NIH gives $8M to University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine for myositis research
... Chester V. Oddis, M.D., professor of medicine at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, is principal investigator for the effort, which involves 36 other scientis...A study by the MUHC and McGill University opens a new door to understanding cancer
... To understand cancer, it is necessary to first understand how th...Universe's stringy birth revealed by young Czech scientist in EURYI winning project
The dream of theoretical physics is to unite behind a common theory that explains everything, but that goal has remained highly elusive. String theory emerged 40 years ago as one of the most promising candidates for such a theory, and has since slipped in and out of favour as new innovations have occurred. Now Europe is fortunate to have one of the worlds leading experts in string theory working...Biologists at Tufts University discover 1 reason why chromosomes break, often leading to cancer
... In a Tufts University study published in the Aug. 3 journal "Molecular Cell," two molecular biologists have used yeast artificial chromosomes to prove the hypothesis. The Tufts researchers have found a highly flexible DNA sequence that increases fragility and stalls replication, which then causes t...$9M grant awarded to University of Cincinnati for bipolar disorder research
... ... The grant supports the formation of the Bipolar Disorder Imaging and Treatment Research Center (BITREC) at the UC College of Medicine and...Boston Univeristy bioengineers devise 'dimmer swith' to regulate gene expression in mammal cells
... ... This switch helps advance the f...University of Leeds strengthens China links in membrane and neurobiology
... ... T...Universal flu vaccine being tested on humans
... ... Influenza is an acute infection of the bronchial tubes and is caused by the influenza virus. Flu is probably one of the most underestimated diseases: it is highly contagious and causes people to feel deathly ill. An ave...University of Colorado licenses two influenza virus detection discoveries to Quidel Corp.
... The Anti-Viral Resistance (AVR) Chip was developed by a team of CU-Boulder researchers led by Drs. Kathy Rowlen and Robert Kuchta. Quidels intent is to develop and market diagnostic tests featuring the chip for use in identifying mutations...Manchester University helps with pharaoh DNA analysis
... ... Now, Dr Angelique Corthals, a biomedical Egyptologist at The University of Manchester, says that DNA tests she helped carry out with colleagues at the National Research Centre in...University of Cincinnati receives $1.7M to research molecular treatment of brain injury
... ... If successful, Strausss research could lead to a new class of drugs designed to enhance the levels of these helpful molecules, and thereby improve outc...University of Arizona launches major scientific research initiative at Biosphere 2
... The University will lease the 34.5-acre (14 hectare) Biosphere 2 campus in Oracle, Ariz. for a nominal annual fee to conduct such advanced research. A gift from the Philecology Foundation in Fort Worth, Texas, in conjunction with other grants and gifts, will fully support the Universitys research as well as the base costs of operating the Biosph...Link between obesity and enlarged heart discovered by University of Arizona researchers
... ... We observed that the thickening in the...Bee researcher at Arizona State University is 1 of 20 new Pew Scholars in the biomedical sciences
... Amdam, an assistant professor in Arizona State Universitys School of Life Sciences who heads social insect studies in laborat...Nobel scientists Craig Mello and John Mather to speak on origins of life and universe
... John Mather, 2006 Nobel Laureate in Physics, will present the talk "From the Big Bang to the Nobel Prize." He will discuss the history of the universe in a nutshell - how the universe began with a Big Bang, how it produced an Earth where sentient beings can live, and...University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine researchers develop 'off-the-shelf' vascular grafts
TORONTO, June 15 University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine investigators have engineered artificial blood vessels from muscle-derived stem cells (MDSCs) and a biodegradable polymer that exhibit extensive remodeling and remain free of blockages when grafted into rats. The results of their study, which is being presented at the Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine International Society...University of Colorado invention may allow thirsty crops to signal farmers
... The technology includes a tiny sensor that can be clipped to plant leaves charting their thickness, a key measure of water deficiency and accompanying stress, said Research Associate Hans-Dieter Seelig of CU-Boulder's BioServe Space Technology Center. Data from the leaves could be sent wirelessly over the Internet to computers linked to...University of Pittsburgh researchers culture blood-forming stem cells from human fat tissue
TORONTO, June 14 Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine have successfully isolated and cultured human hematopoietic stem cells from fat, or adipose, tissue, suggesting that they have found another important source of cells for reconstituting the bone marrow of patients undergoing intensive radiation therapy for blood cancers. They are presenting this ground-breaking rese...University of Washington researchers play leading role in major study of human genome function
Scientists at the University of Washington and other members of an international consortium have completed a multi-year research effort that dramatically boosts understanding of how the human genome functions. While previous studies of the human genome have focused mainly on genes, this study provides insight into the non-gene sequences making up the vast majority of the genome. Buried in non-ge...Bungee-powered backpack can lighten your load, University of Pennsylvania researcher says
