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Life & Chemistry

New Weapon Against Malaria and Bacterial Diseases Developed

The findings appear in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.”There is an urgent need for new drugs to combat malaria and bacterial diseases such…

Awards Funding

Claudia Felser Wins IBM Research Award for Innovative Work

IBM awarded an international prize to the Johannes Gutenberg University (JGU) Mainz, Germany – to support research work being carried out by Professor Dr…

Life & Chemistry

UWM Software Predicts Stem Cell Fate with Precision

A software program created by an engineer at the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee (UWM) can not only predict the types of specialized cells a stem cell will…

Physics & Astronomy

Compostable Plastics: Eco-Friendly Solutions from Biomass

The degradable polymer is made from sugars known as lignocellulosic biomass, which come from non-food crops such as fast-growing trees and grasses, or…

Science Education

Explore the Revamped Education Worldwide Information Portal

The information portal “Education worldwide” now contains more comprehensive, up-to-date contents and a more flexible, user-friendly browsing structure.This…

Health & Medicine

Gene Variant Linked to Increased Atrial Fibrillation Risk

An international research team has identified a common gene variant associated with a form of the irregular heartbeat called atrial fibrillation. In their…

Earth Sciences

Assessing Earthquake Risks: Rapid Response Missions in Haiti

Rapid response missions can be critical for assessing future risks because a fault can continue to displace the ground for weeks and months after a large…

Studies and Analyses

Obesity and Inactivity Increase Arthritis Risk in Women

Researchers from the Toronto Western Research Institute noted a higher prevalence of arthritis and arthritis-attributable activity limitations (AAL) in the…

Studies and Analyses

How do postgraduate students process information and learn?

Information Processing Strategies and Styles in Instructional Design: a Grounded Theory ApproachSohaimi Zakaria of UiTM studied the understanding of…

Life & Chemistry

Two-Pronged Approach to Combat Inflammation After Heart Events

Researchers at Albany Medical College are releasing results of a study this week that they say will help refocus the search for new drug targets aimed at…

Studies and Analyses

Good Mood May Decrease Trust, New Study Reveals

But a new study suggests that, in some instances, people may actually be less trusting of others when they are in a pleasant mood.“A person’s mood may…

Studies and Analyses

People Sometimes Less Trusting When in A Good Mood

But a new study suggests that, in some instances, people may actually be less trusting of others when they are in a pleasant mood.“A person’s mood may…

Physics & Astronomy

University of Arizona Secures $6M for Dark Energy Research

UA’s Imaging Technology Laboratory, a research group within Steward Observatory, and the Optical Fabrication and Engineering Facility at the College of Optical…

Life & Chemistry

Plants on steroids

Working with Arabidopsis, a member of the cabbage family, a team led by Takeshi Nakano of the RIKEN Advanced Science Institute in Wako has identified a gene,…

Health & Medicine

Breakthrough Insights for Stroke Research in Germany

Someone in Germany suffers a stroke every two minutes. The cause is usually a blockage in the blood vessels that supply the brain. Anyone who survives a stroke…

Environmental Conservation

Yellow Fever Impacts Monkey Populations in South America

A group of Argentine scientists, including health experts from the Wildlife Conservation Society, have announced that yellow fever is the culprit in a…

Studies and Analyses

New Insights on Pancreatic Cancer Mechanism in Mice Research

The finding, they say, suggests one way in which the mutated gene—found in nearly all cases of the most common and lethal form of pancreatic cancer—exacts its…

Physics & Astronomy

Creating the ultimate nuclear theory to help solve resource and energy problems

Takashi NakatsukasaAssociate Chief ScientistTheoretical Nuclear Physics LaboratoryRIKEN Nishina Center for Accelerator-Based ScienceTakashi Nakatsukasa,…

Life & Chemistry

New Defenses Against Plant Diseases Enhance Food Security

Food insecurity is driving the search for ways to increase the amount of food we grow, whilst at the same time reducing unsustainable agricultural inputs. One…

Physics & Astronomy

Stanford Team Explores Dark Matter Detection Using Desktop Tech

This finding was announced today by theorists from the Stanford Institute for Materials and Energy Science (SIMES), a joint institute of the Department of…

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