PTB paves the way for the redefinition of the ampere
Credit: Source: PTB The universe of physics is experiencing great changes: by 2018, scientists want to place all physical base units on solid, unchangeable foundation...
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Light switch in autumn leaves
Before trees lose their leaves in the winter, they offer us a bright autumnal display of reds, oranges, and yellows. This results from the decomposition...
Physical-environment checklist leads to sharp drop in inpatient suicides in VA
Credit: Jeff Bowen A new study shows a sharp decline in suicides at Veterans Affairs inpatient mental health units from 2000 to 2015, thanks to...
Electro-acupuncture for disrupted sleep in women with breast cancer
CLEVELAND, Ohio (November 28, 2016)--It's somewhat of a little-known adverse effect of having breast cancer, but studies suggest that approximately 30% to 40% of women...
Defining immortality of stem cells to identify novel anti-aging mechanisms
Credit: Alireza Noormohammadi and Amirabbas Khodakarami The survival of an organism is linked to its ability to maintain the quality of the cellular proteins. A...
Comparing gait parameters can predict decline in memory and thinking
ROCHESTER, Minn. -- Walking is a milestone in development for toddlers, but it's actually only one part of the complex cognitive task known as gait...
US blood system faces financial and biological threats, study finds
Medical advances have reduced the demand for blood in the United States, creating financial pressure on the nation's blood collection centers and threatening their future...
Lake ecologists see winter as a key scientific frontier
Credit: Alexey Trofimov PULLMAN, Wash. - As long as ecologists have studied temperate lakes, the winter has been their off-season. It's difficult, even dangerous, to...
American scientists discover the first Antarctic ground beetle
Credit: Dr. Allan Ashworth Fossilised forewings from two individuals, discovered on the Beardmore Glacier, revealed the first ground beetle known from the southernmost continent. It...
Life and death following Great Barrier Reef bleaching
Scientists have confirmed the largest die-off of corals ever recorded on Australia's Great Barrier Reef. The worst affected area, a 700 km swath of reefs...
Why conservation fails
Oxford, United Kingdom, November 28, 2016 - The only way for northern countries to halt deforestation in the South is to make sure land owners...
Adding clay to saline nanofluids creates useful materials
You've seen sauce or mayonnaise that separates, or a slippery layer of oil that forms on top of skin cream. Oil and water generally stay...
New drug limits and then repairs brain damage in stroke
Researchers at The University of Manchester have discovered that a potential new drug reduces the number of brain cells destroyed by stroke and then helps...
Enough is enough — stem cell factor Nanog knows when to slow down
(Helmholtz Zentrum München - German Research Center for Environmental Health) The transcription factor Nanog plays a crucial role in the self-renewal of embryonic stem cells....
Theory that challenges Einstein’s physics could soon be put to the test
Scientists behind a theory that the speed of light is variable - and not constant as Einstein suggested - have made a prediction that could...
