The combined supercomputing power of the UK and US ‘national grids’ has enabled scientists to…
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People Had More Intense Dreams After Sept. 11, 2001, Sleep Research Shows
The terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, changed our lives in a number of different…
Building Safety Into Robots, Cars, Planes And Medical Equipment
Revolutionary technology aims to ‘make safety a sure thing.’ Aircraft, cars, medical equipment and industrial…
Anemia Treatment May Improve or Worsen Disease, Based on Timing
A treatment commonly given for anemia, promotes blood-vessel growth in the eye, an effect that…
New Method For Creating Self-Assembling, Nanoscale Materials
While biomedical, electronics, and other branches of research are marching steadily into the realm of…
Chronic Insomnia Can Predict Future Functioning Of Adolescents
Youths with insomnia, particularly chronic insomnia, are at greater risk of future somatic and especially…
Secret Of The Carnivorous Pitcher Plant’s Slurp — Solved At Last
Splash! Ooch! Yum! And so another unsuspecting insect victim of Nepenthes alata (N. alata), commonly…
Smoking Can Double Risk Of Colorectal Polyps
Smokers have a two-fold increased risk of developing colorectal polyps, the suspected underlying cause of…
Nova Finding Challenges Thinking On Powerful Stellar Explosions
First results from a new scientific instrument at the W. M. Keck Observatory in Hawaii…
Protein Associated With Poor Breast Cancer Prognosis
High levels of the Ki-67 protein are associated with poor prognosis in early breast cancer…