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Physics & Astronomy

Stardust Analysis Uncovers Solar System’s Turbulent Origins

Dust particles from comet Wild 2 are found to originate from both the inner reaches and outer edges of the Solar System indicating a massive amount of mixing…

Life & Chemistry

Scottish Enzyme Discovery Secures £1M US Research Funding

Roslin scientists and colleagues at the Burnham Institute for Medical Research in La Jolla, California, are studying how enzymes control production of calcium…

Life & Chemistry

Linchpin Discovery in Insulin Metabolism Enhances Lifespan

Flies in which this hereditary factor is defective are also significantly smaller than other members of their species and live appreciably longer. The gene…

Health & Medicine

Underground Air Quality: Potential DNA Damage Risks Explored

“Luckily, most of them do not remain in the underground for any length of time,” says scientist Hanna Karlsson. “However, particle levels are often very high….

Business and Finance

Unlocking Opportunities: University of Kent’s Work-Based Learning

The University of Kent at Medway’s newly-launched Centre for Work and Learning (CWAL) is now able to help workers trapped in this familiar cycle. The Centre…

Health & Medicine

UAB Study Reveals Psychopathological Symptoms in Preschoolers

The results show a high percentage of children in this age group with some kind of psychopathological symptom. According to the researchers, detecting these is…

Life & Chemistry

Scientists Pinpoint Key Enzyme Behind Toxoplasma Virulence

What the scientists have located is the kinase (an enzyme) that seems to be the main virulence factor. The results are presented in the prestigious scientific…

Studies and Analyses

Separation Anxiety in Childhood: Impact on Adult Mental Health

The study was aimed to examine the association between separation anxiety disorder (SAD) and mental disorders in a community sample and to evaluate whether…

Studies and Analyses

Is An Anxious Child Going To Be An Anxious Adult? No, If Proper Treatment Is Provided

The present study compared the efficacy of psychotherapy for childhood anxiety disorders (excluding trials solely treating post-traumatic stress disorder or…

Health & Medicine

Red Wine Extract: A Natural Defense Against Diabetes and Obesity

Resveratrol is a phenolic derivative found in certain plants, peanuts and in the skin of black grapes. It is found in significant quantities in red wine. The…

Life & Chemistry

Antidepressant Use in Children: New Warnings From Agencies

European and US pharmaceutical agencies have recently warned against the use of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) in child and adolescent…

Social Sciences

It is Christmas: beware of information overload

Affluent, technological societies provide an unprecedented range of stimulus conditions which for many people result in subjective overload. These conditions…

Physics & Astronomy

Jules Verne ATV: Europe’s Advanced Spacecraft Inaugural Flight

Jules Verne ATV, the most complex spacecraft ever developed in Europe, is due to make its inaugural flight atop an Ariane 5 in summer 2007 to re-supply the…

Environmental Conservation

Multi-national scientific expedition kicks off International Polar Year 2007–2008 …

An international team of scientists and teachers has sailed from Punta Arenas, Chile for a two-week, U.S. National Science Foundation-sponsored research cruise…

Life & Chemistry

AZTI-Tecnalia Grows Isomers of Conjugated Linoleic Acid

Conjugated linoleic acid is a mixture of isomers, some of which have functional properties and, thereby, are considered to be molecules of high added value….

Environmental Conservation

Protecting Christmas Dinners: Tackling Global Plant Diseases

Why? Because the 12,000 tonnes or so of potatoes eaten have to be protected against the devastating potato blight, likewise Brussels sprouts from ring spot and…

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