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Physics & Astronomy

A “Genetic Study” of the Galaxy

Looking in detail at the composition of stars with ESO’s VLT, astronomers are providing a fresh look at the history of our home galaxy, the Milky Way. They…

Physics & Astronomy

Exploring Life Beyond Earth: Insights from Solar System Review

Solar System Update brings together the work of 19 physicists, astronomers, and climatologists from Europe and the USA in 12 chapters on the sun, the main…

Health & Medicine

Major Advance in Fighting Deadly Diseases Piloted in India

The four-year project, the results of which are now being piloted in four hospitals in India, will offer a means of identifying the two most deadly forms of…

Information Technology

Succeeding with Mergers: Optimizing Software Systems

Common questions when this happens are: Shall we phase out one of the systems and develop another? Or is it possible to take parts from the different systems…

Information Technology

Driver Project: Connecting European Scientific Repositories

The “Digital Repository Infrastructure Vision for European Research” (DRIVER) project responds to the vision that any form of scientific-content resource,…

Life & Chemistry

EVGN Zebrafish Platform Enhances Cardiovascular Disease Research

The facility is led by EVGN member Marina Mione, IFOM scientist and leader of the Zebrafish group. Developed after an IFOM proposal to the consortium, the…

Environmental Conservation

MIT Develops Greener Iron Production Methods

The American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) announced recently that the team, led by Donald R. Sadoway of the Department of Materials Science and Engineering,…

Health & Medicine

MIT Device Aims to Prevent Epileptic Seizures Effectively

Epilepsy affects about 50 million people worldwide, and while anticonvulsant medications can reduce the frequency of seizures, the drugs are ineffective for as…

Studies and Analyses

Human Activities Raise Ocean Temperatures in Hurricane Zones

Using 22 different computer models of the climate system, Benjamin Santer and six other atmospheric scientists from the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory,…

Life & Chemistry

New Study Reveals Evolutionary Mechanism for Nerve Organization

In the September 12 issue of the journal Public Library of Science Biology, the researchers report that in both fruit fly and chick embryos proteins called…

Health & Medicine

SARS Treatments: Evaluating Efficacy and Current Findings

Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) is caused by a virus; the main symptoms are pneumonia and fever. The virus is passed on when people sneeze or cough….

Studies and Analyses

Memory Loss Linked to Greater Health Risks in Seniors

The study, which looked at 120 people over the age of 60, found people who complained of significant memory problems but still had normal performance on memory…

Life & Chemistry

Brown Seaweed: New Compound Targets Abdominal Fat Reduction

The compound targets abdominal fat, in particular, and may help reduce oversized guts, the scientists say. Their study was presented today at the 232nd…

Life & Chemistry

Ionic Liquids: Key to Efficient Nuclear Fuel Reprocessing

At the 232nd national meeting of the American Chemical Society in San Francisco, Brookhaven Lab chemist James Wishart will present his research on how ionic…

Life & Chemistry

Biodegradable 'napkin' could help quickly detect, identify biohazards

Once fully developed, the new absorbent wipe, embedded with nanofibers containing antibodies to numerous biohazards, could be used by virtually anyone to…

Life & Chemistry

Cranberry Juice Compounds: A Natural Alternative to Antibiotics

Compounds in cranberry juice have the ability to change E. coli bacteria, a class of microorganisms responsible for a host of human illnesses (everything from…

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