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New Enzyme Discovery Aids Liver Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment

In collaboration with the National Cancer Centre, Singapore, Van Andel Research Institute (VARI) researchers have identified an enzyme that could help diagnose…

Health & Medicine

Delay in Surgery Won’t Worsen Low-Risk Prostate Tumors

Active surveillance, or “watchful waiting,” is an option open to men whose tumors are considered small, low-grade and at low risk of being lethal. Given the…

Studies and Analyses

Earlier School Start Times Linked to Higher Teen Crash Rates

Earlier school start times are associated with increased teenage car crash rates, according to a research abstract that will be presented Wednesday, June 9,…

Life & Chemistry

Gamma Interferon: Activating Stem Cells Against Infection

However, invading bacteria can be a call-to-arms, awaking the sleeping stem cells and prompting them to produce immune system cells that fight the foreign…

Life & Chemistry

Is IVF Worth the Cost? Benefits of Funding Assisted Reproduction

While the costs of MAR treatment represent a substantial proportion of a patient’s annual disposable income, MAR typically represents less than 0.25% of total…

Technology Offerings

ABIOTIC STRESS MODULATOR – ASM protects plants against abiotic stress

ASM (Acibenzolar-S-Methyl) improves the resistance of plants against abiotic stresses. ASM has been tested successfully and protects crops and model plants…

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TMT Project Scientist Jerry Nelson Wins Kavli Prize in Astrophysics

They are among eight scientists whose discoveries in the fields of astrophysics, nanoscience, and neuroscience have been recognized with the award of the 2010…

Life & Chemistry

New Role of Protein 53 in Cancer Prevention Uncovered

Protein 53 is very important in protecting against cancer given that it prevents cancer-causing mutations from accumulating and its inactivation is closely…

Studies and Analyses

Lower LDL Cholesterol for Longer Life: Key Study Insights

A University of Minnesota study definitively shows that those with decreased LDL cholesterol levels can count on an increased life expectancy. The research is…

Studies and Analyses

How Violent Video Games Impact Adolescent Aggression

Playing violent video games can make some adolescents more hostile, particularly those who are less agreeable, less conscientious and easily angered. But for…

Life & Chemistry

'Psychedelic' maize may help increase crop and biofuel yields

More than 40 years have passed since Woodstock, but psychedelics still have people seeing colors — this time, in maize, and the significance is no…

Life & Chemistry

Genetic Markers May Predict Prostate Cancer in Younger Men

Prostate cancer has become more common in younger men, and it’s often more aggressive in these men. A new study from researchers at the University of Michigan…

Studies and Analyses

Strangers Shape Our Dating Preferences, Study Reveals

Many people like to think they have discriminating tastes when it comes to romantic interests. An Indiana University study, however, found that men and women…

Power and Electrical Engineering

Next Battery Breakthrough: Esther Takeuchi’s Innovative Patents

If battery-making is an art, then University at Buffalo scientist Esther Takeuchi is among its most prolific masters, with more than 140 U.S. patents, all in…

Life & Chemistry

New Yeast Boosts Sugar Fermentation for Cellulosic Ethanol

Nathan Mosier, an associate professor of agricultural and biological engineering; Miroslav Sedlak, a research assistant professor of agricultural and…

Health & Medicine

New Myeloma Drug Shows Promise in Early Testing Results

A drug designed to target cancerous plasma cells appears promising in treating multiple myeloma, a type of blood cancer.A multi-center study looked at the drug…

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