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Einstein researchers find 'key' to unlocking world's deadliest malaria parasite

These findings, published in the August issue of Nature Methods, “should substantially speed up research efforts to bring malaria under control,” says Dr….

Health & Medicine

Weight Lifting Reduces Diabetes Risk in Overweight Teens

Research led by Michael Goran, PhD, professor of preventive medicine in the Keck School of Medicine of USC, showed that overweight Latino teenage boys who…

Physics & Astronomy

Speeding Up a Computer's Second Opinion for Breast Cancer

Rather than comparing the mammogram image in question to every image of breast cancer in a computer database, the new approach compares the mammogram in…

Environmental Conservation

Future Greenhouse Gas Impact on Food Crop Yields Revealed

The new findings are based on on-going open-air research at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and results gleaned from five other…

Physics & Astronomy

Supermassive Black Holes: Where Are They Hiding?

Scientists are convinced that some super-massive black holes must be hiding behind thick clouds of dust. These dusty shrouds allow only the highest energy…

Information Technology

EGNOS Enhances Navigation During Tour de France Stages

This year, the trials, conducted in partnership with the race organiser – Amaury Sport Organisation (ASO), took place over two of the tour’s stages: the…

Physics & Astronomy

Island Universes: Exploring Unique Galaxy Varieties

If life is like a box of chocolates – you never know what you will get – the Universe, with its immensely large variety of galaxies, must be a real candy…

Information Technology

London University Spin-Out Secures Funding for Clinical Trial Software

Founded in 2004, IXICO provides state of the art image analysis solutions for pre-clinical and clinical trials that are based on sophisticated computer…

Information Technology

Real-Time Decision-Support System Aims to Save Lives

This is the background to the AMIRA IST project, which aimed to develop a more sophisticated version of the platform first seen in the IST project RIMSAT. The…

Health & Medicine

"Exercise every 15 minutes", DVT expert warns holidaymakers

Experiments conducted by Steve Hunter at the University have shown that sitting still for even one hour can cause a decrease in blood velocity, which could…

Transportation and Logistics

High-Tech Hydrogen Scooter: A Clean Technology Breakthrough

The scooter has an electric in-wheel motor that derives its power from a (Li-)ion battery. This battery (primarily when the scooter is stationary) is charged…

Life & Chemistry

How DNA Polymerase Lambda Ensures Accurate DNA Repair

The protein, called DNA polymerase lambda, is one of a group of proteins known as DNA polymerases that are vital for accurately making and repairing DNA. But…

Life & Chemistry

Key Molecules Identified for T Cell Induction Process

Researchers at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre have made a critical discovery in T cell development bringing immunologists one step closer to enabling the…

Physics & Astronomy

Radiation Robot Targets Lung Tumors at University of Pittsburgh

At the University of Pittsburgh, Ozhasoglu and approximately 30 colleagues form one of the largest US teams devoted to the CyberKnife, a radiation delivery…

Studies and Analyses

Innovative Research on Clean Water for Wound Care Solutions

Professor Rhonda Griffiths, from the UWS School of Nursing, says the research arose from an inquiry by community health nurses who needed evidence to support a…

Studies and Analyses

New Drug Eszopiclone Improves Sleep for Elderly Insomnia

“Eszopiclone was well tolerated and significantly improved sleep onset, sleep efficiency, total sleep time and sleep quality over the study period,” said…

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