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Environmental Conservation

New Global Map Reveals Surprising Extinction Risk Patterns

Contrary to conservationists’ previous assumptions, the map shows conclusively that geographical areas with a high concentration of endangered species from one…

Life & Chemistry

New Therapy Aims to Restore Muscle Regeneration Effectively

Muscle wasting can occur at all ages as the result of genetic defects, heart failure, spinal injury or cancer. A therapy to cure the loss of muscle mass and…

Life & Chemistry

Cocaine’s Impact on Brain Proteins and Function Uncovered

The results, reported in the current issue of Molecular Psychiatry, released on-line today, show differences in the amounts of 50 proteins and point to…

Environmental Conservation

New project on Nature's 'Capital'

The Nature Conservancy, WWF, and Stanford University today announced the launch of an innovative partnership that aims to change the way governments and policy…

Process Engineering

3D Ultrasound Scanner Aims to Enhance Robotic Surgery Precision

The scanner could find application in various medical settings, according to the researchers. They said the scanner ultimately might enable surgeries to be…

Life & Chemistry

New Ghost Protein Discovery Sheds Light on Cellular Function

Ron Dubreuil, associate professor of biological sciences at the University of Illinois at Chicago, reports the finding in the Oct. 23 issue of the Journal of…

Life & Chemistry

New Lung Tumor Subtypes Revealed in DNA Profiling Study

A report of the study, led by researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill's Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, appears in the November…

Environmental Conservation

Insects Thrive: Climate Change Accelerates Population Growth

But like something out of a scary Halloween tale, new University of Washington research suggests insects' ability to adapt to warmer temperatures carries an…

Studies and Analyses

Low Folate Diets Linked to Higher Colorectal Cancer Risk

Published in the scientific journal Cancer Research today, the study not only illustrates a way to prevent the disease but also provides further insight into…

Agricultural & Forestry Science

Innovator Revives Native Grasslands with Unique Solutions

With the help of the Montana Manufacturing Extension Center at Montana State University, Arbuckle and his wife Maggie have spent the last five years…

Life & Chemistry

New Two-Component Lantibiotic Offers Hope Against Resistant Bacteria

The rapid spread of drug-resistant bacterial strains poses a persistent threat to human health, and requires new sources of antibiotics to treat infections….

Environmental Conservation

MIT survey: Climate change tops Americans' environmental concerns

Almost three-quarters of the respondents felt the government should do more to deal with global warming, and individuals were willing to spend their own money…

Life & Chemistry

Flamingo Feeding Behavior: Researchers Uncover Unique Oddity

Flamingos are known for their peculiar feeding behavior. While standing in shallow water, they bend their necks, tilt their bills upside down in the water and…

Life & Chemistry

Scientists Resurrect 5 Million-Year-Old Retrovirus Breakthrough

The study, which is the first to generate an infectious retrovirus from a mobile element in the human genome, is considered a breakthrough for the field of…

Physics & Astronomy

Antiprotons Outperform Protons in Cancer Cell Irradiation

“We have taken the first step towards a novel treatment for cancer. The results show that antiprotons are four times more effective than protons at terminating…

Physics & Astronomy

Hubble’s New Servicing Mission Upgrades Key Instruments

Nevertheless, such important contributions to science and mankind have only been possible as result of regular upgrades and enhancements to Hubble’s…

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