Chemical found in ski wax builds up in the waxers themselves
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New species disputes idea that dino ancestors were two-legged carnivores [Read more]
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The European Union announced yesterday that it would allow large-scale cultivation of the genetically… [Read more]
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With some immunological sleuthing, researchers solve a medical whodunit [Read more]
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Plaques and tangles in the brains of Alzheimer’s patients mark its slow, inexorable progression. Finding new drugs to prevent plaques is currently the best hope for sufferers. However, efficient drug screens that detect plaque formation are often impossible due to their slow formation. Researchers have now identified the sea squirt, our closest invertebrate relative, as [...]
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Scientists studying acute forms of leukemia have identified a new drug target to inhibit the genes which are vital for the growth of diseased cells. The research reveals how leukaemia cells become ‘addicted’ to genes, which if targeted could prevent diseased cells from developing.
A new report explains how new technological advances have seen the discovery of more than 400 exoplanets to date, a number expected to rise to thousands in the next few years.
Elderly patients who are hospitalized in an intensive care unit and survive are discharged from the hospital have a high rate of death in the following three years, and patients who receive mechanical ventilation have a substantially increased rate of death compared with both hospital and general population controls in the first several months after [...]
Currently, beachgoers are informed about water quality conditions based on results from the previous day’s sample. Scientists must collect samples in the field, then return to a lab to culture them for analysis — a process that takes a minimum of 24 hours. Now, engineers have sped up the process of analyzing bacterial concentrations to [...]
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