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Environmental Conservation

Reef Sharks at Risk: Overfishing Threatens Vital Species

The research by William Robbins and colleagues, based at James Cook University and the ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies, found that grey reef…

Studies and Analyses

Omega-3’s Impact on ADHD: New Study Insights Revealed

The trial, being conducted by the Murdoch Childrens Research Institute, will study the effects of these fatty acids on the learning skills, attention span,…

Health & Medicine

New Uterine Preservation Procedure for Treating Fibroids

In a study in the December issue of The Female Patient, physicians at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital in Philadelphia present a case history of a…

Life & Chemistry

Protein Biomarker Predicts Breast Cancer Survival Rates

The findings, by lead author Peggy Porter, M.D., of Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, in collaboration with colleagues from nine other institutions,…

Studies and Analyses

Embracing Nanotechnology: The Future of Holiday Gifting

With over 350 manufacturer-identified nanotechnology consumer products available for purchase this gift-giving season (see:…

Power and Electrical Engineering

New Method Simplifies and Reduces Cost of Cell Fusion

But biological engineer Chang Lu has done just that with a new and cheaper method to electrically fuse cells — a vital technology for studying stem cells,…

Physics & Astronomy

No matter their size black holes “feed” in the same way

For many years astronomers have been trying to understand the similarities between stellar-mass sized Galactic black hole systems and the supermassive black…

Earth Sciences

York Scientist Awarded £70K for Tropical Research Initiative

The senior lecturer in the Department of Chemistry at the University of York is already involved in a unique monitoring station in the Tropics, and the £70,000…

Earth Sciences

Unlocking Geophysical Insights from Acoustic Noise Analysis

The advantage of using existing acoustic noise is that signals only need to be recorded and not produced. Researchers at TU Delft and the Colorado School of…

Information Technology

Flood Innovation in Randstad: Preparing for Seawall Breaches

If the seawalls at The Hague and Ter Heijde are breached and the fast-flowing seawater floods the polder land behind the dikes, there will be more than 4,000…

Social Sciences

Same-Sex Domestic Abuse: Unreported Cases Highlighted in Study

The study by academics at the universities of Sunderland and Bristol reveals that most survivors of domestic abuse do not report it to organisations such as…

Agricultural & Forestry Science

Silicon Solutions: Protecting Sugarcane from Lepidopteran Pests

However, the plantations are under attack from numerous insects, several of which cause considerable damage. In particular, this applies to lepidopteran borers…

Agricultural & Forestry Science

Supportive Modelling: Enhancing Biodiversity Through Role Play

“This supportive modelling approach was initiated and developed by the GREEN team in the mid-1990s, in the hope of achieving a clearer understanding of the…

Health & Medicine

Brain Density Changes May Predict Schizophrenia Risk

A study published today in the open access journal BMC Medicine reveals that monitoring changes in grey matter density over time using brain scans could help…

Health & Medicine

Statin Users Risk Heart Attacks by Skipping Treatment

Thousands of statin users worldwide are suffering preventable heart attacks, simply because they are not complying with their treatment or are taking too low a…

Social Sciences

Juries Hesitant to Convict in Alcohol-Related Rape Cases

Under the current law in England and Wales, rape can only be established if it can be demonstrated that sexual intercourse took place to which there was no…

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