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Physics & Astronomy

Quantum biology — Powerful computer models reveal key biological mechanism

In collaboration with scientists from the Wadsworth Center of the New York State Department of Health, the team is working to harness the reaction to develop a…

Agricultural & Forestry Science

Wheat Disease Jumps to Yemen: Impact of New Stem Rust

A new form of stem rust, a virulent wheat disease, has jumped from eastern Africa and is now infecting wheat in Yemen in the Arabian Peninsula. Researchers…

Studies and Analyses

Common Flaws in Oncology Microarray Studies Uncovered

Microarrays are a tool used to study gene expression. Researchers can study thousands of genes at a time, all on a single glass slide. In oncology, scientists…

Life & Chemistry

Small Molecule DCA Shows Promise in Cancer Treatment

Dr. Evangelos Michelakis, a professor at the U of A Department of Medicine, has shown that dichloroacetate (DCA) causes regression in several cancers,…

Health & Medicine

New Angiogenesis Inhibitor Shows Promise for Brain Tumor Treatment

Researchers from the Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) Cancer Center have found that AZD2171 (RECENTIN(tm)), a new angiogenesis inhibitor, can significantly…

Life & Chemistry

Vascular Niche Supports Brain Tumor Stem Cell Growth

Now, new research published in the January 2007 issue of the journal Cancer Cell, published by Cell Press, reveals that small blood vessels associated with…

Life & Chemistry

Genetic Breakthrough in Understanding Word-Finding Disease

“This discovery, for the first time, provides a molecular approach to understanding the causes and eventually the treatment for this disease, ” said Marsel…

Studies and Analyses

GlaxoSmithKline Launches Study on Cervical Cancer Vaccines

GlaxoSmithKline (NYSE: GSK) announced today the initiation of the first study of its kind designed to compare the immunogenicity of its cervical cancer…

Studies and Analyses

Fatigue, Genes, and Athletic Performance: New Study Insights

The ground-breaking research may also explain Unexplained Underperformance Syndrome (UPS) – the phenomena where very fit and mentally prepared athletes perform…

Environmental Conservation

European Oil Companies: 'Climate Change is CSR Job No. 1'

The survey is based on replies received from nine oil companies operating in Europe: BP, Shell, Total, Repsol, Statoil, Hydro, Amerada Hess, Orlen and…

Information Technology

Firefighter's guardian angel is a palm size robot

Industrial fires, explosions and chemical contamination are dangerous circumstances fire and rescue teams face on a daily basis. However small explorer robots,…

Information Technology

MareNostrum Boosts Performance with Moab and SLURM Integration

Moab Cluster Suite from Cluster Resources is an advanced workload manager and scheduler capable of optimizing scheduling and node allocation decisions. The…

Physics & Astronomy

VISTA Camera: Advancing Astronomy with Aerial Imaging

The infrared camera will sit at the focal point of VISTA – a UK provided survey telescope being constructed in Chile for ESO, the Organisation for Astronomical…

Health & Medicine

Dates, cranberries, red grapes and an espresso after – could this be the anti-Alzheimer’s diet?

The research done by Doras Dias-Santagata, a Portuguese scientist, and colleagues, just published in the “Journal of Clinical Investigation” is exciting news…

Health & Medicine

Mass Spectrometry Innovations Enhance TTP Patient Outcomes

In an article in the current issue of Spectroscopy, researchers at the Ohio State University College of Medicine and Public Health describe the clinical…

Physics & Astronomy

Delft Nano-Detector: Promising Breakthrough for Cosmic Research

Merlijn Hajenius developed these sensors for Delft University of Technology's Kavli Institute of Nanoscience, in close cooperation with the SRON Netherlands…

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