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Health & Medicine

Apples Linked to Heart Health Benefits in New Study

Apples may prove to be a winner when it comes to reducing the risk of heart disease, says a new study of more than 34,000 women. In this study, flavonoid-rich…

Life & Chemistry

UNC scientists discover cellular 'SOS' signal in response to UV skin damage

The study, which appears in the advance online edition of the journal Molecular and Cellular Biology, indicates that two proteins, named Timeless and Tipin,…

Life & Chemistry

One Wwox isn't enough (to protect against cancer)

The study examined the Wwox gene, a suspected tumor-suppressor gene, and showed that even when mice have one working copy of the gene, they nonetheless develop…

Power and Electrical Engineering

Fiber-Based Light Source Enhances Food Inspection Methods

New research revealing this technology will be presented at the Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exposition/National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference…

Studies and Analyses

Global 'sunscreen' has likely thinned, report NASA scientists

The thinning of Earth’s “sunscreen” of aerosols since the early 1990s could have given an extra push to the rise in global surface temperatures. The finding,…

Life & Chemistry

Biomimetics: Harnessing Nature’s Solutions for Innovation

Biomimetics is the science that tries to imitate nature’s solutions to various problems. One approach is to apply biological principles to the construction of…

Studies and Analyses

Postnatal Health: Racial Disparities in Women’s Recovery at 12 Months

482 women who had attended maternity units in Birmingham, UK, took part in a self-administered questionnaire at least a year after their most recent birth.“87…

Environmental Conservation

CO2 Emissions Threaten Shellfish: Ocean Acidification Impact

This will be caused by the continued release and accumulation of CO2 in the air: one third of it will be absorbed by the ocean water, thereby making it more…

Environmental Conservation

The lethal remains of the tin man…

The news is reported in the latest edition of the Royal Society of Chemistry’s Journal of Analytical Atomic Spectrometry.Organotin compounds are widely used as…

Physics & Astronomy

Robotic Telescope Solves Cosmic Blast Mysteries

The scientists from Liverpool John Moores University and colleagues in the UK, Italy, France and Slovenia used the Liverpool Telescope on the island of La…

Business and Finance

University of Portsmouth Launches Foundation Direct for Skilled Workforce

The new facility is called Foundation Direct and it will help men and women in the public and private sector workforce to study for their university degree by…

Life & Chemistry

Bristol Science Centre Hosts Mega Brainstorm Event

Together with At-Bristol’s science communicators, these scientists will assist visitors in carrying out a host of brain-related experiments and activities,…

Technology Offerings

Introducing millSONIC: Automated Ultrasound for CNC Machines

An automated and fast ultrasound testing system was developed at the Department for Metrology and Quality at

the RWTH Aachen.

Life & Chemistry

RNA Enzyme Structure Sheds Light on Life’s Origins

Their results provide insight into what may have been the first self-replicating molecule to arise billions of years ago on the evolutionary path toward the…

Life & Chemistry

Tiny Gene Mutations Linked to Increased Autism Risk

These spontaneous deletions and duplications of genetic material were found to be ten times more prevalent in sporadic cases of autism spectrum disorders than…

Earth Sciences

Antarctic Glaciers Threaten Sea Levels, Study Reveals

Scientists have identified four Antarctic glaciers that pose a threat to future sea levels using satellite observations, according to a study published in the…

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