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First colonisers of the Faroe Islands were not the Vikings 20 Aug 2013 | 12:09 pm
The Faroe Islands were colonised much earlier than previously believed, and it wasn't by the Vikings, according to new research.
Unscrambling the genetics of the chicken's 'blue' egg 20 Aug 2013 | 12:09 pm
They are the latest foodie fashion and look set to become big business in the baking aisles of all the major supermarkets - the blue egg produced by some chickens is prettier and some say tastier and ...
Building better brain implants: The challenge of longevity 20 Aug 2013 | 12:09 pm
On August 20, JoVE, the Journal of Visualized Experiments will publish a technique from the Capadona Lab at Case Western Reserve University to accommodate two challenges inherent in brain-implantation...
Dams destabilize river food webs: Lessons from the Grand Canyon 20 Aug 2013 | 12:09 pm
Managing fish in human-altered rivers is a challenge because their food webs are sensitive to environmental disturbance. So reports a new study in the journal Ecological Monographs, based on an exhaus...
Researchers identify biomarkers for possible blood test to predict suicide risk 20 Aug 2013 | 12:08 pm
Indiana University School of Medicine researchers have found a series of RNA biomarkers in blood that may help identify who is at risk for committing suicide.
Unemployment restricts access to kidney transplants, UNH research finds 20 Aug 2013 | 12:08 pm
People in end-stage kidney failure in need of a kidney transplant are much less likely to be placed on a waiting list for a new kidney or to actually receive a new kidney once on the list if they are ...
Target 2 forms of iron to control cystic fibrosis lung infection 20 Aug 2013 | 12:08 pm
The bacterium Pseudomonas aeruginosa needs iron to establish and maintain a biofilm in the lungs of cystic fibrosis patients, and therapies have been proposed to deprive the bacteria of this necessary...
Bacterial toxins cause deadly heart disease 20 Aug 2013 | 12:08 pm
University of Iowa researchers have discovered what causes the lethal effects of staphylococcal infective endocarditis - a serious bacterial infection of heart valves that kills approximately 20,000 A...
Multicenter trial finds BI-RADS 3 breast lesions have low cancer rate 20 Aug 2013 | 12:08 pm
Based on data from a multi-site imaging trial involving more than 2,600 women, researchers say breast lesions categorized as 'probably benign' on supplemental screening ultrasound could be re-evaluate...
An Organized Approach to 3D Tissue Engineering 20 Aug 2013 | 12:08 pm
Researchers at the Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology (IBN) have developed a simple method of organizing cells and their microenvironments in hydrogel fibers.
