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World Conference on Regenerative Medicine 2011 in Leipzig

The World Conference on Regenerative Medicine is taking place on November 2-4 in Leipzig, Germany. Lots of abstracts have been submitted by delegates from 40…

Corporate News

Siemens’ Biograph mMR Establishes Itself

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently granted Siemens Healthcare 510(k) clearance for the Biograph mMR. This clearance indicates that the system…

Business and Finance

Summer Is Not a Vacation from Your Budget

Think again.“Your budget shouldn’t change because it’s summer. Your expenses will differ from the school year, but your budget is like your waistline — you do…

Life & Chemistry

Wired for Sound: a Small Fish’s Brain Illustrates How People and Other Vertebrates Produce Sounds

In a study of midshipman fish, published online today (June 14) in Nature Communications, the researchers identified two distinct groups of neurons that…

Physics & Astronomy

Indications of a New Type of Neutrino Oscillation at the T2K Experiment

In the T2K experiment in Japan, a muon neutrino beam was produced in the Japan Proton Accelerator Research Complex, called J-PARC, located in Tokai village,…

Life & Chemistry

Sugar-Binding Protein May Play Role in HIV Infection

This enzyme affects how proteins fold into specific shapes, which in turn influences how the T cells behave. PDI also plays a role in HIV infection by helping…

Studies and Analyses

Using Olive Oil in Your Diet May Prevent a Stroke

“Our research suggests that a new set of dietary recommendations should be issued to prevent stroke in people 65 and older,” said study author Cécilia Samieri,…

Studies and Analyses

UCSF Study Explores Causes of Sudden Cardiac Death in SF

Working with the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner for the City and County of San Francisco, researchers will fully investigate every death attributed to a…

Physics & Astronomy

Penn Researchers Break Light-Matter Coupling Strength Limit in Nanoscale Semiconductors

The research was conducted by assistant professor Ritesh Agarwal, postdoctoral fellow Lambert van Vugt and graduate student Brian Piccione of the Department of…

Earth Sciences

Survival Skills: Life After Snowball Earth Unveiled

The first organisms to emerge after an ancient worldwide glaciation likely evolved hardy survival skills, arming themselves with tough exteriors to weather a…

Life & Chemistry

Unlocking Plant Genetics: Insights into Photosynthesis

To better understand the genetics underlying plant physiology and ecology—especially in regard to photosynthesis—a team of researchers including Carnegie's…

Life & Chemistry

'SpongeBob' mushroom discovered in the forests of Borneo

Sing it with us: What lives in the rainforest, under a tree? Spongiforma squarepantsii, a new species of mushroom almost as strange as its cartoon namesake. Its discovery in the forests of Borneo, says San Francisco State University researcher Dennis Desjardin, suggests that even some of the most charismatic characters in the fungal kingdom are yet to be identified….

Studies and Analyses

Liraglutide Boosts Glycemic Control in Type 1 Diabetics

Results of a small, observational study conducted at the University at Buffalo suggest that liraglutide, an injectable medication used to treat type 2…

Life & Chemistry

Leaky Genes Accelerate Evolution, Say Pitt and UW-Madison Researchers

Small genetic mutations that add up over time could create an evolutionary express lane that leads to the rapid development of new traits, researchers from the…

Studies and Analyses

Multi-Paddock Grazing Outperforms Continuous Grazing in Ranching

The study measured the impacts on vegetation and soils achieved by commercial ranchers who adapted management practices in response to changing circumstances…

Environmental Conservation

Baylor Study: Golden Algae’s Fish Kill Effects in Sunlight

While golden algae is primarily a coastal species, it has been found in Texas rivers and lakes, including Lake Whitney and Lake Waco in Central Texas, and Lake…

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