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Environmental Conservation

Listening for Gunshots: A New Approach to Save Lives and Nature

This fall, Maher presented the results of two years of research into gunshots at the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE) Signal Processing…

Life & Chemistry

Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs and Liver Damage in Mice

Now research performed at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis sheds light on the mechanisms that contribute to liver disease in alpha-1-AT…

Studies and Analyses

Brain and Behavior Evolution in Social Insects Explained

Researchers headed by Sean O'Donnell, a University of Washington associate professor of psychology, found that a key region in the brains of a primitively…

Life & Chemistry

New Strains of Chlamydia Trachomatis May Cause Emerging Diseases

Chlamydia trachomatis is a bacterium that is the leading cause of sexually transmitted diseases and the second leading cause of blindness worldwide. Scientists…

Life & Chemistry

U of S Team Identifies Key Step in Flu Virus Replication

Yan Zhou and her team have discovered how a crucial pathway that supports the influenza A virus's ability to reproduce itself is activated, a finding that…

Medical Engineering

Implantable Device System Significantly Lowers Blood Pressure

Early findings were shared this week by University of Rochester Medical Center cardiologist John Bisognano, M.D., Ph.D., and Minneapolis-based device-maker…

Physics & Astronomy

Chandra Maps Cosmic Ray Acceleration in Supernova Remnant

For the first time, astronomers have mapped the rate of acceleration of cosmic ray electrons in a supernova remnant. The new map shows that the electrons are…

Physics & Astronomy

UGA Researchers Use Laser and Nanotech for Fast Virus Detection

In addition to saving time, the technique – which is detailed in the November issue of the journal Nano Letters – could save lives by rapidly detecting a…

Life & Chemistry

New Insights Into Thyroid Cancer: Targeting Tumor Genes

“We now know why this gene causes these tumours and can start looking at how best to target the mutant proteins so that the cells expressing them can be killed…

Life & Chemistry

Gene Boosts Muscle Performance Through AMPK Discovery

The researchers report that the enzyme called AMP-activated protein kinase (or AMPK) is directly involved in optimizing muscle activity. The team bred a mouse…

Life & Chemistry

New vaccine stimulates colorectal cancer patient's immune systems to fight cancerous cells

In a clinical trial of 67 patients, researchers at the University of Nottingham observed that when the vaccines were administered before and after surgery to…

Physics & Astronomy

Planck Instruments Set for Integration Milestone

The integration of Planck's two instruments marks a major milestone for the mission. “We have been working on the design of these instruments for 14 years. For…

Physics & Astronomy

Double Star Mission Extended: Insights from ESA’s Cluster

The two Double Star satellites were launched in December 2003 and July 2004 respectively – a schedule that enabled them to operate alongside ESA's Cluster…

Life & Chemistry

Gene Fusion Research Offers Hope for Leukaemia Treatments

It is hoped the research will lead to the discovery of potential new drugs to treat the rare form of acute myeloid leukaemia, which currently affects 2,000…

Information Technology

Unlocking Insights: Storing Semantics in Digital 3D Shapes

Digital 3D shapes, whether modelling a human kidney or the door-handle on a concept car, are crucial to modern science and industrial practice. Currently in…

Physics & Astronomy

New Optical Tweezers Reveal Organized Bacterial DNA

Thanks to this technology, it has now been proven that the seemingly chaotic cluster of bacterial DNA is in fact organized and can function dynamically….

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