerosis from clinics in…

Life & Chemistry

Scientists find major susceptibility gene for Crohn's disease

A consortium of Canadian and American researchers report in Nature Genetics the results from a search of the entire human genome for genetic risk factors…

Health & Medicine

Enhancing chemotherapy's efficacy: new agent has synergistic effect with standard drugs

Integrating the use of drugs targeted to specific cancer proteins into current chemotherapy regimens to improve the efficacy of systemic treatment is an…

Life & Chemistry

MicroRNAs: Key Tumor Suppressors in Cancer Research

“Overexpression of HMGA2 is an important feature of many medically important tumors like uterine fibroids,” explains Dr. Dutta. “It is very exciting to realize…

Life & Chemistry

New Antigen-Cloning Technique Enhances Melanoma Vaccine Efforts

In recent years, researchers have worked to develop a number of vaccines to help the immune system fight tumors. Cancer vaccines are not intended to prevent…

Health & Medicine

'Night owls' report more insomnia-related symptoms

The study, authored by Jason C. Ong, PhD, and colleagues at Stanford University, consisted of 312 patients, who were categorized as morning, intermediate and…

Earth Sciences

First Active Seafloor Vents Discovered on Ultraslow-Spreading Ridge

“The discovery of the first active vents ever found on an ultraslow-spreading ridge is a significant milestone event,” said Jian Lin, leader of a team of Woods…

Physics & Astronomy

Iowa State Team Develops New Detector for Particle Collider

One that was different. One that was simpler. And best of all, one that he was sure would work.It was the August 2005 meeting of the physicists working and…

Life & Chemistry

How Microbes Trigger Immune Response Within Cells

Immune cells that are the body’s front-line defense don’t necessarily rest quietly until invading bacteria lock onto receptors on their outside skins and rouse…

Physics & Astronomy

Neutron Star Surfaces Reveal Insights on Superburst Frequency

“This is the first model that goes into some reasonable detail about the nuclear physics that occur in the crusts of accreting neutron stars,” said Hendrik…

Environmental Conservation

Argonne’s Air Quality Insights for 2008 Beijing Olympics

The team has researched and modeled the local and regional contributors to Beijing's air quality, leading to a greater understanding of regional air quality…

Studies and Analyses

Celecoxib Shows Promise in Preventing Gastric Cancer in Gerbils

Fifty-two Mongolian gerbils were divided into 3 groups and given 5 biweekly doses of N-methyl-N-nitrosourea (30 ppm). At week 12, group 2 (n = 20) and group 3…

Physics & Astronomy

Mapping Gas in Interstellar Space: Insights from Professor Barstow

Speaking at the Royal Astronomical Society National Astronomy Meeting in Preston on Tuesday 17 April, Professor Barstow will present a map of the local…

Physics & Astronomy

Hubble space telescope reveals the aftermath of “Star Wars”

In a talk on Tuesday 17 April at the Royal Astronomical Society National Astronomy Meeting in Preston, Professor Michael Bode of Liverpool John Moores…

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