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Nominations Open for Alwin Mittasch Prize in Catalysis Research

The nominations are evaluated by an experts committee comprised of members from academia and industry. The award ceremony will take place during the…

Life & Chemistry

Scientists Reveal Molecular Sculptor of Memories

The protein, called kibra, was linked in previous studies in humans to memory and protection against late-onset Alzheimer’s disease. The new work in mice,…

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New Genetic Markers Improve Transplant Rejection Outcomes

In cardiovascular, respiratory, kidney and haematological diseases transplantation remains the most effective long term therapy for patients with advanced…

Power and Electrical Engineering

Berkeley Lab Evaluates New Cookstoves for Haiti’s Needs

The developers of the fuel-efficient Berkeley-Darfur Stove for refugee camps in central Africa are at it once again, this time evaluating inexpensive metal…

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New Method Matches Music to Visuals for Enhanced Experience

Scientists of Saarland University have developed a method, which automatically finds the appropriate song for a picture, a set of pictures, or a video. The…

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ADI – Modified arginine deiminase as anti-tumor drug

Arginine deiminase (ADI) produces depletion of arginine and has been studied as a potential antitumor drug for the treatment of arginine-auxotrophic tumors…

Health & Medicine

UH Researchers Discover Hormonal Impact on Metabolism

Hormone researchers at the University of Houston (UH) have their sights set on providing long-term treatment options for diabetes, obesity and cardiovascular…

Automotive Engineering

Solar-powered Air-conditioning System for Vehicles

Great news for drivers! They can now continue to keep the air-conditioning system on during the hot sunny days even when they stop the vehicle and switch off…

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PsymPed – Novel biotechnological synthesis of psymberin and pederin for the use as potent antitumor agents

Natural products that elicit specific and unique biological responses in mammalian cells represent valuable tools for new therapeutics in the treatment of…

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CALMponin – Novel markers for the diagnosis and prognosis of breast cancer

The invention is based on the finding that the proteins Calmodulin-like protein 5 (CALML5) and Calponin-h2 (CNN2) are upregulated in the nuclear matrix of…

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Artificial Tears – Novel synthetic tear fluid on a lipid basis

Physiologically, the tear film lubricating the eye is composed of three layers: the mucus layer, the aqueous layer and the lipid layer. Conjunctival goblet…

Studies and Analyses

Virginia Tech biomedical engineers announce child football helmet study

Youth football helmets are currently designed to the same standards as adult helmets, even though little is known about how child football players impact their…

Life & Chemistry

Young Striped Bass Thrive in Virginia: 2011’s Strong Year

The results are good news for the recreational and commercial anglers who pursue this popular game fish because this year class is expected to grow to fishable…

Information Technology

Wearable Projection System Transforms Any Surface into Multi-Touch

OmniTouch, a wearable projection system developed by researchers at Microsoft Research and Carnegie Mellon University, enables users to turn pads of paper,…

Health & Medicine

New drug strategies for Alzheimer's, multiple sclerosis examined at UH

Researchers at the University of Houston (UH) are recommending a new strategy for developing drugs to treat cancer, multiple sclerosis, Alzheimer’s and…

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Novel Stroke Therapy Combines Glucocorticoids and Proteasome Inhibitors

ManyThe novel combination therapy, developed at the Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg, is based on a combined treatment strategy using glucocorticoids

combined with inhibitors of the proteasome . The new therapy effectively and significantly reduced edema formation and moreover significantly ameliorated neurological performance in mouse models of stroke and

brain trauma….

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Innovative Combo Therapy Targeting Pancreatic and Colon Cancer

The current invention is based on combination therapies of nucleoside analogs with inhibitors of either the Nodal/Activin pathway or the mTOR / hedgehog…

Life & Chemistry

New Drug Offers Hope for Atrial Fibrillation Treatment

AF is the most common type of heart arrhythmia and puts those affected at a three to five times greater risk for stroke. Now, there is a new drug poised to…

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Antibodies against human CEACAM1 – Monoclonal antibodies for the detection of A1/B-domains of the cancer-implicated adhesion-rec

The present invention relates to antibodies that exhibit a high affinity and specificity for the A1/B-domains of CEACAM1.

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Information Technology

Wireless Demand Soon Outstriping Capacity

“We’re currently experiencing a mass migration from wired networks to wireless networks, which under the best of circumstances have far less capacity,” said…

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