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Transportation and Logistics

Research Reveals White Van Drivers Endanger Cyclists

Drivers of white vans overtake cyclists an average 10 centimetres (4 inches) closer than car drivers, according to new research.Using a special bike fitted…

Health & Medicine

Binge Eating Linked to Emotional Factors, Study Reveals

The findings of the research, which was carried out by Professor Buckroyd at the University of Hertfordshire’s Obesity and Eating Disorders Research Unit, will…

Physics & Astronomy

Telescope to Explore Early Universe with Mileura Array

The Mileura Widefield Array – Low Frequency Demonstrator (LFD), which is being built in Australia by the United States and Australian Partners, will also allow…

Life & Chemistry

'Molecular assassin' targets disease gene

Certain types of skin cancers and blindness due to age-related macular degeneration (AMD) and diabetic retinopathy are likely to be among the first uses for…

Agricultural & Forestry Science

New Approach Using Fruit Quality to Inhibit Cancer Cells

Their approach has been shown to inhibit the malignant cells without affecting normal cells and without the severe side effects of traditional treatments such…

Health & Medicine

Early Drinking Increases Lifetime Alcoholism Risk: Study Findings

The associations between early drinking and later problems held even after investigators controlled for other risk factors for dependence, adding to concerns…

Life & Chemistry

Gene Therapy Breakthrough Offers Hope for Hemophilia A Cure

A discovery by Medical College of Wisconsin and BloodCenter of Wisconsin researchers in Milwaukee may be a key to a permanent genetic cure for hemophilia A…

Health & Medicine

Lower Coronary Heart Disease Risk with Healthy Habits

A prospective study of 42,847 middle-aged and older U.S. men participating in the Health Professionals Follow-up Study has found that a healthy lifestyle is…

Studies and Analyses

Graduated Driver Licensing Cuts Fatal Crashes by 11%

Test Your Graduated Driver License KnowledgeGraduated driver licensing programs reduce, by an average of 11 percent, the incidence of fatal crashes of…

Life & Chemistry

UCLA Researchers Create T-Cells from Human Stem Cells

The study, to be published the week of July 3 in the online edition of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, found that it is possible to…

Life & Chemistry

Scientists Discover New Sleep Gene: A Surprising Finding

The surprise finding is an about-face from previous research, said Daniel Forger, assistant professor of math at the University of Michigan. Forger and his…

Studies and Analyses

Minimally Invasive Procedure Boosts Kidney Blood Flow

“Three to six weeks after the minimally invasive procedure, kidney function was roughly equal to what is typically achieved with major surgery,” said Matthew…

Life & Chemistry

Genetic Links Between Lung Development and Lung Cancer Revealed

For over 100 years, biologists have speculated that cancer growth shares common features with embryonic development. Researchers at Children's Hospital Boston…

Life & Chemistry

New Insights on Gene That Controls Human Body Clock

The first gene known to control the internal clock of humans and other mammals works much differently than previously believed, according to a study by Utah…

Health & Medicine

ESC recommends interdisciplinary collaboration in non-invasive imaging

The paper is a joint statement from the Presidents and Chairmen of several specialty groups within the European Society of Cardiology – the European…

Life & Chemistry

New Insights on Heat’s Role in Pain Relief Uncovered

Dr Brian King, of the UCL Department of Physiology, led the research that found the molecular basis for the long-standing theory that heat, such as that from a…

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