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Life & Chemistry

New Study Identifies Key Protein Biomarkers for Growth Hormone

At the Endocrine Society annual meeting in San Francisco today, scientists John Kopchick and Juan Ding presented a new study that pinpointed four proteins that…

Life & Chemistry

Steroids in Female Mouse Urine Trigger Male Mouse Responses

A group of steroids found in female mouse urine goes straight to the male mouse's head, according to researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in…

Environmental Conservation

Concerns Grow Over New Marine Bycatch Mitigation Strategy

Known as marine bycatch, this problem is an ongoing challenge to the fishing industry, regulatory agencies, and conservationists. One recent proposal would…

Materials Sciences

Enhancing Solar Cells: The Power of Strategic Imperfections

Currently, these solar cells, called dye-sensitized solar cells, have a transparent film made of an oxide that is applied to glass and conducts electricity. In…

Health & Medicine

Complex Changes in the Brain's Vascular System Occur after Menopause

Many women experience menopausal changes in their body including hot flashes, moodiness and fatigue, but the changes they don’t notice can be more dangerous.In…

Studies and Analyses

Lou Gehrig's protein found throughout brain, suggesting effects beyond motor neurons

Now, the same group has shown that TDP-43 accumulates throughout the brain, suggesting ALS has broader neurological effects than previously appreciated and…

Life & Chemistry

New Insights on Inflammatory Protein in Polycystic Kidney Disease

The discovery was published in the advance online publication of Nature Medicine 15 June. The team showed that a pro-inflammatory cytokine protein — tumor…

Studies and Analyses

Inflammatory Disease Linked to Increased Blindness Risk

People suffering from a type of connective tissue disease characterized by inflammation of arteries in the head are three times more likely to experience…

Life & Chemistry

New Cellular Mechanism Boosts Vaccine Development Insights

La Jolla Institute for Allergy & Immunology (LIAI) scientists have discovered one for the textbooks. Their finding, reported Friday in the scientific journal…

Information Technology

New Intrusion Tolerance Software Enhances Server Security

The increasing sophistication and incessant morphing of cyber-attacks lend importance to the concept of intrusion tolerance: a system must fend off, or at…

Studies and Analyses

Study Underway to Find an Alternative Cure for Crohn's Disease and Ulcerative Colitis

Two research studies evaluating dietary changes and complementary medicine for the treatment of inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) have been launched at Rush…

Studies and Analyses

Hip Replacement Boosts Function and Saves Money for Seniors

Seniors with osteoarthritis who undergo total hip replacement are twice as likely as those who do not to show improvements in physical functioning and…

Environmental Conservation

Caspian Terns Thrive at New Nesting Site in Oregon

A recent survey of a new nesting site at Crump Lake in southern Oregon, which was just constructed in February by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, found more…

Studies and Analyses

Power Dynamics: How the Powerless Are Rising Up

In an effort to reconcile the science stating that power leads to action and lack of power leads to inhibition — despite constant historical reminders of the…

Earth Sciences

Mini Subs Explore Unique Carbonate Structures in BC Lake

Greg Slater, an environmental geochemist in the Faculty of Science, says the objects of scientific interest are unique carbonate rock structures, known as…

Life & Chemistry

Queen's marine biologist investigates aliens beneath the waves

Activities such as aquaculture, shipping and recreational boating have led to an army of marine alien species hitchhiking around the globe. Now Queen's is…

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