2007 EURYI: 20 young researchers to receive Nobel Prize-sized awards for breakthrough ideas
... ... EURYI is designed to attract outstanding young scientists from around the world...Major breakthrough in understanding how HIV interferes with infected cell division
... Human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) causes AIDS by depleting essential immune cells called CD4+T lymphocytes in infected individuals, resulting in a compromised immune system. At the center of this process is the HIV protein, viral protein R (Vpr), which stops infected CD4+T cells from dividing and as a consequen...Variant CJD -- Prion amplification breakthrough brings new insights and hopes for a blood test
... The team, led by Dr. Mark Head, also shows for the first time that variant CJD prions can be amplified from brain tissue samples using normal blo...Cloned pigs help scientists towards a breakthrough in Alzheimer's
... ... - In the light of the intense focus on medical research at the University of Copenha...Biotech breakthrough could end biodiesel's glycerin glut
... "We identified the metabolic processes and conditions that allow a known strain of E. coli to convert glycerin into ethanol," said chemical engineer Ramon Gonzalez. "It's also ver...Breakthrough developments in rheumatoid arthritis reported
... Dr. Gregersen has finally closed the circle between key genes identified in his laboratory at the Robert S. Boas Center for Genomics and Human Genetics at The Feinstein Institute for Medical Research i...Science's Breakthrough of the Year: Watching evolution in action
.... ......Evolution has been the foundation and guiding theory of biology since Darwin gave the theory its proper scientific debut in 1859. But Darwin probably never dreamed that researchers in 2005 would still be un...Max Planck researchers make a breakthrough in plant stem cell research
Totipotent stem cells allow plants to build new organs throughout their whole life. But it has been unclear how hormones and genetic factors work together to prevent plants from having growth that is either stunted, or uncontrolled and tumor-like. Scientists from the Max Planck Institute for Developmental Biology have now uncovered a feedback mechanism, involving a growth-enhancing hormone and a...Breakthrough for treatment of fatal heart condition
... ... Cardi...Digestive Disease Week 2007 spotlights breakthrough research in digestive health
WASHINGTON, D.C. (May 19, 2007) -- Todays global leaders in gastrointestinal medicine will gather this week to discuss the latest in scientific research in gastroenterology, hepatology, endoscopy and gastrointestinal (GI) surgery during Digestive Disease Week (DDW) 2007, May 19-24 in Washington, D.C. DDW brings together more than 16,000 attendees each year from around the world and is the large...Stanford scientists make major breakthrough in regenerative medicine
... "We hope the mechanisms underlying this phenomenon will ultimately lead to new insights regarding the potential of cells and tissues...Research on grey mold offers possible breakthrough in tomato cultivation
... Finkers started off with wild tomato accessions that were resistant to grey mould. Wh...Breakthrough vaccine to treat chemo-resistant ovarian cancer
... "Cancer Treatment Centers of America's number one priority is to help our patients win the battle against cancer," said Dr. Edgar Staren, Chief Medical Officer of Cancer Treatment Centers of America. "This vaccine therapy represents a pro...Medieval Islamic designs reveal breakthrough in tiled pattern-making
... ... Medieval Islamic artisans developed a pattern-making process for designing ornate tiled surfaces that allowed them to produce sophisticated patterns not seen in the West until centuries later, a new study suggests. The findings appear in the 23 Februar...Breakthrough in understanding type 2 diabetes as key genes identified
... ... The researchers identified four loci, or points on individuals' genetic maps, which corresponded to a risk of developing the disorder. The sc...Breakthrough in nanodevice synthesis revolutionizes biological sensors
... , Harold Hodgkinson Professor of Engineering & Applied Science. "These developments have profound implications both for applic...Rice breakthrough could prevent multiple fibrotic diseases
HOUSTON, Jan. 18, 2007 -- A scientific breakthrough at Rice University could...lead to the first treatment that prevents the build-up of deadly scar tissue...in a broad class of diseases that account for an estimated 45 percent of...U.S. deaths each year....... "Fibrotic diseases kill so many people because they can crop up in almost...any part of the body, and cardiac fibrosis is a particular p...Science's breakthrough of the year -- The Poincar Theorem
