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Technologies for Electronic Precision Balances

For many years, A&D has made an effort to provide high-performance weighing products at reasonable prices in order to promote technology upgrades in as many fields as possible. The FZ-i Series is a result of these efforts.

Protein may explain healthy obesity

Mice whose fat cells were allowed to grow larger than fat cells in normal mice developed "healthy" obesity when fed a high-fat diet, researchers found in a new study.

Sorghum's immense potential

Southerners may best know sorghum as sweet, biscuit-topping syrup. But the small grain's uses range from a dependable, drought-tolerant food crop to biofuel source.

Large-scale graphene films

In the world of nanomaterials, scientists and engineers can create new structures with tiny building blocks as small as one billionth of a meter.

Understanding the body clock

Scientists from Queen Mary, University of London have discovered a new part of the mechanism which allows our bodyclocks to reset themselves on a molecular level.

Brain activity possibly affected by sex

In a new fMRI study, researchers found differences among male and female groups on activation strength linked to verbal fluency.

Mutation increases cancer risk

Men who develop prostate cancer face an increased risk of having an aggressive tumour if they carry a so-called breast cancer gene mutation, scientists report.

Human DNA repair process recorded

A key phase in the repair process of damaged human DNA has been observed and visually recorded by a team of researchers at the University of California, Davis.

Relationship between preterm birth and autism

Recent studies have suggested that autism spectrum disorder (ASD) may be more prevalent among children born very prematurely.

What happens when we sleep

Sleep-wake states are regulated by two different types of nerve cells, melanin-concentrating hormone neurons and orexin neurons, which occupy the same region of the brain but perform opposite functions.

The carb-protein drink advantage

Research has shown that drinks containing a mix of carbohydrate and protein are superior to carbohydrate-only drinks. Scientist Live discussed this with Dr. John Berardi.

Stress may hasten melanoma growth

For patients with a particularly aggressive form of skin cancer - malignant melanoma - stress, including that which comes from simply hearing that diagnosis, might amplify the progression of their disease.

Vaccines and Autism

An extensive new review summarises the many studies refuting the claim of a link between vaccines and autism. It looks at the three main hypotheses and shows how epidemiological and biological studies refute these claims.

The robots are coming

A research whose specialty is developmental robotics is trying to figure out how a robot can learn what children learn over the first two years of their lives.

Age-related neurodegenerative diseases thread

Recent research shows how neurodegenerative disease starts, initiating in the nerve ending and inducing gradual changes, like a chain reaction over a long time.

New class of allergy drugs possible

Scientists show for the first time that eotaxin, a chemical that helps immune cells locate the site of infection, blocks basic cells from transforming into dendritic cells, resulting in a heightened allergic response.

Melanoma destroying nanospheres

Hollow gold nanospheres equipped with a targeting peptide find melanoma cells, penetrate them deeply, and then cook the tumour when bathed with near-infrared light, a research team found.

Monitoring crop pests

By assuming that pests spread more easily between closely spaced counties and between those with high densities of a particular crop, researchers could identify regions of the country within which pests affecting the crop in question should move relatively easily.

Detecting tumour response to chemotherapy

New technology developed by Duke University bioengineers can help clinicians more precisely detect whether specific cancer drugs are working.

Promoting nerve cell maintenance

Researchers found that, while lamin is necessary in the initial stages of myelin formation, too much lamin promotes myelin breakdown.

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