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Modeling reveals how policy affects adoption of solar energy photovoltaics in California
Credit: Wang, Yu and Johnson WASHINGTON, D.C., April 25, 2017 -- One key goal for renewable energy in the United...
Battling infectious diseases with 3-D structures
Credit: Chris Nelson from Zhao et al., 2016, Cell 166, 1016-1027. CHICAGO --- An international team of scientists, led by...
A more than 100% quantum step toward producing hydrogen fuel
Efforts to reduce our dependence on fossil fuels are advancing on various significant fronts. Such initiatives include research focused on...
A novel form of iron for fortification of foods
Credit: Yi Shen / ETH Zurich Around 1.2 billion people worldwide suffer from iron deficiency, with women worse affected than...
UVA finds way to speed search for cancer cures dramatically
Credit: Josh Barney | UVA Health System A new technique developed at the University of Virginia School of Medicine will...
Therapeutic vaccine designed to reduce recurrence of cervical cancer under study
Credit: Phil Jones AUGUSTA, Ga. (April 25, 2017) - Cervical cancer is often deadly when it recurs and physician scientists...
College students exposed to toxic flame retardants in dust from dormitory furnishings
Newton, Mass. (April 25, 2017) - Parents getting ready to send their kids off to college next fall might want...
Chemotherapy drug may increase vulnerability to depression
A chemotherapy drug used to treat brain cancer may increase vulnerability to depression by stopping new brain cells from growing,...
Emergency care, prescribing, end-of-life care among highlights at #AGS17
Credit: (C) 2017, American Geriatrics Society Potentially inappropriate medications, the future of Advance Care Planning (ACP), and improved emergency care...
Facebook can function as safety net for the bereaved, study finds
Neuroscientists have long noted that if certain brain cells are destroyed by, say, a stroke, new circuits may be laid...
ISSCR 2017 highlights new discoveries in stem cell research and progress toward clinical therapies
Progress in stem cell research and its translation to the clinic will be the focus of the International Society for...
What do electrolytes actually do? (video)
Credit: The American Chemical Society WASHINGTON, April 25, 2017 -- Sports drink commercials love talking about them, but what are...
Experts outline pathway for generating up to 10 terawatts of power from sunlight by 2030
The annual potential of solar energy far exceeds the world's energy consumption, but the goal of using the sun to...
Understanding the correct architectures of IMM proteins
Credit: UNIST Membrane proteins make up approximately a quarter of all gene products and are the targets of over 50%...
Scientist invents way to trigger artificial photosynthesis to clean air
Credit: UCF: Bernard Wilchusky A chemistry professor in Florida has just found a way to trigger the process of photosynthesis...
Potential new treatment for kidney failure in cancer patients
Kidney dysfunction is a frequent complication affecting more than 50 percent of all cancer patients, and is directly linked to...
For many women, body image and sex life may suffer after episiotomy
ANN ARBOR -- Women who have episiotomies after childbirth reported having poorer body image and less satisfying sex lives than...
Parkinson’s disease will be curable with cortisol
Credit: DGIST DGIST's research team has found a candidate substance which can prevent and cure Parkinson's disease. By using this...
When Hollywood met neurosurgery
Credit: Copyright AANS. Used with permission. A team of computer engineers and neurosurgeons, with an assist from Hollywood special effects...
Movie research results: Multitasking overloads the brain
Credit: Juha Lahnakoski The brain works most efficiently when it can focus on a single task for a longer period...
