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Possible Roots of Schizophrenia Uncovered
An abundance of an amino acid called methionine, which is common in meat, cheese and beans, may provide new clues to the fetal brain development that can...
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by University of California, Irvine
8.16.2017
3:08pm
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Test Differentiates Between Lyme Disease, Similar Illness
Lyme disease is the most commonly reported vector-borne illness in the United States. But it can be confused with similar conditions, including Southern Tick-...
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by Colorado State University
8.16.2017
3:02pm
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DNA ‘Deep Sequencing’ Catches Cancers Early
Cancers can be successfully fought or eradicated, if caught early enough. Now, a study outlines a potentially game-changing screening methodology to catch some...
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8.16.2017
2:52pm
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New Economic History of Ancient Rome Uncovered
Some of the mystery behind one of Sicily's largest ancient Roman villas is now solved thanks to a team of archeologists. They're the first to successfully...
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by University of South Florida
8.16.2017
2:43pm
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Soil Microbes Persist through National Mall Facelift
It's not every day United States history mixes with microbes in the soil. But when the turf on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. was replaced, it offered...
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by American Society of Agronomy
8.16.2017
2:30pm
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Scientists Use Magnetic Fields to Remotely Stimulate Brain
Scientists have used magnetism to activate tiny groups of cells in the brain, inducing bodily movements that include running, rotating and losing control of...
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by University at Buffalo
8.16.2017
2:27pm
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Antifreeze Could Improve Airplanes, Ice Cream and Organ Transplants
The design of airplane wings and storing organs for transplant could both become safer and more effective, thanks to a synthetic antifreeze that prevents the...
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by University of Warwick
8.16.2017
9:40am
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New Method for 3-D Printing Living Tissues Developed
Scientists have developed a new method to 3-D print laboratory-grown cells to form living structures. The approach could revolutionize regenerative medicine.
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by University of Oxford
8.16.2017
9:31am
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400-million-year-old Fish Fossil Reveals Jaw Structure Linked to Humans
A new study on a 400-million-year-old fish fossil has found a jaw structure that is part of the evolutionary lineage linked to humans. The fossil comes from...
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by Australian National University
8.16.2017
9:26am
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Researchers Release Unique Dataset Looking at Distracted Drivers
Distracted driving – texting or absent-mindedness – claims thousands of lives a year. Researchers have produced an extensive dataset examining how drivers...
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by University of Houston
8.16.2017
9:16am
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Key to Drought-tolerant Crops May be in the Leaves
Scientists are exploring how to generate plants that are more drought-resistant as the water supplies decline in major agricultural states.
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by University of Southern California
8.16.2017
9:12am
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Egypt Archaeologists Discover Tombs Dating Back 2,000 Years
Egypt’s antiquities ministry says that archaeologists have discovered three tombs dating back more than 2,000 years, from the Ptolemaic Period.
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by The Associated Press
8.16.2017
9:09am
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LED Area Light Offers Enhanced Performance
Dialight's Vigilant and SafeSite LED Area Light offer high efficiency and several new features.
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by Dialight
8.16.2017
9:00am
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Novel Method Reduces Pharmaceutical Analysis Time
VUV Analytics’ new gas chromatography – vacuum ultraviolet (GC-VUV) spectroscopy method reduces GC separation time.
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by VUV Analytics
8.16.2017
8:49am
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Power Measurement Software Provides Multi-unit Connectivity
Yokogawa’s WTViewerE software provides PC connectivity for the company’s WT-series power analyzers via Ethernet, USB, GPIB or RS232 interfaces.
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by Yokogawa Test & Measurement
8.16.2017
8:44am
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Chewing Gum Could be Used as Rapid Test for Inflammation
Dental implants occasionally entail complications. Six to 15 percent of patients develop an inflammatory response in the years after receiving a dental implant...
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by University of Wurzburg
8.15.2017
2:48pm
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Probiotics Help Poplar Trees Clean Up Toxins in Superfund Sites
Trees have the ability to capture and remove pollutants from the soil and degrade them through natural processes in the plant. It's a feat of nature companies...
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by University of Washington
8.15.2017
2:38pm
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Eating Habits Affect Skin’s Protection Against Sun
Sunbathers may want to avoid midnight snacks before catching some rays. A study in mice shows that eating at abnormal times disrupts the biological clock of...
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by UT Southwestern Medical Center
8.15.2017
2:34pm
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Frogs that Adapt to Pesticides are More Vulnerable to Parasites
Amphibians can evolve increased tolerance to pesticides, but the adaptation can make them more susceptible to parasites, according to a team of researchers.
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by Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI)
8.15.2017
2:29pm
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Researchers to Study Chemical Contamination of U.S. Waters
University of Rhode Island and Harvard University professors are collaborating through a new research center to study chemicals that have contaminated water at...
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by Jennifer McDermott, Associated Press
8.15.2017
2:08pm
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Alternative Medicine Treatments for Cancer Linked to Lower Survival Rate
Patients who choose to receive alternative therapy as treatment for curable cancers instead of conventional cancer treatment have a higher risk of death,...
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by Yale University
8.15.2017
2:02pm
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Doctors from Lowest-ranked Medical Schools Prescribe Most Opioids
The opioid crisis, with an escalating number of dead and destitute Americans, was declared “a national emergency” last week. A team now points toward the...
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8.15.2017
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Adapters Upgrade Rapid, Efficient Mixer Mill
RETSCH’s mixer mill MM 400 is a true multi-purpose mill in the lab.
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by Retssch GmbH
8.15.2017
9:41am
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Containers Designed for Enhanced Sample Safety, Viability
Thermo Fisher Scientific’s Sterilin quality-assured containers are aseptically manufactured under controlled, automated cleanroom conditions.
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by Thermo Fisher Scientific
8.15.2017
9:40am
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ICP-OES Designed for High-volume Labs, Complex Samples
PerkinElmer’s Avio 500 Inductively Coupled Plasma Optical Emission Spectrometer (ICP-OES) is designed for analytical laboratories running high-throughput,...
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by PerkinElmer, Inc.
8.15.2017
9:36am
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Rodents Help NASA Take Next Step to Mars
NASA is conducting research to learn more about the long-term impact of extended human spaceflight. One experiment that just launched is contributing to this...
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by NASA
8.15.2017
9:31am
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Killing Bacteria by Hacking Plastics with Silver and Electricity
Researchers have developed an innovative way of hacking conducting plastics to prevent bacterial growth using silver nanoparticles and a small electrical...
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by Karolinska Institutet
8.15.2017
9:22am
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Unique Imaging of Dinosaur's Skull Tells Evolutionary Tale
Researchers using unique neutron-imaging and high-energy X-ray capabilities have exposed the inner structures of the fossil skull of a 74-million-year-old...
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by DOE/Los Alamos National Laboratory
8.15.2017
9:16am
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Genomic Insights Reveal Surprising Two-way Journey for Apple on Silk Road
Centuries ago, the ancient networks of the Silk Road facilitated a political and economic openness between the nations of Eurasia. But this network also opened...
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by Boyce Thompson Institute
8.15.2017
9:12am
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Bees' Archenemies Have Genetic Holes in Their Armor
Seemingly indestructible Varroa mites have decimated honeybee populations and are a primary cause of colony collapse disorder, or CCD.
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by Michigan State University
8.15.2017
9:06am
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Plant-produced Polio Vaccines Could Help Eradicate Age-old Disease
Plants have been used to produce a new vaccine against poliovirus in what is hoped to be a major step towards global eradication of the disease.
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by John Innes Centre
8.15.2017
9:01am