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Scientists put interactive flu tracking at public's fingertips

The researchers linked many powerful computer systems together to analyze enormous amounts of genetic data collected from all publicly available isolated…

Studies and Analyses

Analyzing structural brain changes in Alzheimer's disease

By applying the techniques to the newly completed dataset of the multi-institution Alzheimer’s Disease Neuroimaging Initiative (ADNI), the scientists…

Life & Chemistry

Boosting Spanish Biotechnology: Focus on Food and Plants

Biotechnology as applied to food and plants has been overlooked by the leading countries in this sector – the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom and the…

Medical Engineering

Engineers Develop Micro-Endoscope for Early Cancer Detection

Physicians currently insert camera-equipped endoscopes into patients to hunt visible abnormalities, such as tumors, in the gastrointestinal tract and internal…

Life & Chemistry

New Gene Discovery in Rare Disorder Through Exome Sequencing

For the first time, scientists have successfully used a method called exome sequencing to quickly discover a previously unknown gene responsible for a…

Life & Chemistry

Caltech Discovers Emotion-Like Behaviors in Fruit Flies

Scientists at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) have uncovered evidence of a primitive emotion-like behavior in the fruit fly, Drosophila…

Life & Chemistry

Live Tumor Targeting: RNA-Based Breakthrough at Duke University

Researchers at Duke University Medical Center have devised a way they might deliver the right therapy directly to tumors using special molecules, called…

Medical Engineering

Siemens Enhances Clinical Imaging Efficiency with syngo.via

Get ready for advanced visualization to become common practice in the clinical routine when Siemens introduces syngo®.via at the 95th Scientific Assembly and…

Physics & Astronomy

Louisiana Tech faculty, students making an 'impact' on atomic supercollider

Faculty and students from Louisiana Tech University are playing an important role in what has been described as “the most complex and comprehensive science…

Physics & Astronomy

Subaru Telescope Team Discovers Planet-Like Object

An international team of scientists that includes an astronomer from Princeton University has made the first direct observation of a planet-like object…

Life & Chemistry

Enhancing Bone Marrow Transplants for Acute Leukemia Patients

Although bone marrow transplants have long been standard for acute leukemia, current treatments still rely on exact matches between donor and patient. Now,…

Physics & Astronomy

Astronomers Witness Biggest Star Explosion, Massive Supernova

Although a theory developed years ago describes what the explosion of such an enormous star should look like, no one had actually observed one – until now. An…

Life & Chemistry

H1N1 Influenza’s New Strategy: From Birds to Humans

The 2009 H1N1 influenza virus used a new strategy to cross from birds into humans, a warning that it has more than one trick up its sleeve to jump the species…

Life & Chemistry

New Target Found for Personalized Ovarian Cancer Treatment

A multi-institutional study has identified a potential personalized treatment target for the most common form of ovarian cancer. In the December 8 issue of…

Earth Sciences

Understanding Ocean Climate: Impact of Arctic Ice Retreat

The summer of 2007 saw a record retreat in Arctic sea ice, and in general Arctic climate has become steadily warmer since the early 1990s. This has changed…

Life & Chemistry

Unearthing chemistry’s rare gems

Metal catalysts, with their ability to both speed up chemical reactions and influence product structures, have revolutionized manufacturing of essential goods…

Life & Chemistry

Gene Linked to Intellectual Disability: New Research Insights

In the same journal two other international research teams independently confirm the findings of Dr. John B. Vincent, a scientist at CAMH, and his team. “This…

Physics & Astronomy

Goddard scientist's breakthrough given ticket to Mars

“Mars was a lot different 3-1/2 billion years ago. It was more like Earth with liquid water,” said Jennifer Eigenbrode, a scientist at the NASA Goddard Space…

Life & Chemistry

Microbial Cooperation: Why Cousins Aren’t Welcome

The scientists’ report, which appears in a recent issue of Current Biology, also provides further evidence that cooperation in nature is not always a festival…

Life & Chemistry

Sleeping Beauty and Herpes Unite to Combat Brain Diseases

Neuroscientists have forged an unlikely molecular union as part of their fight against diseases of the brain and nervous system.The team has brought together…

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