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New Genes Linked To Neurodegenerative Disorders Uncovered

The findings provide a “testable translational hypothesis” as to the development and progression of PSP and may also provide clues into other more common brain…

Studies and Analyses

News Source Influences Views on Childhood Obesity Solutions

According to a study led by researchers from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, whether you believe the keys to combating childhood obesity…

Life & Chemistry

Proof-of-Concept Study of Biomarker Development in Mice Provides a Roadmap for a Similar Approach in Humans

Paulovich and colleagues demonstrated that a staged, targeted pipeline approach using mass spectrometry to prioritize and validate proteins of interest enabled…

Life & Chemistry

Exposing the potential of sugar chains for the diagnosis and treatment of disease

Author:Naoyuki Taniguchi Team Leader, Disease GlycomicsTeam Group Director, Systems Glycobiology Research GroupRIKEN Advanced Science InstituteProtruding from…

Materials Sciences

Superconductivity’s third side unmasked

The debate over the mechanism that causes superconductivity in a class of materials called the pnictides has been settled by a research team from Japan and…

Earth Sciences

Discovering Chile’s hidden water treasures – rock glaciers

The world’s fresh water is stored and transported by a range of natural reservoirs and formations – streams, rivers, lakes, bogs, aquifers, glaciers, icebergs,…

Life & Chemistry

IL-10 Breakthrough: Reducing Autoimmune Disease Reactions

Interleukin-10 (IL-10) is an anti-inflammatory cytokine protein that reduces immune responses and staves off autoimmune disease. Now, a research team led by…

Business and Finance

Exporting and Research: Key to Outperforming Competitors

“The old story is that there's some type of magic that makes your company more productive if it exports,” said Bee-Yan Aw, professor of economics, Penn State….

Life & Chemistry

Iowa State Lab Innovates Biorenewable Fuels with Hybrid Tech

Some of the tubes looked like they were holding very weak coffee. That meant microorganisms – in this case, Shewanella bacteria – were growing and…

Life & Chemistry

Combatting Frog Population Declines with Bacteria and Fungicides

Together with colleagues from Europe and the USA, researchers from the University of Zurich present methods as to how the chytrid fungus can be combated in the…

Life & Chemistry

Tapeworm Drug Inhibits Colon Cancer Metastasis – First Results in Mice – Clinical Trials Planned

The compound silences a gene that triggers the formation of metastases in colon cancer. Professor Ulrike Stein (Experimental and Clinical Research Center,…

Life & Chemistry

Television for the Nose: Enhancing VR With Smell Sensation

3-D movies, Dolby surround for a more realistic audio experience—virtual reality is on the march. And how much more realistic would a film be if a barbecue…

Physics & Astronomy

EPOXI Discovers Hartley 2: Insights on Hyperactive Comets

After visiting a comet and imaging distant stars for hints of extrasolar planets, you could say the spacecraft used for EPOXI had seen its fair share of…

Earth Sciences

Landsat 5 Satellite Tracks Lingering Mississippi River Floodwaters

On May 19, 2011, the Mississippi River reached a historic crest at Vicksburg. According to the Advanced Hydrological Prediction Service (AHPS) of the U.S….

Environmental Conservation

Discover the Beauty of Summer Wildflowers in the Rockies

It's summer wildflower season in the Rocky Mountains, a time when high-peaks meadows are dotted with riotous color.But for how long?Once, wildflower season in…

Studies and Analyses

New sealant gel is effective in closing spinal wounds following surgery, study finds

The substance, a polyethylene glycol (PEG) hydrogel sealant, plugs miniscule leaks in the thin sheath inside the spinal column that encloses the spinal cord,…

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