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Genes Fight Cancer: hVps37A Protein Suppresses Tumor Growth

A recent study published in CLINICAL CANCER RESEARCH suggests that the protein hVps37A suppresses tumour growth in ovarian cancer. The work, which was funded…

Earth Sciences

Cyclone Giovanna Strengthens, Threatens Madagascar’s Coast

Now named Cyclone Giovanna, this storm has reached Category One status on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane/Cyclone scale with maximum sustained winds near 65 knots…

Power and Electrical Engineering

Advancing Electromobility: Research Insights for the Future

But for that to happen, more research into electromobility will have to be done. The Helmholtz Association has been successfully pursuing electromobility…

Studies and Analyses

NASA Captures Stunning Images of Cyclone Jasmine

On Friday, February 10, 2012 at 0900 UTC (4 a.m. EST), Cyclone Jasmine is maintaining Category One hurricane status on the Saffir Simpson Scale, with maximum…

Life & Chemistry

Mitosis Mystery Unveiled: How Chromosomes Align Perfectly

“People have been looking at these proteins and players in mitosis for decades, and no one ever saw what Tomomi observed,” says Whitehead Institute Member Iain…

Life & Chemistry

Unveiling Molecular Secrets of Ancient Chang Shan Remedy

For roughly two thousand years, Chinese herbalists have treated Malaria using a root extract, commonly known as Chang Shan, from a type of hydrangea that grows…

Life & Chemistry

Proteins Key to Cell Genome Protection Uncovered by UNIGE

Researchers from the University of Geneva (UNIGE), Switzerland, have discovered the crucial role of two proteins in developing a cell 'anti-enzyme shield'….

Life & Chemistry

Starving Viruses: A New Approach to HIV Immunity

A protein that protects some of our immune cells from the most common and virulent form of HIV works by starving the virus of the molecular building blocks…

Life & Chemistry

New Research Uncovers Protein’s Role in HIV Cell Protection

A novel discovery by researchers at NYU Langone Medical Center and colleagues reveals a mechanism by which the immune system tries to halt the spread of HIV….

Power and Electrical Engineering

Researchers develop method to examine batteries — from the inside

Now, researchers at Cambridge University, Stony Brook University, and New York University have developed methodology, based on magnetic resonance imaging…

Life & Chemistry

BGI Researchers Discover RNA Editing in Human Transcriptome

Shenzhen, China – In a new study published online in Nature Biotechnology, researchers from BGI, the world's largest genomics organization, reported the…

Agricultural & Forestry Science

Integrated Pest Management for Southern Pine Beetle Issues

Under favorable environmental and host conditions, it is an aggressive, primary bark beetle capable of killing large acreages of pines. Its principal range…

Health & Medicine

Innovative Program Helps Obese Teen Girls Improve Health

Teenage girls gained less weight, improved their body image, ate less fast food, and had more family meals after participating in a 6- month program that…

Health & Medicine

Radiation Therapy for Lung Cancer: New Insights on Efficacy

Published early online in CANCER, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Cancer Society, the findings suggest that physicians should not routinely use…

Studies and Analyses

Study Links Overeating to Increased Memory Loss Risk

The study was released today and will be presented at the American Academy of Neurology’s 64th Annual Meeting in New Orleans April 21 to April 28, 2012. MCI is…

Physics & Astronomy

What lies beneath: mapping hidden nanostructures

The ability to diagnose and predict the properties of materials is vital, particularly in the expanding field of nanotechnology. Electron and atom-probe…

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