... ... The Poincar Conjecture is part of a branch of mathematics called topology, inform...Leicester breakthrough in eye disease
... ... Congenital nystagmus is frequently genetic. Treatment can be surgical, by...Breakthrough for future exploration unrecoverable gas reserves
Huge underground gas reserves, up to 16% of the total reserves, remain unused. The natural gas in these fields is too contaminated for exploitation. With existing technology, cleaning these fields is much too costly. As a result of research done by Ralph van Wissen MSc these fields may in the future become more profitable. In cooperation with Shell, Van Wissen developed a cleaning technique base...Nanotech tools yield DNA transcription breakthrough
... ... Two papers by Ebright and collaborators in the Nov. 17 issue of the journal Scienc...Major breakthrough in the mechanism of myelin formation
... At a basic level, our nervous system is like a collection of wires that transmit electrical signals encoding our thoughts, feelings, and actions, both conscio...Binghamton University researcher makes major biofilm dispersion breakthrough
... David Davies has found and is in the process of synthesizing a compound that will cause biofilm colonies to disperse, thus leaving individual bacteria up to 1,000 times more susceptible to disinfectants, antibiotics and immune functions. It's a discovery that will most certainly drive worldwide biofilm research in new directions and that could help put some of the most vi...Breakthrough by MUHC researcher has major implications
MONTREAL October 4, 2006 - Eye Health Month is off to an exciting start, with the recent announcement by MUHC researcher Dr. Robert Koenekoop and his colleagues of a breakthrough discovery in the genetics of childhood blindness. The new study identified the gene most often responsible for LCA (Leber Congenital Amaurosis), the commonest form of congenital blindness. "This discovery represents a s...Breakthrough offers new tool for studying degenerative disease
CORVALLIS, Ore. -- Scientists in the Linus Pauling Institute at Oregon State University have discovered a new technique to let them watch, visualize and precisely measure a key oxidant in animal cells, an important breakthrough that could dramatically speed research on everything from Lou Gehrig's Disease to heart disease, hypertension, diabetes and aging.... The findings are being published on...Replacing insulin is top-ranked breakthrough foreseen for health in developing world
... Conducted by University of Toronto researchers (from the McLaughlin Centre for Molecular Medicine, the Canadian Program on Genomics and Global Health, and the U of T Joint C...Gene breakthrough heralds better prospect for malaria solution
Scientists have made a major breakthrough in understanding the genetics of the insect parasite that is being targeted by researchers as a way of preventing the spread of malaria.... ... ... Females infected with Wolbachia produce, o...Dana Farber and 454 life sciences announce breakthrough in DNA sequencing for cancer research
BRANFORD, Conn. June 25, 2006 454 Life Sciences Corporation, a majority-owned subsidiary of CuraGen Corporation (Nasdaq: CRGN), in collaboration with scientists at Dana Farber Cancer Center and Broad Institute, today reported a new method for the detection of cancer gene mutations present at extremely low levels. The research, published online (ahead of print) in the journal Nature Medicine, d...Diagnostic breakthrough for Burkitt lymphoma reported in NEJM
An international research study involving the University of Nebraska Medical Center, the National Cancer Institute and 10 other institutions has successfully identified the gene expression signature for Burkitt lymphoma. The discovery, which is reported in the June 8 edition of The New England of Medicine, will allow physicians to better diagnose and treat Burkitt lymphoma and better distinguish...The greenbeards have blue throats in a breakthrough study of the evolution of altruistic behavior
SANTA CRUZ, CA--A new study of side-blotched lizards in California has revealed the genetic underpinnings of altruistic behavior in this common lizard species, providing new insights into the long-standing puzzle of how cooperation and altruism can evolve. The study, led by researchers at the University of California, Santa Cruz, offers the first evidence in vertebrates of an important theoretica...Rutgers team's coal-to-diesel breakthrough could drastically cut oil imports
