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Medical Engineering

Statins May Shield Smokers From Lung Damage, Study Finds

Statins, the widely used class of drugs for cholesterol management, are now showing promising results in slowing smoking-induced lung damage. In a new study…

Earth Sciences

Discover How Geological Features Aid Tomb Protection

The idea that fracture traces could bare some connection to the rock cut tombs found in Egyptian valleys came to Katarin A. Parizek as she toured Egypt. K….

Life & Chemistry

Molecule Linked to Pain Sensitivity and Chronic Pain Risk

Sensitivity to pain and the risk of developing chronic pain appear to be influenced by levels of a molecule known to be required for the production of major…

Life & Chemistry

Fungi Evolution Insights: Impact on Human Health and Ecology

“What's particularly interesting is that species retained their flagella for different lengths of time and developed different mechanisms of spore dispersal,”…

Earth Sciences

Mass extinction's cause: 'Sick Earth'

What really caused the largest mass extinction in Earth's history?USC earth scientists will reveal new clues at the annual meeting of the Geological Society of…

Information Technology

New Newscast Features Virtual Anchor and Personalized Content

Co-invented by Kristian Hammond, co-director of Northwestern's Intelligent Information Laboratory (InfoLab), and graduate students Nathan Nichols and Sara…

Studies and Analyses

Health Disparities in High-Black Neighborhoods: New Study Insights

Based on data from more than 2,800 people who self-identified as white, black, Hispanic, or Asian, this is the first study to examine the effects of…

Life & Chemistry

Unlocking Bacterial Magnetism: Insights From Aquatic Research

Magnetic bacteria are found in a variety of aquatic environments, such as ponds and lakes. The strain of bacterium the research team studied, Magnetospirillum…

Health & Medicine

Neuronal Growth Insights: RSRF Research on MeCP2 and BDNF

In 2003, two groups found that MeCP2 regulates BDNF transcription, but sorting out the complex relationship between the two proteins has been quite…

Information Technology

Electronic ‘butlers’ to smooth your social interactions

“One of the reasons why we hate computers today is because they are essentially a black box on the desk, and we have to engage with them in a rigid way,” says…

Life & Chemistry

European Young Investigator Award Honors GSF Neuroscientist

With the support of the award Lie will extend his group of young scientists at the GSF Institute of Development Genetics, which was established in spring 2005….

Transportation and Logistics

EUREKA Project Enhances Child Safety Seat Usage

Research shows a staggering 60% of current child safety seats are not used as intended, but the problem is not that parents are lazy or careless. Conventional…

Health & Medicine

New Research Project Examines Prenatal Impact on Mental Well-Being

Enabled by a project grant worth EUR 190,000 awarded by the Emil Aaltonen Foundation, researcher Kati Heinonen-Tuomaala will launch a new project entitled…

Life & Chemistry

Mary Hanafin Opens €20M National Institute for Cellular Biotechnology

The NICB has received over €34.4 research funding from the HEA under the PRTLI Cycle 3 scheme, and has also received funding from SFI, Atlantic Philanthropies,…

Physics & Astronomy

Galactic Cosmic Rays: New Experiment Examines Climate Impact

The goal of the experiment is to investigate the possible influence of galactic cosmic rays on Earth's clouds and climate. This represents the first time a…

Information Technology

EraSME Launches First Transnational SME Innovation Project

EraSME is a co-operation between more than 20 European funding agencies running or at least planning SME-oriented programmes. The aim of the project is to…

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