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Life & Chemistry

New Findings on Molecular Mechanism for Cell Traffic Coordination

Researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago have found that intra-cellular trafficking is tightly coordinated for maximum flow through cellular…

Environmental Conservation

Ocean Data Confirms Fishing Puts Targeted Species in 'Double Jeopardy'

For the first time, a research study has shown that fishing can promote relative boom and bust swings in supplies of targeted fish stocks. The study, authored…

Physics & Astronomy

The moon's south pole: Very high resolution, radar images find rocks abundant, but no ice sheets

“These new results do not preclude ice being present as small grains in the lunar soil based on the Lunar Prospector's discovery of enhanced hydrogen…

Studies and Analyses

Study Links Cancer Risk to IBM Computer Factory Workers

The study reveals that IBM factory workers were more likely to have died of cancer, including brain, kidney or breast cancer and non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, than…

Physics & Astronomy

NIST physicists boost 'entanglement' of atom pairs

Physicists at the Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have taken a significant step toward transforming…

Medical Engineering

Miniature 3D Endoscope Unlocks New Diagnostic Innovations

Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) researchers have developed a new type of miniature endoscope that produces three-dimensional, high-definition images,…

Life & Chemistry

Research links 'ecstasy' to survival of key movement-related cells in brain

Because these cells are critical in the regulation of voluntary movement, the findings, the researchers say, may lead to better therapies for neurological…

Studies and Analyses

Eye Shape Innovation: Insights from QUT Optometry Study

A study by Scott Read of the QUT School of Optometry found the upper eyelid's pressure and shape of its opening work to change the shape of our eyes throughout…

Physics & Astronomy

HiPER: Clean Fusion Energy Makes ESFRI Roadmap

The result of two years intensive work involving over 1000 top-level scientists, the European Strategy Forum on Research Infrastructures (ESFRI) roadmap lists…

Environmental Conservation

Living Laboratory Discovered at Shoreline Statues

A team from the University of Liverpool’s School of Biological Sciences have found that the 100 life-size statues which make up Antony Gormley’s ‘Another…

Health & Medicine

Asthma Management: Experts Call for Essential Changes

Clinical and regulatory changes must be made to asthma management to ensure it reflects current scientific understanding of the disease, and the needs of…

Physics & Astronomy

New Brown Dwarf Discovered Near Star HD 3651 with Planet

Astronomers have detected a new faint companion to the star HD 3651, already known to host a planet. This companion, a brown dwarf, is the faintest known…

Social Sciences

Why Nice Guys Finish First: Insights from New Research

It is already acknowledged that, whether it is rescuing strangers from burning buildings, donating blood or returning a wallet found in the street, humans are…

Life & Chemistry

Breakthrough Research May Lower Costs of New Cancer Drug

The university is jointly funding the research of PhD student Giso Abadi from Valdosta State University in Georgia, who is working with Sunderland scientists…

Information Technology

Meet George: The AI Chatbot Redefining Virtual Interaction

Powered by award-winning artificial intelligence (AI) that was developed by British programmer Rollo Carpenter, 'George' the avatar has a 3D appearance, a…

Life & Chemistry

New Insights: DMP1 Gene Mutations Linked to Hereditary Rickets

As a team of scientists led by the human geneticist Tim Strom reports in the November issue of Nature Genetics, mutations were identified in the DMP1 gene,…

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