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Studies and Analyses

Alternative Therapies for Pain Rise With Age and Wealth

In a University of Michigan Health System study, 1 out of 3 patients with chronic pain reported using complementary and alternative medicine therapies such as…

Life & Chemistry

New Microscopy Technique Unveils Red Blood Cell Mechanics

Led by University of Illinois electrical and computer engineering professor Gabriel Popescu, the team developed a model that could lead to breakthroughs in…

Seminars Workshops

DataCite Summer Meeting 2010: Workshop on Research Data Access

DataCite was founded in December 2009 and its objectives are to make it easier for scientists to access research data over the Internet, to increase acceptance…

Life & Chemistry

New Clamp Targets Emerging Flu Viruses for Immune Boost

When the human body becomes infected with new influenza viruses, the immune system rapidly activates an inborn protective mechanism to inhibit the intruding…

Technology Offerings

Anticancer Agent – Targeting a novel oncogene in the treatment of cancer

The trim71 gene encodes for the human multi-domain protein TRIM71 which is required for the development of several vertebrate and invertebrate organisms. It …

Technology Offerings

Onco-Targets – Making loss of SFRP tumour suppressor function druggable

The invention discloses molecules, which are activated,

when function of Secreted Fizzled Related Protein 1

(SFRP1) is lost. SFRP1 is known to have…

Studies and Analyses

Blood Protein Fibrinogen Linked to Brain Scar Formation

A protein called fibrinogen that is known to help form blood clots also triggers scar formation in the brain and spinal cord, according to new research in the…

Health & Medicine

New Screening Exam Could Save Thousands from Bowel Cancer

About one in 20 people in the UK will develop bowel cancer during their lifetime. In the UK, it causes over 16,000 deaths each year, and is the third most…

Trade Fair News

BIOTECH CHINA 2010: Promoting Innovation and Business Contacts in China – The Market of The Future

“The unique combination of an exhibition, lecture program and extensive supporting program makes BIOTECH CHINA an ideal platform for showcasing innovative…

Event News

US automobile industry is taking climate protection goals seriously

The postponement of the US senate climate and energy bill has placed the emission goals promised by the US at the UN Climate Summit in Copenhagen under…

Health & Medicine

New reliable method based on patients' gait helps to diagnose fibromyalgia

Some of the altered parameters in this type of patient are: walk speed, step length, sole pressure on the ground, time on each foot, time on both feet, and…

Agricultural & Forestry Science

Explore New Hydrangea Cultivars for Stunning Landscapes

“Ruby Slippers” and “Munchkin” are the latest cultivars released by ARS geneticist Sandy Reed with the U.S. National Arboretum's Floral and Nursery Plants…

Business and Finance

Investors: Target Leadership, Not Corporations in Lawsuits

Class-action lawsuits against financial companies would often be better aligned with the financial interests of the wronged investor if they were directed at…

Environmental Conservation

ESA’s Envisat monitors oil spill

In the black-and-white radar image the oil spill is visible as a dark grey whirl in the bottom right, while in the optical image it is seen as a white whirl….

Earth Sciences

Earth Microbes May Contaminate the Search for Life on Mars

The search for life on Mars remains a stated goal of NASA’s Mars Exploration Program and Astrobiology Institutes. To preserve the pristine environments, the…

Studies and Analyses

New Study Confirms Ranibizumab’s Effectiveness for Diabetic Macular Edema

Researchers have shown that ranibizumab (Lucentis) eye injections, often in combination with laser treatment, result in better vision than laser treatment…

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