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A targeted therapy for triple negative breast cancer may lie existing drugs
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Express yourself: Dermal fillers restore youthful facial movement, don’t just fill wrinkles
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Research team investigates abnormal neuron activity in Rett syndrome
Credit: Cold Springs Harbor Laboratory The brain undergoes dramatic change during the first years of life. Its circuits readily rewire...
Scientists discover how malaria parasites import sugar
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Erin Schuman is awarded the 2020 Louis-Jeantet Prize for Medicine
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A new treatment strategy against MERS
Licensed drugs effective in cellsCredit: Photo: Müller/Charité Joint press release by Charité and the DZIF First identified in 2012, the...
One quarter of bacterial pathogens can spread antibiotic resistance directly to peers
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The Human Brain Project is coming to Athens with an exciting Open Day on February 3, 2020
Credit: Human Brain Project/Athena RC On February 3rd, 2020 the European Human Brain Project (HBP) will hold its annual Open...
SPR honors Dr. Susan Furth with the Maureen Andrew Mentor Award
Credit: Dr. Susan Furth The Society for Pediatric Research (SPR) is pleased to announce Susan Furth, MD, PhD, as the...
Blind as a bat? The genetic basis of echolocation in bats and whales
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One step closer to tailored treatment of severe rheumatic diseases
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Historical impacts of development on coral reef loss in the South China Sea
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Success and failure of ecological management is highly variable
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NRL researchers’ golden touch enhances quantum technology
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UB chemist awarded $2 million NIH grant for enzyme research
One major objective is to understand molecular interactions that enable enzymes to accelerate chemical reactionsCredit: Credit: Meredith Forrest Kulwicki /...
An ultrafast microscope for the quantum world
Processes taking place inside tiny electronic components or in molecules can now be filmed at a resolution of a few...
Researchers combine technologies to resolve plant pathogen genomes
Credit: Cris Thompson for Virginia Tech. With the help of new genomic sequencing and assembly tools, plant scientists can learn...
Virginia Tech receives 5 Department of Defense instrumentation awards
Credit: Virginia Tech Virginia Tech has received five Department of Defense awards that support the purchase of research equipment. Through...
Common form of heart failure could be treated with already approved anticancer drug
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