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Interdisciplinary studies reveal relationship between solar activity and climate change
Credit: Ziniu Xiao The solar flux is considered the fundamental energy source of earth's climate system on long time scales....
ELC R&D showcases research linking environmental factors/biological processes to skin and hair aging
(Spectrum) The Estée Lauder Companies Research & Development (R&D) will present six abstracts posters focused on new findings in anti-aging...
Reducing down to 1/3 of thermal resistance by WOW technology for 3-D DRAM application
Credit: Tokyo Institute of Technology Researcher team led by Professor Takayuki Ohba at Tokyo Institute of Technology, ICE Cube Center,...
Guts and glory for RMIT smart pills
Credit: RMIT University Researchers at RMIT University in Melbourne, Australia, have successfully completed phase one human trials of ingestible capsules...
Tiny ‘cages’ could keep vaccines safe at high temperatures
Vaccines and antibodies could be transported and stored without refrigeration by capturing them in tiny silica 'cages', a discovery which...
Game-changing PanDDA method unveils previously hidden 3-D structure data
Scientists have utilised Diamond Light Source to develop a new method to extract previously hidden information from the X-ray diffraction...
Higher prostate cancer risks for black men may warrant new approach to screening
A new study indicates that higher prostate cancer death rates among black men in the US may be due to...
Research moves closer to unravelling mystery cause of multiple sclerosis
A new study has made a major new discovery towards finding the cause of multiple sclerosis (MS), potentially paving the...
Nurse practitioners are not regularly assessing brain health and need standardized assessment tools to regularly conduct critical brain health assessments
Credit: WomenAgainstAlzheimer's WASHINGTON, DC, April 24, 2017 - Important new survey findings released today by WomenAgainstAlzheimer's and the National Association...
An intimate look at the mechanics of dolphin sex
Credit: Dara Orbach, Dalhousie University Earth's creatures outwardly display an astonishing diversity of genitalia and mating behavior, but the intricate...
Beta blocker shows cancer-fighting properties
Loading video... Credit: Bradley T. Andresen PhD, Western University of Health Sciences Chicago (April 23, 2017) - A new study...
In experiments on Earth, testing possible building blocks of alien life
Credit: Claire Mammoser, Valparaiso University Scientists are attempting to identify the amino acids--building blocks that make proteins and support all...
Totally bizarre facts about the star-nosed mole
Credit: Ken Catania A quarter-century of research on the star-nosed mole has unearthed startling insights into the evolution of animal...
Testing urine for particular proteins could be key to preventing kidney transplant failure
Vienna, Austria: Testing for molecular markers in the urine of kidney transplant patients could reveal whether the transplant is failing...
Scientists and engineers push the envelope for better heart health
Credit: Virtual Augmentation and Simulation for Surgery and Therapy, Western University Recent months have brought striking new advances in the...
Cancer research advances: 5 leads for better diagnosis and treatment
Cancer therapies are becoming ever more sophisticated and personalized, yet cancer remains the second-leading cause of death in the United...
New therapy has potential to advance the treatment of pediatric cholestatic liver diseases
April 22, 2017, Amsterdam, The Netherlands: Results presented today from a study of a novel ileal bile acid transport inhibitor,...
SIRT is better tolerated than sorafenib, but doesn’t increase overall survival in HCC
April 22, 2017, Amsterdam, The Netherlands: Results of the SARAH trial presented today demonstrate that SIRT resulted in median overall...
Trial of fibrate therapy in primary biliary cholangitis shows treatment is well tolerated
April 22, 2017, Amsterdam, The Netherlands: The results of the BEZURSO study, presented today, found that bezafibrate in combination with...
Long-term treatment of decompensated cirrhosis with human albumin improves survival
April 22, 2017, Amsterdam, The Netherlands: Results from the ANSWER study presented today showed that long-term administration of human albumin...
