Researchers have discovered a new class of fatty acids — alpha-hydroxy polyacetylenic fatty acids —…
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Ancient Sunflower Fuels Debate About Agriculture In The Americas
Researchers at the University of Cincinnati and Florida State University have confirmed evidence of domesticated…
Hormone Therapy In Postmenopausal Women Associated With Increased Risk Of Stroke
Postmenopausal women taking hormone therapy appear to have an increased risk of stroke regardless of…
Unusual Degradation Pathway For Ribosomes Discovered
Biochemists have discovered a new pathway by which the cell selectively degrades ribosomes. The pathway…
Factors Leading To Hospital Admission For Heart Failure Identified
Nearly two out of three patients have one or more precipitating factors that may contribute…
Safe Water? Lessons From Kazakhstan
Despite significant efforts to improve access to safe water and sanitation, a new report argues…
Body Image Program Reduces Onset Of Obesity And Eating Disorders
Researchers have found that a new obesity prevention program reduced the risk for onset of…
Researchers Discover Molecular Basis Of A Form Of Muscular Dystrophy
Researchers report that people with limb-girdle muscular dystrophy are missing a protein called c-FLIP, which…
Birds Can Tell If You Are Watching Them — Because They Are Watching You
In humans, the eyes are said to be the ‘window to the soul,’ conveying much…
Beating The Codebreakers With Quantum Cryptography
Quantum cryptography may be essentially solved, but getting the funky physics to work on disciplined…