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Life & Chemistry

MicroRNA Activity Suppressed in Mouse Ovum, Penn Study Finds

MicroRNAs imperfectly pair with untranslated regions of RNA and mediate translational repression and mRNA degradation—hallmarks of the gene expression process….

Physics & Astronomy

Merging Galaxies Form Unique Binary Quasar System

Quasars are the extremely bright centers of galaxies surrounding super-massive black holes, and binary quasars are pairs of quasars bound together by gravity….

Health & Medicine

Gladstone Scientists Uncover Target to Mitigate Obesity Risks

To this end, a research team at the Gladstone Institute of Cardiovascular Disease, led by Suneil Koliwad, MD, PhD, recently added new details that link obesity…

Agricultural & Forestry Science

Viagra Study Reveals Surprising Fetal Growth Benefits in Sheep

A joke among two Texas AgriLife Research scientists later turned into a fully-funded study found Viagra can aid fetal development in female sheep. Female sheep…

Materials Sciences

Advancing Nano Imaging: Rice University’s Breakthrough Discovery

Stephan Link wants to understand how nanomaterials align, and his lab's latest work is a step in the right direction. Link's Rice University group has found a…

Life & Chemistry

Celastrol: A Promising Plant-Based Approach to Cancer Care

Celastrol, derived from trees and shrubs called celastracaea, has been used for centuries in China to treat symptoms such as fever, chills, joint pain and…

Earth Sciences

Black Carbon’s Role in Himalayan Glacier Melting Unveiled

Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory scientist Surabi Menon set out to isolate the impacts of the most commonly blamed culprit—greenhouse gases, such as…

Life & Chemistry

Cord Blood-Derived CD133+ Cells Enhance Heart Recovery

Patients who have high cardiovascular risks have fewer endothelial progenitor cells (EPCs) and their EPCs exhibit greater in vitro senescence. HUCB-derived…

Health & Medicine

New Malaria Vaccine Promises Safety for Children

A new vaccine to prevent the deadly malaria infection has shown promise to protect the most vulnerable patients — young children — against the disease,…

Health & Medicine

Mother's exposure to bisphenol A may increase children's chances of asthma

For years, scientists have warned of the possible negative health effects of bisphenol A, a chemical used to make everything from plastic water bottles and…

Life & Chemistry

New Compounds Found for Innovative AIDS Drug Development

For Immediate Release – A team of scientists at The Scripps Research Institute has identified two compounds that act on novel binding sites for an enzyme used…

Studies and Analyses

New Method Detects Blood Vessel Narrowing Early

Cardiologists and heart imaging specialists at 15 medical centers in eight countries, and led by researchers at Johns Hopkins, have enrolled the first dozen…

Health & Medicine

Flu vaccination rate at BJC HealthCare rises dramatically due to mandatory policy

The study’s lead author, infectious disease specialist Hilary Babcock, M.D., says the success of the mandatory program demonstrates it is possible to implement…

Earth Sciences

NASA's Aqua Satellite sees Tropical Depression Fami fading fast

NASA's Aqua satellite AIRS instrument captured Fami on Feb. 3 at 09:35 UTC (4:35 a.m. ET), and showed the system more resembling a cold front than a tropical…

Earth Sciences

Hurricane Oli Approaches Bora Bora: Latest Updates and Path

At 10 a.m. ET (1500 UTC), Oli was located approximately 200 nautical miles west-northwest of Bora Bora, near 15.9 South and 154.9 West. It was moving east at…

Event News

Advances in Information and Telecommunication Technologies at APSITT 2010

Symposium Theme: “ADVANCES AND INNOVATIONS IN INFORMATION AND TELECOMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES”The 8th Asia-Pacific Symposium on Information and…

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