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Scientists develop efficient multifunctional catalyst for CO2 hydrogenation to gasoline
Credit: Image by WEI Jian Converting CO2 from a detrimental greenhouse gas into value-added liquid fuels not only contributes to...
Better quality relationships associated with reduced dementia risk
Positive social support from adult children is associated with reduced risk of developing dementia, according to a new research published...
New coating surface for superior rust resistance with ‘colorless’ color
Credit: NITECH Polymer chemists at Nagoya Institute of Technology in Japan invented a novel and simple coating process to color...
Men need more frequent lung cancer screening than women
Geneva, Switzerland, 02 May 2017 - Men need more frequent lung cancer screening than women, according to research presented at...
International Communication Association to hold annual conference in San Diego, Calif.
Washington, DC (May 1, 2017) The International Communication Association will hold its annual conference May 25-29 in San Diego, CA...
Scientists find a likely genetic driver of smoking-related heart disease
PHILADELPHIA -- Cigarette smoking accounts for about one fifth of cases of coronary heart disease (CHD), one of the leading...
Women should continue cervical cancer screening as they approach age 65
Ann Arbor, MI, May 1, 2017 - Cervical cancer is often thought of as a disease that primarily affects young...
Combination therapy could provide new treatment option for ovarian cancer
Credit: UCLA Broad Stem Cell Research Center Researchers have been trying to understand why up to 85 percent of women...
Tea tree genome contains clues about how one leaf produces so many flavors
Credit: LiZhi Gao Lab The most popular varieties of tea -- including black tea, green tea, Oolong tea, white tea,...
Dr. Li-Ru Zhao receives 2017 Bernard Sanberg Memorial Award from ASNTR
Tampa, Fla. (May 1, 2017) - At the 24rd Annual Conference of the American Society of Neural Therapy and Repair...
Advances: Bioinformatics applied to development & evaluation of boron-containing compounds
Credit: Marvin Antonio Soriano et al In the last few decades, research into boron-containing compounds (BCCs) has notably increased in...
Study offers new insight into powerful inflammatory regulator
Credit: Photo by L. Brian Stauffer CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- A new study in mice reveals how a protein called Brd4...
Cities provide paths from poverty to sustainability
Credit: Shack/Slum Dweller International (SDI), South Africa New international agreements commit all UN member nations to solving humanity's greatest challenges...
Zapping bacteria with sanitizers made of paper
Credit: Jingjin Xie Imagine wearing clothes with layers of paper that protect you from dangerous bacteria. A Rutgers-led team has...
New porous solids may lead to better drugs
Credit: Caltech An international team of researchers, led by Mark E. Davis at Caltech, has succeeded in making the first...
Stenciling with atoms in 2-dimensional materials possible
Credit: Eichfeld, Penn State The possibilities for the new field of two-dimensional, one-atomic-layer-thick materials, including but not limited to graphene,...
Alcohol is associated with higher risk of breast cancer in African-American women
Bottom Line: Alcohol consumption was associated with an increased risk of breast cancer in a large study of African-American women,...
Connecting the dots between insulin resistance, unhealthy blood vessels and cancer
Credit: John Soares BOSTON - (May 1, 2017) - Over the decades, scientists have repeatedly shown that patients with increased...
An illuminating honor
Credit: Melissa Van De Werfhorst UC Santa Barbara engineering professor Larry Coldren has received the 2017 Nick Holonyak, Jr. Award...
Developing climate-resilient wheat varieties
Credit: Mark Sorrells May 1, 2017 - Increases in climate variability have placed new emphasis on the need for resilient...