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FIZ CHEMIE Unveils Enhanced ChemInform Retrieval System

FIZ CHEMIE invites attendees of the Fall 2012 ACS Meeting in Philadelphia (19-23, 2012) to take a first look at the new web-based retrieval system currently…

Life & Chemistry

Genetic Changes in Melanoma Linked to Sun Damage Uncovered

It’s been a burning question in melanoma research: Tumor cells are full of ultraviolet (UV)-induced genetic damage caused by sunlight exposure, but which…

Physics & Astronomy

Hot Nuclear Matter Featured in Science

With details that help enlighten our understanding of the hot nuclear matter that permeated the early universe, the article is a prelude to the latest findings…

Physics & Astronomy

Radiation Damage Surprises Microelectronics Research Insights

That is the surprising result of a new characterization method that uses a combination of lasers and acoustic waves to provide scientists with a capability…

Studies and Analyses

Red Potato Chips: How Segmentation Cues Reduce Food Intake

Once you pop the top of a tube of potato chips, it can be hard to stop munching its contents. But Cornell University researchers may have found a novel way to…

Information Technology

Data Visualization Tool Finds "Unknown Unknowns"

The new data analysis and visualization tool offers improved ease of use compared to similar tools, the researchers say, and could be readily adapted for use…

Earth Sciences

Martian vs. Earth Polygons: Clues to Ancient Oceans?

Debate over the origin of large-scale polygons (hundreds of meters to kilometers in diameter) on Mars remains active even after several decades of detailed…

Health & Medicine

CWRU Researchers Identify Gene Halting Cancer Cell Growth

“We have identified a new direction for cancer therapy and the new direction is leading us to a reduction in toxicity in cancer therapy, compared with…

Life & Chemistry

Sequencing of malaria genomes reveals challenges, opportunities in battle against parasite

The research appears in two studies published in the latest issue of the journal Nature Genetics. They focus on Plasmodium vivax (P. vivax), a species of…

Physics & Astronomy

Two University of Tennessee Scientists to Begin Searching for Potential Habitats for Life on Mars

Linda Kah and Jeffrey Moersch, associate professors in the Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, are an integral part of the NASA team working on the…

Health & Medicine

Brain Signals Reveal Fast-Acting Antidepressant Responders

Scientists have discovered a biological marker that may help to identify which depressed patients will respond to an experimental, rapid-acting antidepressant….

Physics & Astronomy

New 3D Map of Massive Galaxies and Black Holes Offers Clues to Dark Matter, Dark Energy

The map was produced by the Sloan Digital Sky Survey III (SDSS-III). Early last year, the SDSS-III released the largest-ever image of the sky, which covered…

Physics & Astronomy

Searching Salt for Answers About Life on Earth, Mars

His paper focused on bacteria that live in environments that are salty, but not with sodium chloride – the kind of salt we’re used to. It has to do with…

Social Sciences

New Research Highlights Health Benefits for Working Moms

Working moms striving to “have it all” now can add another perk to their list of benefits — health. New research from University of Akron Assistant Sociology…

Life & Chemistry

Artificial intelligence helps detect subtle differences in mutant worms

Research into the genetic factors behind certain disease mechanisms, illness progression and response to new drugs is frequently carried out using tiny…

Physics & Astronomy

First Evidence Discovered of Planet's Destruction by Its Star

The evidence indicates that the missing planet was devoured as the star began expanding into a “red giant” — the stellar equivalent of advanced age. “A similar…

Physics & Astronomy

NASA Launches Twin Satellites for Radiation Study on Aug. 24

On Aug. 24, NASA will launch two identical satellites from Cape Canaveral, Fla., to begin its Radiation Belt Storm Probes (RBSP) mission to study the extremes…

Life & Chemistry

How Chromatin Remodelers Control Gene Expression Dynamics

Two opposing teams battle it out to regulate gene expression on the DNA playing field. One, the activators, keeps DNA open to enzymes that transcribe DNA into…

Health & Medicine

Unlocking Sleep Learning: New Insights from Recent Experiments

Sleep-learning experiments are notoriously difficult to conduct. For one thing, one must be sure that the subjects are actually asleep and stay that way during…

Life & Chemistry

Genomic Variant Linked to Increased Brain Tumor Risk Discovered

The findings, published online today in the journal Nature Genetics, could help researchers identify people at risk of developing certain subtypes of gliomas…

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