PHILADELPHIA Old Saint Nick might very well be able to run from rooftop to rooftop without reindeer this year, if only he carried toys in a backpack like the one developed by biologists at the University of Pennsylvania. ... In this week's edition of the journal Nature, Penn researchers have announced details for a suspended-load ergonomic backpack that reduces the force of a backpack's load o...University of Chicago researchers have licensed a genetic test that determines which patients are likely to have a serious adverse reaction to irinotecan hydrochloride (Camptosar), a key component of the standard first-line treatment for advanced cancers of the colon and rectum, to Mayo Clinic....... Until now, the UGT1A1 test has only been available to patients enrolled in studies at the Univers...Methodist, University of Houston, Cornell combine biomedical imaging expertise
... The three institutions have jointly founded the Institute for Biomedical Imaging Science (IBIS). This Institute will create interdisciplinary programs in the sciences of biomedical imaging and will foster joint training programs to produce the next generation of basic and applied scientists. Biomedic...University of Liverpool launches 10 million small animal teaching hospital
... The hospital, based at Leahurst, Wirral, provides the most sophisticated therapies and treatments available to small animals in the UK. Its facilities include MRI and CT scanning, a keyhole surgery theatre, a radiotherapy unit and digital X-ray technology. The 86-room hospital, servicing the whole of Northern England and North Wales, can accommodate up to 72 in-patients. The facili...University of Manchester researchers reveal clues to new genes behind rheumatoid arthritis
... ... The 9M Wellcome Trust Case Control Consortium (WTCCC), which today publishes its results in the journals Nature and Nature Genetics, has given a major boost to the understan...Dartmouth professor makes case for ethically universal stem cell lines
... A recently published paper by Dartmouth Professor Ronald M. Green examines the...University of Pittsburgh scientists find new contributor to aggressive cancers
... Integrin 7 belongs to a major class of cell membrane proteins that play a role in...Washington University in St. Louis to invest $55 million for renewable energy research
...Washington University in St. Louis is creating a new International Center for Advanced Renewable Energy and Sustainability (I-CARES) to encourage and coordinate university-wide and external collaborative research in the areas of renewable energy and sustainability including biofuels, CO2 mitigation and coal-related issues. The university will invest more than $55 million in the initiative, a...A first -- Hebrew University scientist observes brain cell development in 'real time'
... Dr. Adi Mizrahi of the Department of Neurobiology at the Alexander Silberman Institute of Life Sciences at the Hebrew University, used mouse models to study how neurons, or nerve cells, develop from an undifferentiated cellular sphere into a rich and complex cell. This has great significance for the future of brain research, said Dr. Mizrahi, since "the structural and functional complexity...Genome Canada, Gnome Qubec and Universit de Montral launch P3G Consortium and CARTaGENE Project
...... Montral, May 22, 2007 The Honourable Maxime Bernier, Minister of Industry, and Mr. Raymond Bachand, Quebec Minister of Economic Development, Innovation and Export, and Minister of Tourism, along with Dr. Martin Godbout, President and CEO of Genome Canada, Mr. Paul L'Archevque, President and CEO of Gnome Qubec, and Mr. Luc Vinet, Rector of the Universit de Montral, today announced $34.5...National awards for 2 University of York scientists
... ... Professor Leyser and her team are investigating the hormonal control of shoot branching in Arabidopsis, to understand better how plant hormones integrate environmental, developmental, and genetic factors to regulate...Montana State University researchers to compare Montana, Japanese copper mines
Two Montana State University historians who see ...similarities between former copper mines in Montana and Japan have...received $306,000 from the National Science Foundation to investigate...and share their findings. ... Brett Walker, Tim LeCain and six MSU graduate students will compare how...Montanans and Japanese residents dealt with the technology, science and...pollution associated with t...Ocean observing contracts awarded to UC San Diego and University of Washington
... JOI President Steve Bohlen said...University of Pittsburgh discovers genetic 'shut down' trigger in healthy immune cells
... "This kind of loss-of-function mutation can be very dangerous, and it is the first such mutation that has been identified in normal immune...University of Arizona neurobiologist John Hildebrand elected to the National Academy of Sciences
... ... ... "I was thrilled to hear that John has bee...Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine researchers awarded $27M for TB research
CLEVELAND, OH - For a deadly disease with nearly 9 million new cases and 1.6 million deaths worldwide each year, the war on tuberculosis [TB] may get a little boost. Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine is pleased to announce that the Tuberculosis Research Unit (TBRU) at the School of Medicine has received a $27 million / 7 year contract from the National Institute of Allergy and...How does soy promote weight loss? University of Illinois scientist finds another clue
... ......National Academy of Sciences elects 2 Brandeis University scientists to membership
... Membership in the Academy is considered one of the highest honors that can be accorded a U.S. scientist or engineer. Today 72 new members and eighteen foreign associates were elected to the Acad...University of Texas researcher earns APS Bowditch award
... Approximately 30% of the U.S. adult population suffers from hypertension, but about one-third of them dont even know it, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The CDC listed the disease as a primary or contributing cause of death for 277,000 Americans in 20...New University of Leicester study could help stroke victims
... ... ... Dr David Eveson, of the Department of Cardiovascular Sciences at the University of Leicester, said: "High blood pressure is common immediately after a stroke. Stroke...Kent State University and Summa Health System receive NIH grant to study prehypertension
... Approximately 30 million Americans suffer from prehypertension, or blood pres...