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2 new antibodies found to cripple HIV
3 Sep 2009
Findings reveal an Achilles heel on the virus for AIDS vaccine researchers to exploit NEW YORK, NY, LA JOLLA and SAN FRANCISCO, CA, SEATTLE, WA, September 3, 2009—Researchers at and associated with the International AIDS Vaccine...
3 Sep 2009
Findings reveal an Achilles heel on the virus for AIDS vaccine researchers to exploit NEW YORK, NY, LA JOLLA and SAN FRANCISCO, CA, SEATTLE, WA, September 3, 2009—Researchers at and associated with the International AIDS Vaccine...
NGC 4945: The Milky Way's not-so-distant cousin
2 Sep 2009
IMAGE: Seen edge-on, observations of NGC 4945 suggest that this hive of stars is a spiral galaxy much like our own Milky Way, with swirling, luminous arms and a bar-shaped center.... Click here for more...
2 Sep 2009
IMAGE: Seen edge-on, observations of NGC 4945 suggest that this hive of stars is a spiral galaxy much like our own Milky Way, with swirling, luminous arms and a bar-shaped center.... Click here for more...
FDA approves INTUNIV (guanfacine) extended release tablets for ADHD in children and adolescents
3 Sep 2009
PHILADELPHIA – September 03, 2009 – Shire plc (LSE: SHP, NASDAQ: SHPGY), the global specialty biopharmaceutical company, today announced that it has received approval from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for...
3 Sep 2009
PHILADELPHIA – September 03, 2009 – Shire plc (LSE: SHP, NASDAQ: SHPGY), the global specialty biopharmaceutical company, today announced that it has received approval from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for...
USGS science picks
3 Sep 2009
Hot news about cool science LEADS (top news in natural science) The Cold Facts about Melting Glaciers Most glaciers in Washington and Alaska are dramatically shrinking in response to a warming climate. During the past 50 years, USGS...
3 Sep 2009
Hot news about cool science LEADS (top news in natural science) The Cold Facts about Melting Glaciers Most glaciers in Washington and Alaska are dramatically shrinking in response to a warming climate. During the past 50 years, USGS...
Hot and cold moves of cyanide and water
3 Sep 2009
Temperature determines which molecule rocks out IMAGE: Water molecules (red and white) dance around cyanide ions (blue and gray) more actively than previously thought. Click here for more...
3 Sep 2009
Temperature determines which molecule rocks out IMAGE: Water molecules (red and white) dance around cyanide ions (blue and gray) more actively than previously thought. Click here for more...
Metaklett, a steely hook and loop fastener
3 Sep 2009
VIDEO: This is the so-called Flamingo design for spring-steel hook and loop fasteners, developed by researchers at the Technische Universitaet Muenchen. Hook elements deform elastically under light pressure to...
3 Sep 2009
VIDEO: This is the so-called Flamingo design for spring-steel hook and loop fasteners, developed by researchers at the Technische Universitaet Muenchen. Hook elements deform elastically under light pressure to...
Los Alamos technology strikes a chord with algal biofuels
3 Sep 2009
Award-winning acoustic focusing technology will help create 'green gold' An award-winning Los Alamos National Laboratory sound-wave technology is helping Solix Biofuels, Inc. optimize production of algae-based fuel in a cost-effective,...
3 Sep 2009
Award-winning acoustic focusing technology will help create 'green gold' An award-winning Los Alamos National Laboratory sound-wave technology is helping Solix Biofuels, Inc. optimize production of algae-based fuel in a cost-effective,...
Safe seed: Researchers yielding good results on food cotton in field
4 Sep 2009
IMAGE: Dr. Keerti Rathore and lab assistant LeeAnn Campbell harvest cotton from the first field trial of a variety that has gossypol levels low enough for human consumption. Low-gossypol cotton could... Click...
4 Sep 2009
IMAGE: Dr. Keerti Rathore and lab assistant LeeAnn Campbell harvest cotton from the first field trial of a variety that has gossypol levels low enough for human consumption. Low-gossypol cotton could... Click...
Fungal map of mutations key to increasing enzyme production for bioenergy use
2 Sep 2009
AUDIO: Scott Baker, a DOE JGI researcher at PNNL, talks about how the ability to map the mutations in fungal strains of Trichoderma reesei has indiustrial applications such as biofuel production.... Click here...
2 Sep 2009
AUDIO: Scott Baker, a DOE JGI researcher at PNNL, talks about how the ability to map the mutations in fungal strains of Trichoderma reesei has indiustrial applications such as biofuel production.... Click here...
GERD negatively impacts sleep quality, results in considerable economic burden
1 Sep 2009
Bethesda, MD (Sept. 1, 2009) — There has been much debate about the relationship between gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) and sleep. Three new studies in Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology explore GERD's effect on sleep...
1 Sep 2009
Bethesda, MD (Sept. 1, 2009) — There has been much debate about the relationship between gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) and sleep. Three new studies in Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology explore GERD's effect on sleep...
