Although traumatic brain injury (TBI) is one of the leading causes of death in the United States, work-related TBI has not been well documented. In a study…
Parkinson’s disease is a brain disorder that causes tremors and difficulty with movement and walking. It affects about one million people in the United States.
One of these researchers is Padma Rajagopalan, director of the Virginia Tech Institute of Critical Technology and Applied Science’s Center for Systems Biology…
In the midst of Japan’s Fukushima nuclear disaster and as summer peak electricity demand looms in the northern hemisphere, world-leading energy scientists,…
Using his knowledge and passion for isotopes, Teng strives to solve some of the mysteries of the formation and evolution of the planet.One tool he uses is the…
Today, we live in a universe apparently made entirely of matter, yet at the big bang matter and antimatter would have existed in equal quantities. Nature seems…
In the past decade, the term “world-class university” has become a catchphrase. Not simply because it represents excellence in teaching and research, but more…
The invention concerns DNA- and RNA-aptamers with high affinity and specificity for the human soluble IL-6-receptor with no or very low immunogenicity. These…
Non-sequence-specific oligonucleotides are able to inhibit the proliferation of pancreatic tumour cells both in vitro and in vivo.Further Information: PDF Patent- und Verwertungsagentur für die Wissenschaftlichen Einrichtungen in Schleswig-Holstein GmbH (PVA SH)…
This invention concerns a new MRI method capable of applying an arterial spin label to any blood vessel, thus enabling the visualization of individual…
The patients taking crizotinib have anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK) positive advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and the drug targets the gene that…
Investigations shall deliver further indications as to the behavior of the current pathogenYesterday, Sunday 5th June, at 13:30 CET, scientists of the Medical…
The pristine state of unpolluted waterways may be their downfall, according to research results published in a paper this week in the journal Geophysical…
There are two low pressure areas in the Caribbean Sea for future development into tropical cyclones, although the chances are near zero for one, and minimal…
Such muscle cell fusion, the researchers say, is not only important for understanding normal muscle growth, but also muscle regeneration after injury or…
Researchers at Columbia University Medical Center are honing in on the development of what may be the first non-steroidal, oral contraceptive for men. Tests of…