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Earthquakes: Water as a lubricant
— 2 Dec 2011 10:23 | Geology and palaeontologyGeophysicists from Potsdam have established a mode of action that can explain the irregular distribution of strong earthquakes at the San Andreas Fault in California. As the science…
Scientists find cause of fatal inflammation of the heart muscle
— 29 Mar 2011 17:22 | HealthScientists of the German Cancer Research Centre (Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum, DKFZ), jointly with colleagues in the United States, have found out that inflammations of the heart…
Single gene defect causes brain tumour
— 15 Mar 2011 19:38 | HealthPilocytic astrocytoma, the most common brain tumour in children, is usually slow-growing and benign. However, surgeons often cannot completely remove the diffusely growing tumour. This…
Mini disks for data storage
— 14 Mar 2011 20:33 | TechnologyTiny magnets organise themselves in vortices in the researchers' mini disks. The individual magnets can twist either in a clockwise or a counterclockwise direction in the disk. These…
New interpretation of Antarctic ice cores
— 3 Mar 2011 14:38 | EnvironmentClimate researchers at the Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research in the Helmholtz Association (AWI) expand a prevalent theory regarding the development of ice ages.…
Smallest magnetic field sensor in the world
— 22 Feb 2011 23:21 | TechnologyFurther development of modern information technology requires computer capacities of increased efficiency at reasonable costs. In the past, integration density of the relevant electronic…
Researchers link gene mutations to Ebstein's anomaly
— 17 Feb 2011 17:21 | HealthEbstein's anomaly is a rare congenital valvular heart disease. Now, in patients with this disease, researchers of the Academic Medical Centre Amsterdam in the Netherlands, the University…
Malaria medication may help against 1 type of frontotemporal dementia
— 2 Feb 2011 16:43 | HealthFrontotemporal dementia is caused by a breakdown of nerve cells in the frontal and temporal region of the brain (fronto-temporal lobe), which leads to, among other symptoms, a change…
A possible cause of Parkinson's disease discovered
— 1 Feb 2011 21:33 | Health'Nucleolus,' or small nucleus, is the term coined by early biologists for the tiny structure within the nucleus which they saw under the microscope. In this structure within the nucleus,…
Scientists identify avoidable breast cancer risk factors
— 18 Jan 2011 17:03 | HealthMany risk factors for breast cancer are well studied and documented. Thus, scientists are sure by now that early first menstrual period, late onset of menopause and a family history…
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