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Highlights from EGEE’06: Top Grid Application Innovations

This was announced at the EGEE'06 conference in Geneva, Switzerland, along with the prize for the two best demonstrations of applications on the Grid shown at…

Life & Chemistry

Nature’s Role in Tinkering with the Cellular Clock

The life of a cell is all about growing and dividing at the right time. That is why the cell cycle is one of the most tightly regulated cellular processes. A…

Studies and Analyses

New AIDS Study Questions HIV Treatment Guidelines

A newly published study by investigators at the Center for AIDS Research at Case Medical Center, led by Benigno Rodríguez, MD, along with a nationwide team of…

Health & Medicine

New Web Tool Assesses Genetic Risk for Colon Cancer

Researchers at Brigham and Women's Hospital and Dana-Faber Cancer Institute have developed an online questionnaire to help physicians determine whether…

Earth Sciences

NASA Tech Sheds Light on Massive Hurricane Wave Behavior

As part of its activities to better understand Earth’s dynamic climate, NASA research is helping to increase knowledge about the behavior of hurricane waves….

Medical Engineering

Microscopic brain damage detected in early Alzheimer's disease

“With increasing longevity among the population, the incidence of AD is expected to rise rapidly, creating a great burden not only for patients and their…

Health & Medicine

'Magic formula' accurately predicts fracture risk in osteoporotic women

“Approximately 45 percent of women have different levels of bone mineral density between their hip and their spine, leading to uncertainty as to how physicians…

Health & Medicine

New Tool Enhances Study of Degenerative Diseases

The findings are being published online this week in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, a professional journal. They could open the door to major…

Studies and Analyses

Field Museum Study Reveals Lion Mane Variation Insights

An article appearing in the current issue of the Journal of Zoology sheds light on several longstanding misconceptions regarding the controversial topic of…

Earth Sciences

NASA Study Reveals Global Temperatures Near Ancient Levels

The study appears in the current issue of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, authored by James Hansen of NASA's Goddard Institute for Space…

Studies and Analyses

Air travelers don't mind delays if security checks consistent

Findings also show that preferences vary between men and women, travelers in different income groups and other categories.”The most fundamental finding was…

Health & Medicine

Laser probe of a brain pigment's anatomy may offer insight into Parkinson's disease

Other scientists previously had determined via chemical analysis that the dark pigment, called neuromelanin, is composed of the two pigments: eumelanin, found…

Life & Chemistry

Gene Therapy Study Targets Prostate Cancer Safety and Dosage

The first phase of the study is designed to test the safety of the treatment and determine the proper dosage of gene, said Dr. Dov Kadmon, professor of urology…

Life & Chemistry

Unlocking Wastewater Potential: Metagenomics for Better Sludge

Few stop to consider the consequences of their daily ablutions, the washing of clothes, the watering of lawns, and the flush of a toilet. However, wastewater…

Life & Chemistry

Bacterial Protein Offers New Hope Against Intestinal Parasites

Their discovery, detailed in this week’s early online edition of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, could pave the way for the development of…

Studies and Analyses

CEO Pay Insights: The Impact on Fairness and Management

The paper, “Overpaid CEOs and Underpaid Managers: Fairness and Executive Compensation,” looked at data from over 120 firms over a five-year period and is the…

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