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Health & Medicine

Nutrients and Genes: WSU Study Links Plant Compounds to Cancer Spread

More than 40 plant-based compounds can turn on genes that slow the spread of cancer, according to a first-of-its-kind study by a Washington State University…

Life & Chemistry

New Genetic Signature Linked to Leukemia by URMC Researchers

Although it is too early to attach significance to the drug candidates, two possible matches popped up: A drug in development for breast cancer (not approved…

Earth Sciences

NRL Researchers Observe Bright Arctic Clouds Formed by Exhaust from the Final Space Shuttle Launch

The Cloud Imaging and Particle Size experiment on NASA’s Aeronomy of Ice in the Mesosphere satellite observes PMCs about ten times brighter than usual over…

Physics & Astronomy

Record-Breaking Stellar Explosion Unlocks Galaxy Secrets

An international research team, led by Edo Berger of Harvard University, made the most of a dying star’s fury to probe a distant galaxy some 9.5 billion…

Life & Chemistry

Oversized Fat Droplets: Understanding Their Impact on Health

As the national waistline expands, so do pools of intra-cellular fat known as lipid droplets. Although most of us wish our lipid droplets would vanish, they…

Life & Chemistry

A new light shed on genetic regulation's role in the predisposition to common diseases

By gene regulation we mean the decision that the cell makes as to when, where and at what level to activate or suppress the expression of a gene. In theory,…

Studies and Analyses

Social exclusion in the playground

Being the last one picked for the team, getting left out of the clique of cool girls, having no one to sit with at lunch… For children, social exclusion can…

Event News

TRACY Project Launches International Collaboration in Brussels

The Transport and Spatial Planning Institute of the University of Applied Sciences in Erfurt would like to invite participants to the 1st international…

Studies and Analyses

Can Dynamic Mapping Reveal Clues about Flu Seasonality?

In a paper titled “Deviations in Influenza Seasonality: Odd Coincidence or Obscure Consequence,” Elena Naumova, Ph.D., professor of civil and environmental…

Life & Chemistry

Genetic Discoveries Unravel Causes of Primary Biliary Cirrhosis

Researchers have newly identified three genetic regions associated with primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC), the most common autoimmune liver disease, increasing…

Health & Medicine

Expanding Database Fuels Discoveries in Metabolomics

A major hurdle in profiling both unknown and known metabolic compounds (“metabolites”) has been the scarce amount of reference data. But a team from The…

Power and Electrical Engineering

Predicting Wave Power: A New Frontier for Marine Energy

In the search for alternative energy, scientists have focused on the sun and the wind. There is also tremendous potential in harnessing the power of the…

Materials Sciences

Iowa State, Ames Lab Researcher Developing New Computing Approach to Materials Science

As he sees it, managing computing tools to discover new materials involves harnessing the key characteristics of data: volume, velocity, variety and veracity…

Health & Medicine

New Method Speeds Discovery of Therapeutic Antibodies

Scientists at The Scripps Research Institute have found a new technique that should greatly speed the discovery of medically and scientifically useful…

Awards Funding

Understanding Emotions: How They Guide Our Behavior

Emotions tag our experiences and act as signposts to steer our behavior. Avoiding danger and pursuing rewards is essential for successful navigation through a…

Health & Medicine

UCI Researchers Discover Cause of Chemotherapy Resistance in Melanoma

Researchers with UC Irvine’s Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center have identified a major reason why melanoma is largely resistant to chemotherapy.UCI…

Studies and Analyses

Only half of adults say schools should take action when kids bully with social isolation

U.S. adults repeatedly rate bullying as a major health problem for U.S. children. But a new poll from the University of Michigan shows adults have different…

Awards Funding

Three new ERC Grants for young Tübingen Max Planck scientists

Fulvia Bono, research group leader at the Max Planck Institute for Developmental Biology, as well as Wolfram Antonin and Michael Hothorn, both Max Planck…

Physics & Astronomy

CU mathematicians show how shallow water may help explain tsunami power

Professor Mark Ablowitz and doctoral student Douglas Baldwin repeatedly observed such wave interactions in ankle-deep water at both Nuevo Vallarta, Mexico, and…

Communications Media

Swiss Children Master Social Media Use on Mobile Devices

As a study by the University of Zurich shows, children in Switzerland are adept at handling social media – they don’t surf the Net extensively and only four…

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