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Customized Gene Therapy Shows Promise in Muscular Dystrophy Trial

“This trial demonstrates that gene therapy is no longer limited by the viruses we find in nature, and should usher in the next generation of viral delivery…

Materials Sciences

Biocompatible Graphene Transistor Array Reads Cellular Signals

Researchers have demonstrated, for the first time, a graphene-based transistor array that is compatible with living biological cells and capable of recording…

Health & Medicine

Cleveland Breakthrough: Pain Relief After Spinal Cord Injury

A collaborative research group – led by researchers at Cleveland Clinic – published findings that indicate a one-time injection immediately after spinal cord…

Health & Medicine

Researchers examine role of inflammatory mechanisms in a healing heart

Virginia Commonwealth University researchers have found that an inflammatory mechanism known as inflammasome may lead to more damage in the heart following…

Physics & Astronomy

Astronomers Explore Neighboring Galaxy for Star Formation Insights

Led by University of Illinois astronomy professor Tony Wong, the researchers published their findings in the December issue of the Astrophysical Journal…

Life & Chemistry

Bacterial Attachment Mirrors Just-In-Time Delivery Strategies

In the human world of manufacturing, many companies are now applying an on-demand, just-in-time strategy to conserve resources, reduce costs and promote…

Physics & Astronomy

In a star's final days, astronomers hunt 'signal of impending doom'

The study, submitted in a paper to the Astrophysical Journal, provides the latest result from an Ohio State University galaxy survey underway with the Large…

Awards Funding

The German Donors' Association honors JGU's concept for leadership culture development

The Donors' Association for the Promotion of Sciences and Humanities in Germany [Stifterverband für die Deutsche Wissenschaft] and the Heinz Nixdorf Foundation…

Environmental Conservation

Biotechnology Innovations for Sustainable Water in Africa

“Wastewater treatment is a socioeconomic issue rather than a purely technical one. Using biotechnology for this purpose will provide communities with a safe…

Health & Medicine

Ladybug’s Spot Counting: Insights into OCD in Children

About two percent of all children suffer from Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD), which consists of obsessive thoughts and acts. Obsessive thoughts are…

Earth Sciences

Permafrost Thawing: A Rising Climate Threat Emerges

Permafrost thaw will release approximately the same amount of carbon as deforestation, say the authors, but the effect on climate will be 2.5 times bigger…

Agricultural & Forestry Science

Stronger Corn: The Benefits of All-Female Plants

Burkhard Schulz, an assistant professor of horticulture and landscape architecture, wanted to understand the relationship between natural brassinosteroids – a…

Studies and Analyses

Inadequate Mask Use Among Healthcare Workers in 2009 H1N1

The study, led by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), tracked 63 Southern California health care workers who had contact with six of the…

Life & Chemistry

New Tech Lets Pacemakers Shine a Light for Power

Pacemakers and other implanted medical devices require electric current to operate. Changing the battery requires an additional operation, which is an added…

Power and Electrical Engineering

UCLA Unveils Fully Printed Carbon Nanotube Transistor Circuits

OLED-based displays are now used in cell phones, digital cameras and other portable devices. But developing a lower-cost method for mass-producing such…

Physics & Astronomy

In the Dragonfish's mouth: The next generation of superstars to stir up our galaxy

The light these newborn stars emit is so intense it has pushed out and heated the gas that gave them birth, carving out a glowing hollow shell about a hundred…

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