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Subjects at risk of Alzheimer's may now be able to delay the onset of their first symptoms

Based on the results of her most recent clinical study published today in the online version of Brain: A Journal of Neurology, Dr. Sylvie Belleville, PhD in…

Materials Sciences

New pH-Dependent Adhesive Patented for Space Applications

The patent, “pH dependent adhesive peptides,” was issued to the Kansas State University Research Foundation, a nonprofit corporation responsible for managing…

Life & Chemistry

New Insights from DNA Trauma: What We’ve Learned Since 2012

Tel Aviv — When the Human Genome Project ended a decade ago, scientists thought that they'd closed the lid on all that's to be known about our genes. But what…

Life & Chemistry

'Junk food' moms have 'junk food' babies

A new research report published online in The FASEB Journal (http://www.faseb.org) suggests that pregnant mothers who eat high sugar and high fat diets have…

Life & Chemistry

U of M Researchers Innovate Renewable Petroleum Technology

Graduate student Janice Frias, who earned her doctorate in January, made the critical step by figuring out how to use a protein to transform fatty acids…

Life & Chemistry

Neutron analysis yields insight into bacteria for solar energy

Researchers from Washington University in St. Louis and the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory used small-angle neutron scattering to analyze…

Studies and Analyses

Robot-Assisted Prostate Surgery: Long-Term Safety Study Findings

The findings, published online this month by the journal European Urology, follow an earlier Henry Ford study that found nearly 87 percent of patients whose…

Life & Chemistry

New Light Technique Predicts Molecular Crystal Structures

The research by Timothy Korter, associate professor of chemistry in SU's College of Arts and Sciences, was the cover article of the March 14 issue of Physical…

Health & Medicine

Plant Oil: A Potential Solution for Obesity-Related Issues

In his latest study, James Perfield, assistant professor of food science in the College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources (CAFNR), found that a…

Health & Medicine

MicroRNAs: Unlocking New Possibilities in Medicine

Since their discovery in the 1990s, microRNAs have proven to play a complex role in normal and abnormal functioning of many organ systems. In the April issue…

Life & Chemistry

Molecular muscle: Small parts of a big protein play key roles in building tissues

We all know the adage: A little bit of a good thing can go a long way. Now researchers in London are reporting that might also be true for a large protein…

Life & Chemistry

UC Research Unveils Novel Sensor with Enhanced Detection Selectivity

The sensor is unusual in that most sensors only have one or two modes of selectivity, while this sensor has three. In practical terms, that means the UC sensor…

Life & Chemistry

Zebrafish Stripes: A Key to Potential Treatments Uncovered

Looking at the dark stripes on the tiny zebrafish you might not expect that they hold a potentially important clue for discovering a treatment for the deadly…

Health & Medicine

Innovative Method for Real-Time Epileptic Seizure Detection

Researchers at Concordia University have pioneered a computer-based method to detect epileptic seizures as they occur – a new technique that may open a window…

Life & Chemistry

UCSB scientists get glimpse of how the 'code' of life may have emerged

Annia Rodriguez worked with John Perona, professor in UCSB's Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, to decipher intramolecular communication within a large…

Life & Chemistry

First French Bulldog Sex Reversal Case Found in Spain

Genetic alteration of the reproductive system or sexual reversal “has been described in many species, such as goats, pigs, horses and even human beings”,…

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