Time to tap climate-change-combating potential of the world's ecosystems
2 Sep 2009
Inaction already threatening multi-billion dollar coral reef services and livelihoods of half a billion people This release is available in German. IMAGE: This is the cover of the Climate Issue Paper, September...
2 Sep 2009
Inaction already threatening multi-billion dollar coral reef services and livelihoods of half a billion people This release is available in German. IMAGE: This is the cover of the Climate Issue Paper, September...
New approaches to military physical and mental health explored
1 Sep 2009
Innovative research with potential for improved outcomes for servicemen and women and their families to be presented at Military Health Research Forum KANSAS CITY, MO — September 1, 2009 — New peer-reviewed research on military...
1 Sep 2009
Innovative research with potential for improved outcomes for servicemen and women and their families to be presented at Military Health Research Forum KANSAS CITY, MO — September 1, 2009 — New peer-reviewed research on military...
Greenlighting a greener world
2 Sep 2009
VIDEO: Researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute are working to create better, brighter green LEDs, which could lead to a new generation of high-performance, energy-efficient monitors, TVs, and other...
2 Sep 2009
VIDEO: Researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute are working to create better, brighter green LEDs, which could lead to a new generation of high-performance, energy-efficient monitors, TVs, and other...
West Coast's log, lumber exports increase in second quarter of 2009
4 Sep 2009
A total of 239.5 million board feet of softwood logs and 80.2 million board feet of softwood lumber was exported from Washington, Oregon, northern California, and Alaska in April, May, and June of this year, according to the U.S. Forest...
4 Sep 2009
A total of 239.5 million board feet of softwood logs and 80.2 million board feet of softwood lumber was exported from Washington, Oregon, northern California, and Alaska in April, May, and June of this year, according to the U.S. Forest...
Innovative therapies for treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder
1 Sep 2009
Pioneering research to imprPioneering research to improve outcomes for post-traumatic stress disorder presented at Military Health Research Forum KANSAS CITY, MO — September 1, 2009 — New research on post-traumatic stress disorder...
1 Sep 2009
Pioneering research to imprPioneering research to improve outcomes for post-traumatic stress disorder presented at Military Health Research Forum KANSAS CITY, MO — September 1, 2009 — New research on post-traumatic stress disorder...
Avastin dramatically improves response, survival in deadly recurrrent glioblastomas
2 Sep 2009
The targeted therapy Avastin, alone and in combination with the chemotherapy drug CPT-11, significantly increased response rates, progression-free survival times and survival rates in patients with a deadly form of brain cancer that had...
2 Sep 2009
The targeted therapy Avastin, alone and in combination with the chemotherapy drug CPT-11, significantly increased response rates, progression-free survival times and survival rates in patients with a deadly form of brain cancer that had...
Denitrification, its importance once diluted, may be back on top, Princeton-led team says
2 Sep 2009
IMAGE: From left, Amal Jayakumar and Bess Ward of Princeton University, and Dave Langner, a marine technician, collect water samples from the Arabian Sea for their study of the nitrogen cycle.... Click here...
2 Sep 2009
IMAGE: From left, Amal Jayakumar and Bess Ward of Princeton University, and Dave Langner, a marine technician, collect water samples from the Arabian Sea for their study of the nitrogen cycle.... Click here...
Scientists return from first ever riser drilling operations in seismogenic zone
4 Sep 2009
IMAGE: This image shows a worker lowering the tool to measure stress and pore fluid pressure in the subsurface. Click here for more information. September 3rd, 2009, Tokyo - The...
4 Sep 2009
IMAGE: This image shows a worker lowering the tool to measure stress and pore fluid pressure in the subsurface. Click here for more information. September 3rd, 2009, Tokyo - The...
Virginia Tech's proposed next generation nano-CT system will enhance nano-scale research
3 Sep 2009
IMAGE: Ge Wang, far right, Virginia Tech director of the Virginia Tech-Wake Forest University School of Biomedical Engineering Sciences' biomedical imaging division, works in his nanoscale fabrication...
3 Sep 2009
IMAGE: Ge Wang, far right, Virginia Tech director of the Virginia Tech-Wake Forest University School of Biomedical Engineering Sciences' biomedical imaging division, works in his nanoscale fabrication...
University of Hawaii at Manoa oceanographers examine mercury levels of pelagic fish in Hawaii
31 Aug 2009
Mercury levels influenced by depth of open ocean fishes and their prey IMAGE: This is a sample of some of the open ocean prey of the large predatory fishes sampled for mercury in this study. The fishes pictured...
31 Aug 2009
Mercury levels influenced by depth of open ocean fishes and their prey IMAGE: This is a sample of some of the open ocean prey of the large predatory fishes sampled for mercury in this study. The fishes pictured...