NEW BRUNSWICK/PISCATAWAY, N.J. Professor Alan Goldman and his Rutgers team in collaboration with researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill have developed a way to convert carbon sources, such as coal to diesel fuel. ...... This important advance could significantly cut America's dependence on foreign oil what President Bush called "an addiction" in his 2006 State of the Uni...Diabetes research yielding breakthrough success
Freedom from insulin injections and the myriad of health problems related to type 1 diabetes is closer to becoming reality, thanks to University of Calgary researchers who are developing the first bioreactor procedures to grow pancreatic cells in their laboratory. This opens the door to the possibility of providing a steady supply of insulin-producing cells that can be transplanted into patients...Breakthrough in brain injury study at University of Leicester
Drs Robert Fern and Mike Salter of the Department of Cell Physiology and Pharmocology at the University of Leicester had their findings published in the science journal Nature....... Their study is particularly important as it identifies the cause of damage to the brain and the mechanism by which this occcurs - thereby raising the possibility of drugs being developed in the future which may help...Breakthrough for stem cell research
A University of New South Wales (UNSW) researcher based at the Diabetes Transplant Unit (DTU) at Sydney's Prince of Wales Hospital has produced a human embryonic stem cell (hESC) line without the use of any animal products. The breakthrough eliminates the risk of animal-to-human contamination in potential stem cell therapy treatments. ... ... "This is the first hESC line produced in Australia a...Stanford evolution research cited by Science as a 2005 breakthrough
When the editors at Science looked back over the research reported in 2005, they decided that several high-impact discoveries made evolution stand out as the Breakthrough of the Year. Among the research highlighted is work by David Kingsley, PhD, professor of developmental biology at Stanford University School of Medicine, who studies the evolutionary process in a diverse group of fish called the...AKT cancer cell pathway demonstrates unexpected function
BOSTON In investigating the molecular mechanisms of cancer cell motility the unique property that enables cancer to spread from its primary origin to other parts of the body researchers have uncovered a surprising role for the AKT/PKB (protein kinase B) enzyme, providing important new insights into cancer metastasis and suggesting that current efforts to develop cancer therapies by inhibiting...Drug breakthrough for psoriasis sufferers
An international team led by a dermatologist at The University of Manchester has found that treatment with the emerging drug infliximab, marketed as Remicade, can quickly and significantly improve psoriasis symptoms. ...... The European Infliximab for Psoriasis Efficacy and Safety Study (EXPRESS) was a placebo-controlled trial on 378 patients with moderate to severe psoriasis, to test the effica...Breakthrough technology from Pall increases platelet availability and safety
East Hills, NY (October 5, 2005) -- Pall Corporation (NYSE: PLL) announced today FDA clearance to market the new Pall AcrodoseTM PL System. This is the first whole blood derived platelet system for pre-storage pooling and testing of leukoreduced whole blood derived platelets resulting in a transfusion-ready product for the hospital. This unique product increases the availability of lifesaving pla...Ossur congratulates Hugh Herr on Popular Mechanics 2005 Breakthrough Leadership Award
September 29, 2005 (REYKJAVIK, ICELAND) - Ossur, a trusted and leading global supplier of prosthetic and orthotic devices, today joined Popular Mechanics magazine in congratulating Hugh Herr, director of the Biomechatronics Group at The MIT Media Lab, upon the presentation of Popular Mechanics' 2005 Breakthrough Leadership Award for his work with Ossur on the development of the Rheo Knee , among...Human beta-cell line offers hope for type 1 diabetes breakthrough
NORTH CHICAGO, ILL. (September 25, 2005) -- Transplantation of insulin-producing pancreatic beta-cells shows great promise as a treatment for type 1 diabetes, but development of this therapy has been hampered by a severe shortage of donor beta-cells, which are obtained from decreased human donors. In research published in the October issue of Nature Biotechnology, Ji-Won Yoon, PhD, Professor of P...