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Social Support Boosts Mental Health Post-Health Intervention

A study published today in the open access journal Critical Care reveals that patients who were successfully treated for severe acute respiratory distress…

Life & Chemistry

Friendly Bacteria in Kefir Milkshake May Combat Food Allergies

Kefir, a traditional fermented drink, is consumed in Eastern Europe as a health food, and is often used to wean babies, as it is easily digested. Food allergy…

Life & Chemistry

NRC team uses new Quantum Technology to control molecules

Quantum technologies make use of the molecular scale properties of matter. At this scale, which is different from our everyday world, matter behaves according…

Physics & Astronomy

Interstellar Weather Report: First Temp Variations on Extrasolar Planet

The finding, made using NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope, represents the first time that any kind of variation has been seen across the surface of a planet…

Health & Medicine

Innovative Malaria Treatment for Pregnant Women in West Africa

Treating women with the drug amodiaquine, either alone or in combination with sulphadoxine-pyrimethamine (SP), was found to almost completely eliminate the…

Life & Chemistry

Nanosheets Mimic Protein Formation, Advancing Nanocrystal Research

University of Michigan researchers have discovered a way to make nanocrystals in a fluid assemble into free-floating sheets the same way some protein…

Studies and Analyses

Study Examines Antioxidants and Fish Oil’s Impact on AMD

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) announces a nationwide study to see if a modified combination of vitamins, minerals, and fish oil can further slow the…

Life & Chemistry

Mayo Clinic Uncovers Protein That May Prevent Tumors

Mayo Clinic researchers have found that a protein that initiates a “quality control check” during cell division also directs cell death for those cells damaged…

Earth Sciences

NASA'S live tropical sea surface temperature Web site gives climate, hurricane clues

There are two primary types of sea surface temperature data that scientists use. The first is the actual temperature readings from the ocean water surface. The…

Information Technology

UCF researchers' breakthrough may help industry create more powerful computer chips

A University of Central Florida research team has made a substantial inroad toward establishing extreme ultraviolet light (EUV) as a primary power source for…

Life & Chemistry

Mouse Tests Show Personalized Drug Response in Pancreatic Cancer

Although “xenografting” with either cells or fresh tissue is already used widely to test cancer therapies, the Hopkins design is personalized to each patient…

Physics & Astronomy

Cassini Discovers New Rings with Unique Small Particles

Cassini findings being presented this week at the Division for Planetary Sciences Meeting of the American Astronomical Society held in Pasadena, Calif. include…

Physics & Astronomy

Saturn's rings show evidence of a modern-day collision

Imaging scientists see a structure in the outer part of the D-ring that looks like a series of bright ringlets with a regularly spaced interval of about 30…

Life & Chemistry

New Mechanism of FTY720 Revealed for Multiple Sclerosis Treatment

The researchers report the unique action of FTY720, or Fingolimod, an immunosuppressant drug that was already known to affect the functioning of the immune…

Agricultural & Forestry Science

Composting: A Sustainable Alternative to Horse Slaughter Bill

Composting may be an environmentally friendly option that fits in the “circle of life” frame of mind and may be less emotional, two area researchers said. On…

Agricultural & Forestry Science

Patchwork Strategies for Restoring Texas Rangelands Explained

Dr. Bill Pinchak, Experiment Station range animal nutritionist, and his colleagues, Dr. Jim Ansley, Dr. Dean Ransom and Dr. Richard Teague will explain the…

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