Using a new, rapid and less expensive DNA sequencing strategy, scientists have discovered genetic alterations that account for most cases of Kabuki syndrome, a…

TD5 has been around the Gulf of Mexico for a week as of today, August 17. That’s a long life for a tropical system. TD5 formed on August 10 and never made it…

The current invention is based on the identification of the role of CCL17 in the genesis of T helper cell Th1-driven diseases, in particular atherosclerosis…

Tropical Depression Five’s (TD5) remnants remain over the lower Mississippi valley today and are slowly drifting northeast. Yesterday, NASA satellite imagery…

Solubilization of hydrophobic drugs is a key issue in pharmaceutical industry. Currently, there are few non-toxic formulations available for drugs like…

Scientists at the RWTH Aachen have found that the isolated nucleic acids comprising the microRNA-126 (miR 126) nucleic acid sequence are useful in the…

The invention describes a new technical approach for magnetic particle imaging, which reaches a better temporal and spatial resolution with less effort and…

NASA’s Atmospheric Infrared Sounder (AIRS) instrument that flies aboard the Aqua satellite captured an infrared image of TD5’s remnants on August 18 at 19:23…

The accumulation of bulky aggregates of iron precipitates in water is a common and natural occurring problem, particularly in hydraulic systems and wells,…

Worldwide it is estimated that there are 29 million cases of Alzheimer Disease (AD) and about 4 million of Parkinson’s Disease (PD). The world market for AD…

The invention provides a time-dynamic flow of oxygen for feeding into 3ICP-MS systems. In coupled LC/ICP-MS sys-tems this allows a solvent gradient to be…

The protein Hsp90 plays a significant role in the survival of cells that are exposed to stress. Researchers at the Technische Universitaet Muenchen (TUM)…

Scientists at the Georg-August-University produced different monoclonal antibodies directed against the C3a-Receptor which binds to one of the fragments of…

Scientists at the Georg-August-University Göttingen produced different monoclonal antibodies directed against the rat CD88 cell surface receptor, also known as…

There is currently no good way to identify counterfeit drugs. However, researchers from Lund and the UK have now developed a technique that could resolve the…

For the casual observer it is fascinating to watch the orderly and seemingly choreographed motion of hundreds or even thousands of fish, birds or insects….

The invention permits detection and correction of transient errors in digital circuits in regular operation. It simplifies the necessary hardware and improves…

Preterm premature rupture of membranes (PPROM) is one of the leading causes of perinatal morbidity and mortality. It complicates 3% of pregnancies and is…

Fetal congenital lower urinary tract obstructions affect between 1:250 to 1:1000 pregnancies and are often associated with high perinatal mortality and varying…

Metastasis is the most critical factor responsible for the failure of cancer treatment. Although protein expression profiling, gene array analysis and…