As the geriatric population is expected to balloon in the coming decade, so too will rates of heart disease in the United States.
Engineers Design Bionic “Heart” For Testing Prosthetic Valves, Other Cardiac Devices
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Double Trouble: A Drug for Alcoholism Can Also Treat Cancer by Targeting Macrophages
Developing a therapy to combat cancer remains one of the most difficult challenges in medical research.
Drug Lord’s Hippos Make Their Mark on Foreign Ecosystem
Four hours east of Medellín in northern Colombia’s Puerto Triunfo municipality, the sprawling hacienda constructed by infamous drug lord Pablo Escobar of “Narcos” fame has become a tourist attraction.
Biological Diversity as A Factor of Production
The main question addressed by the study is: Does greater biodiversity increase the economic value of managed ecosystems? “We have found that the possible relationships between economic value and biodiversity are varied,” says Professor Thomas Knoke, Head of the Institute of Forest Management at the TUM School of Life Sciences Weihenstephan.
For Now, River Deltas Gain Land Worldwide
Researchers from Utrecht University in the Netherlands, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI), and colleagues found that delta areas worldwide have actually gained land in the past 30 years, despite river damming. However, recent land gains are unlikely to last throughout the 21st century due to expected, accelerated sea level rise.
Monitoring Intermediates in CO2 Conversion to Formate by Metal Catalyst
Plants take in energy from sunlight to transform atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) into sugars and then other materials for growth and metabolic functions.
