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Credit: ETH Zurich / Sascha Ismail In order to restore tropical rainforests, it is not enough to simply set up protected areas and leave them...

CHICAGO (February 15, 2017): Patients with a type of advanced malignant cancer of the arms or legs have typically faced amputation of the afflicted limb...

Credit: UMass Amherst AMHERST, Mass. - A new analysis by health policy researchers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst who studied the effectiveness of the...

Credit: Swanson School of Engineering PITTSBURGH, PA (February 15, 2017) ... The National Institutes of Health have awarded Bryan Brown, assistant professor of bioengineering in...

WASHINGTON - While workers in the engineering technology (ET) field play an important role in supporting U.S. technical infrastructure and the country's capacity for innovation,...

Credit: Claire A. Murray et al Synchrotron beamlines and their instruments are built to harness the photon beam power of synchrotron radiation (SR), which has...

Credit: Medicine Matters Heidelberg | London, 15 February 2017 Springer Healthcare launches Medicine Matters, a new medical education website. The content-rich portal will provide physicians...

Scalp cooling can lessen some chemotherapy-induced hair loss - one of the most devastating hallmarks of cancer - in certain breast cancer patients, according to...

Credit: Image courtesy of NASA/CXC/U. Michigan/J. Miller et al.; Illustration: NASA/CXC/M. Weiss Scientists from MIPT, the University of Oxford, and the Lebedev Physical Institute of...

Plants are capable of producing powerful movement that is initiated at the molecular level. This fast motion is often supported by helix-based architectures, for example...

Credit: Christoph Hohmann / Nanosystems Initiative Munich Modern computer technology is based on the transport of electric charge in semiconductors. But this technology's potential will...

Credit: Mechanobiology Institute, Singapore National University of Singapore The development of super resolution microscopy has revolutionised how scientists view and understand the inner workings ..

Wearable electronics are here -- the most prominent versions are sold in the form of watches or sports bands. But soon, more comfortable products could...

Depression is associated with sadness, fatigue and a lack of motivation. But people with depression can also have trouble processing information and solving problems. Now...

The gene-editing tool called CRISPR that can quickly and cleanly remove specific pieces of DNA has revolutionized biotechnology. Many researchers believe the technique could end...