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Baltic Sea Region Innovation Award Winners Unveiled

The objective of the award is to boost the commercial utilization of the ideas arising from the clinical environment and the healthcare researchers in the…

Studies and Analyses

New Antibodies Could Enhance Pneumonia Vaccine Design

Until recently, scientists thought that antibodies work against pneumococcal bacteria by killing them with the help of immune cells. However, several years…

Studies and Analyses

Soy Protein May Slow Clogged Arteries in Post-Menopausal Women

A new study published in the November 2011 issue of Stroke reveals some promising data on the positive effects of soy protein reducing the progression of…

Life & Chemistry

Targeting HIV's sugar coating

University of Utah researchers have discovered a new class of compounds that stick to the sugary coating of the AIDS virus and inhibit it from infecting cells…

Life & Chemistry

Cancer protein's surprising role as memory regulator

Scientists at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Harvard Medical School have found that a common cancer protein leads a second, totally different life in normal…

Health & Medicine

Vitamin D Deficiency Impacts Airway Changes in Asthmatic Kids

Lower levels of vitamin D may cause structural changes in the airway muscles of children with STRA, making breathing more difficult. The study provides…

Life & Chemistry

Mayo Researchers Uncover Genetic Links to Measles Vaccine Response

Led by Gregory Poland, M.D., researchers in Mayo's Vaccine Research Group are publishing results of two genetic studies that identify mutations linked to…

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Light Fantastic: Laser at Inner Harbor Beams Hubble's Heartbeat

Hubble spectral observations of distant galaxies will be projected onto the Maryland Science Center with an intense green laser. Educational activities will…

Physics & Astronomy

Space Satellite Worries? It's More Dangerous for Space Vehicles than You

You probably shouldn’t lose too much sleep about it, according to an Indiana University of Pennsylvania geoscientist.“Thousands of old satellites, rocket…

Life & Chemistry

Researchers Develop Drug-Like Molecules to Improve Schizophrenia Treatment

In a transaction announced this week, Vanderbilt has licensed the compounds to Karuna Pharmaceuticals in Boston, Mass., for further development leading to…

Earth Sciences

Team Sheds Light on Ice Age Human Evolution in Asia

The find came from Sangiran expeditions conducted from 1998 through 2008 and co-led by UI Professor Russell L. Ciochon (sha-HAWN) and ITB Professor Yahdi Zaim…

Health & Medicine

New Insights on Kidney Damage and High Blood Pressure

The kidney performs several vital functions. It filters blood, removes waste products from the body, balances the body's fluids, and releases hormones that…

Studies and Analyses

New Research Shows Brain Development Continues Into Our 20s

The human brain doesn't stop developing at adolescence, but continues well into our 20s, demonstrates recent research from the Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry…

Health & Medicine

University of Alberta Develops Multi-Cellular Model for Zellweger’s Syndrome

Zellweger's syndrome is a form of peroxisome biogenesis disorder, a group of deadly genetic diseases that claim the lives of children usually before they reach…

Earth Sciences

Seasonal Forecast Model Predicts Arctic Sea Ice Trends

Current conditions form an important starting point that governs how the ice responds to weather in the course of a few years, University of Washington-led…

Life & Chemistry

Unraveling Pelodiscus: DNA Sequences Redefine Turtle Identity

Traditionally it has been assumed that only the species Pelodiscus sinensis belonged to the genus examined. As a foodstuff, Chinese softshell turtles are the…

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