Study casts doubt on whether internet filters in the home protect teenagers online
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Study indicates promising new approach to prevent and treat cholesterol gallstones
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Supplemental fat not necessary when canola meal is fed to weanling pigs
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After Deepwater Horizon spill: Which animals weathered the disaster
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Hodgkin lymphoma survivors at high risk of second cancers
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CRUST adds new layer of defense against earthquakes and tsunamis
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New forensic tools will help identify children in child sexual exploitation material
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A novel protein regulates cancer immunity and could offer a therapeutic target
Credit: Emma Vought, Medical University of South Carolina In an article published online ahead of print on March 13, 2017...
Enlarged prostate later in life could stem from fetal development early on
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Mystery of memory cells answered through mouse study
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NASA, NOAA satellites see winter storm madness ‘March’ to the East
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Researchers develop new method to program nanoparticle organization in polymer thin films
Credit: The University of Akron Controlling the organization of nanoparticles into patterns in ultrathin polymer films can be accomplished with...
Profiting from the fight against corruption
It makes sense for non-governmental organizations to band together to fight government corruption; they get better results that way. But...
Solid metal has ‘structural memory’ of its liquid state
Credit: Image courtesy of Yu Shu and Guoyin Shen. Washington, DC-- New work from a team including Carnegie's Guoyin Shen...
New method enables creation of better therapeutic antibodies
Credit: Tiezheng Li/Lai-Xi Wang/UMD Antibodies are the foot soldiers of our immune system. These specialized, Y-shaped proteins attach to bacteria...
Rapid decline of Arctic sea ice a combination of climate change and natural variability
Arctic sea ice in recent decades has declined even faster than predicted by most models of climate change. Many scientists...
Flowering times shift with loss of species from a grassland ecosystem
Credit: Amy Wolf Scientists have documented many cases in which the timing of seasonal events, such as the flowering of...
Genetic key to salt-tolerance discovered in tilapia fish
Most fish live either in fresh water or salt water, but others, including tilapia, have the remarkable ability to physiologically...
Thinking outside the power box: Matthias Preindl takes converters virtual
Credit: Timothy Lee Photographers/Columbia Engineering Today's electric vehicles and home renewable energy systems require several types of power converters, each...
Researchers offer overview of composite metal foams and potential applications
Credit: Afsaneh Rabiei Researchers at North Carolina State University have developed a range of composite metal foams (CMFs) that can...
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