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Sandia Unveils Next-Gen Screening Devices for Enhanced Security

It might not be science fiction much longer.Researchers at Sandia National Laboratories are developing the next generation of screening devices that will…

Life & Chemistry

Motor Protein Myosin X Connects Neurons in New Study

In another piece of the puzzle of how neurons form connections, researchers have found myosin X travels a portion of a neuron's backbone called the actin…

Studies and Analyses

New Study Uncovers Activation Mechanism for Pain Channel TRPA1

The study was published January 21, 2007 in an advanced online edition of the journal Nature.The researchers found that TRPA1, a protein that helps transmit…

Health & Medicine

Microwave Ovens: A New Way to Sterilize Sponges Safely

Microwave ovens may be good for more than just zapping the leftovers; they may also help protect your family.University of Florida engineering researchers have…

Earth Sciences

Mapping Air Pollution Through U.S. Corn Analysis

Scientists at UC Irvine have mapped fossil fuel air pollution in the United States by analyzing corn collected from nearly 70 locations nationwide.This novel…

Physics & Astronomy

Exploring Nano Innovations: A Hidden Technological Frontier

“In the last 15 years we have continuously been exposed to a variety of emerging technologies – biotechnology, information science and technology, cognitive…

Life & Chemistry

Breakthrough Study on Cancer Stem Cells by Linheng Li Lab

The paper, “PTEN-deficient intestinal stem cells initiate intestinal polyposis” was posted to the Nature Genetics Web site on January 21.The theory that cancer…

Studies and Analyses

Microchimerism: How Maternal Cells Impact Insulin Production

The phenomenon is known as microchimerism, and it is still unclear as to whether the presence of such cells can be harmful to the recipient. A Bristol team has…

Health & Medicine

Acupressure Therapy Reduces Agitation in Dementia Patients

Researchers at the National Yang-Ming University in Taiwan found that providing 15-minute treatment sessions twice a day for five days a week yielded…

Life & Chemistry

New test predicts blood cancer's sensitivity to experimental cancer drug

A test developed by Dana-Farber Cancer Institute scientists is the first to identify which malignant blood cells are highly vulnerable to a promising type of…

Life & Chemistry

New Insights Revive Alois Alzheimer’s Early Discoveries

The research, putting proteins often linked to heart disease front and center in a brain disease whose causes remain a mystery, hark back to what German…

Health & Medicine

Rapid Flu Tests Could Combat Antibiotic Resistance Risks

The research was done by infection control experts at Rochester General Hospital in Rochester, N.Y., who are on the faculty at the University of Rochester…

Life & Chemistry

Human Circadian Clocks Sync with Local Sun Time Insights

The work also indicated that city dwellers appear to experience a relatively decreased influence of local sun time relative to those living in more sparsely…

Studies and Analyses

US Outperforms Europe in Hypertension Treatment Success

By starting treatment for high blood pressure earlier and being more aggressive, physicians in the United States control hypertension significantly better than…

Life & Chemistry

Transdermal vaccine effective in treating Alzheimer's disease in mouse model

University of South Florida researchers report that a novel needle-free vaccine approach is effective and safe in clearing brain-damaging plaques from a mouse…

Life & Chemistry

Rodent Sperm Collaboration: A New Look at Reproduction

Although, sperm are inseminated in millions each sperm goes it alone. However, under some circumstances it might be advantageous for sperm to cooperate with…

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