PET/CT scans may help detect recurring prostate cancer earlier
1 Sep 2009
Journal of Nuclear Medicine highlights new findings on molecular imaging and prostate cancer RESTON, Va.—A new study published in the September issue of The Journal of Nuclear Medicine shows that positron emission tomography...
1 Sep 2009
Journal of Nuclear Medicine highlights new findings on molecular imaging and prostate cancer RESTON, Va.—A new study published in the September issue of The Journal of Nuclear Medicine shows that positron emission tomography...
Europe's first farmers replaced their Stone Age hunter-gatherer forerunners
3 Sep 2009
Analysis of ancient DNA from skeletons suggests that Europe's first farmers were not the descendants of the people who settled the area after the retreat of the ice sheets. Instead, the early farmers probably migrated into major areas of...
3 Sep 2009
Analysis of ancient DNA from skeletons suggests that Europe's first farmers were not the descendants of the people who settled the area after the retreat of the ice sheets. Instead, the early farmers probably migrated into major areas of...
Men experience sexual dysfunction during hepatitis C therapy
1 Sep 2009
Bethesda, MD (Sept. 1, 2009) — Sexual impairment is common among men with chronic hepatitis C undergoing antiviral therapy, according to a new study in Gastroenterology, the official journal of the American Gastroenterological...
1 Sep 2009
Bethesda, MD (Sept. 1, 2009) — Sexual impairment is common among men with chronic hepatitis C undergoing antiviral therapy, according to a new study in Gastroenterology, the official journal of the American Gastroenterological...
SDSC dashes forward with new flash memory computer system
1 Sep 2009
Large-memory resource first of its kind among major HPC systems Leveraging lightning-fast technology already familiar to many from the micro storage world of digital cameras, thumb drives and laptop computers, the San Diego Supercomputer Center...
1 Sep 2009
Large-memory resource first of its kind among major HPC systems Leveraging lightning-fast technology already familiar to many from the micro storage world of digital cameras, thumb drives and laptop computers, the San Diego Supercomputer Center...
Center for Communicable Disease Dynamics to be established at Harvard School of Public Health
3 Sep 2009
Will model factors involved in infectious disease spread and intervention Boston, MA – A new center that will focus on mathematical modeling of drug resistance, seasonal infectious diseases, and intervention allocation will be established...
3 Sep 2009
Will model factors involved in infectious disease spread and intervention Boston, MA – A new center that will focus on mathematical modeling of drug resistance, seasonal infectious diseases, and intervention allocation will be established...
National Science Foundation awards $1.4 million for GenoCAD development
31 Aug 2009
Blacksburg, Va. – The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded a three-year $1,421,725 grant to Jean Peccoud, associate professor at the Virginia Bioinformatics Institute at Virginia Tech, to develop GenoCAD — a web-based...
31 Aug 2009
Blacksburg, Va. – The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded a three-year $1,421,725 grant to Jean Peccoud, associate professor at the Virginia Bioinformatics Institute at Virginia Tech, to develop GenoCAD — a web-based...
Gene signal GS-101 data shows safe and effective inhibition of ophthalmic blood vessel growth
1 Sep 2009
Data published in Ophthalmology show GS-101 may prevent corneal graft rejection Lausanne, Switzerland– Gene Signal, a company focused on developing innovative drugs to manage angiogenesis based conditions, today announced the publication...
1 Sep 2009
Data published in Ophthalmology show GS-101 may prevent corneal graft rejection Lausanne, Switzerland– Gene Signal, a company focused on developing innovative drugs to manage angiogenesis based conditions, today announced the publication...
NSF awards Rutgers $7.6 million for sustainable energy development, graduate education
31 Aug 2009
Fellowships address clean, renewable energy using biotechnology and nanotechnology; involve collaboration with institutions worldwide NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. – The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded Rutgers University two grants...
31 Aug 2009
Fellowships address clean, renewable energy using biotechnology and nanotechnology; involve collaboration with institutions worldwide NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. – The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded Rutgers University two grants...
The secrets of the lowly ground beetle could lead to better tissue engineering
3 Sep 2009
IMAGE: Jake Socha, assistant professor of engineering science and mechanics at Virginia Tech, is leading a study of insects to determine if their internal fluid flows may provide engineers and...
3 Sep 2009
IMAGE: Jake Socha, assistant professor of engineering science and mechanics at Virginia Tech, is leading a study of insects to determine if their internal fluid flows may provide engineers and...
Last chance to save the saola from extinction?
3 Sep 2009
Meeting in Laos urges prompt action VIENTIANE - Conservation biologists based in four countries gathered for an emergency meeting in Vientiane, Lao PDR, August 19, to address the peril of extinction facing one the world's most...
3 Sep 2009
Meeting in Laos urges prompt action VIENTIANE - Conservation biologists based in four countries gathered for an emergency meeting in Vientiane, Lao PDR, August 19, to address the peril of extinction facing one the world's most...
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