An ongoing study, the European Youth Heart Study is examining the nature, strength, and interactions between personal, environmental, and lifestyle influences…
By studying the molecular mechanisms responsible for the complex behavior of natural organic matter, researchers at the University of Illinois at…
With a frequency of 845 gigahertz, their latest device is approximately 300 gigahertz faster than transistors built by other research groups, and approaches…
Rondonia is a state in the Amazonian region where the establishment of rural development projects has resulted in the construction of orthogonal road networks….
For years, biologists have pigeonholed archaea as extremophiles-creatures that live in extreme conditions. Indeed, many species of archaea thrive in…
It looks, contracts and responds almost like natural heart muscle – even though it was grown in the lab. And it brings scientists another step closer to the…
Chavdarian and Sumner have studied cracks and fins in the sulfate-rich sands at White Sands National Monument in New Mexico. These features look remarkably…
The treatment approach, which involves combining an antibody with radiation, has since been further developed and is expected to enter early-stage human…
By training professionals in high-biodiversity regions to advance the drug discovery process in-country, a novel program drives drug discovery costs down as it…
UCF Professor Cristina Calestani was part of the Sea Urchin Genome Sequencing Group, which recently completed sequencing of the sea urchin genome and published…
Laboratory researchers are helping companies characterize materials and test components as part of the industry's preparation for the new emissions mandates….
The team’s leader, Erik Knudsen, PhD, says the findings could help physicians more accurately predict which tumors will respond to anti-estrogen therapy and…
The results, reported in the latest issue of the journal Science, mark the first time scientists have been able to employ a functional nanotechnology device…
According to the official statistics, approximately 1200 persons are domestically infected with Campylobacter each year, but the true number is probably much…
Now, the first evidence in history is published proving that a sense of humour increases the probability of survival when people are hit by severe diseases….
Health Secretary Patricia Hewitt announced last week (8 December) the creation of eleven Biomedical Research Centres (BRC) and awarded BRC status to the two…