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Laser R&D focuses on next-gen particle collider
Credit: Paul Mueller A set of new laser systems and proposed upgrades at the Department of Energy's (DOE) Lawrence Berkeley...
Director of KAUST Catalysis Center Jean-Marie Basset named 2016 NAI Fellow
Credit: KAUST Thuwal, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Dec. 13, 2016: Jean-Marie Basset, a distinguished professor of chemical science and...
Engineers develop a new noninvasive method to detect infections in prostheses
Credit: UC San Diego Engineers at the University of California San Diego have developed a new non-invasive method to detect...
New evidence shows how technology is actively supporting patients in managing their own health
A new Cochrane Review, summarizing data from 132 trials of automated telephone systems in preventing and managing long-term health conditions,...
Optical tractor beam traps bacteria
Credit: Photo: Bielefeld University Up to now, if scientists wanted to study blood cells, algae, or bacteria under the microscope,...
ERC grant: Getting nanoparticle catalysts into shape
Prof Dr Beatriz Roldán Cuenya from the Ruhr-Universität Bochum (RUB) will receive one of the renowned Consolidator Grants from the...
DFG to fund 7 new Research Units
The Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG, German Research Foundation) is establishing seven new Research Units, following a decision by the DFG Senate...
Investment in medicine regulatory authorities key to fighting the 21st century ‘Third Man’
From Vienna to the Democratic Republic of Congo, fake medicines have threatened citizens across the board -- and borders --...
New hopes in cancer battle — a review of new molecules and treatment strategies
Cancer treatment is still one of the most intractable challenge for medicine. There are several approaches to fight cancer, which...
Invisible symptoms impact rheumatoid arthritis patients’ lives, hinder diagnosis
Philadelphia, Dec. 14, 2016 - Rheumatoid Arthritis In America 2016, a national survey by Health Union of more than 3,100...
International alliance receives grant to improve cassava harvest and nutrition for farmers in Africa
Credit: Donald Danforth Plant Science Center ST. LOUIS, MO, December 14, 2016-The Donald Danforth Plant Science Center announces that the...
Forsyth study provides new insight in the fight against Sjögren’s syndrome
(Forsyth Institute) Sjögren's syndrome is the second most common autoimmune disease affecting four million Americans -- yet treatments are limited...
UT Dallas scientist discovers new cancer connection
A biologist at The University of Texas at Dallas and his colleagues have discovered that two enzymes previously linked independently...
Almost 20 percent of breast cancer patients fail to complete prescribed endocrine therapy
LUGANO-SINGAPORE, 14 December, 2016 - Around 20% of breast cancer patients do not complete prescribed endocrine therapy, researchers report at...
Smartphones and tablets and adolescents: Small size, big problems?
Cincinnati, OH, December 14, 2016 -- Research has shown that when children watch too much television, their risk of obesity...
Quake-detection app captured nearly 400 temblors worldwide
Credit: Berkeley Seismological Laboratory The University of California, Berkeley's worldwide network of smartphone earthquake detectors has recorded nearly 400 earthquakes...
The hidden side of sulfur
Credit: ©UNIGE Synthetic organic chemistry consists of transforming existing molecules into new molecular structures or assemblies. These new molecular systems...
Medical care of child with Down syndrome probably not a financial burden for most families
The first study to analyze the out-of-pocket costs to families for the medical care of children and adolescents with Down...
Skin cells ‘crawl’ together to heal wounds treated with unique hydrogel layer
Credit: Marit Mitchell / U of T Engineering Time may not heal all wounds, but a proprietary mix of peptides...
Mass oyster die-off in San Francisco related to atmospheric rivers
Credit: Brian Cheng/UC Davis Atmospheric rivers contributed to a mass die-off of wild Olympia oysters in north San Francisco Bay...
