Prestigious distinction for poultry expert Michael Hess from Vetmeduni Vienna
The Robert Fraser Gordon Memorial Lecture has been given every year since 1983 to honour its name giver. It is a prestigious distinction for researchers...
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Seymour and Vivian Milstein Award for Excellence in cytokine and interferon research
BETHESDA, Md., Aug. 17, 2016–The International Cytokine and Interferon Society (ICIS) announced today that the Seymour and Vivian Milstein Award has been given to 3...
Study finds hospital ICU overused
Credit: LA BioMed LOS ANGELES – (Dec. 27, 2016) – Intensive Care Units (ICUs), which provide the most expensive and invasive forms of care in...
Scientists investigate how different houses and lifestyles affect…
Credit: © Matt Bertone of North Carolina State University SAN FRANCISCO (November 10, 2017) – Humans have lived under the same roof with bugs since...
Decoding sugar molecules offers new key for combating muscular…
A group of Japanese scientists have succeeded in decoding a sugar molecule and clarifying a mechanism linked to muscular dystrophy. Their discovery has potential implications...
Promiscuity slows down evolution of new species
Credit: Clemens Kuepper Promiscuity mixes up the gene pool and dilutes genetic differences between populations, slowing down the evolution of new species, says new research...
Novel blood test for Alzheimer’s diagnosis
Today, Alzheimer's disease is diagnosed too late. In collaboration with a research team at the university and German Center for Neurogenerative Diseases (DZNE) in Göttingen,...
Dr. Fatima Sheikh named AGS Clinician of the Year
Credit: (C) 2017, American Geriatrics Society The American Geriatrics Society (AGS) has named Fatima Sheikh, MD, CMD, MPH, Medical Director at FutureCare in Maryland and...
UA Steele Children’s Research Center receives $1.73m to study autoimmune disease…
Credit: University of Arizona Health Sciences TUCSON, Ariz. – The University of Arizona Steele Children's Research Center has been awarded a five-year, $1.73 million grant...
New preclinical study indicates vaccine to prevent Zika infection in humans is feasible
SILVER SPRING, Md. – The Walter Reed Army Institute of Research (WRAIR) and collaborators at the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Harvard Medical School...
CDC study looks at link between age at first solid foods and later…
New Rochelle, NY, May 11, 2016–Does the timing of introducing solid foods to the infant diet affect a child's risk of being obese by 6...
Grass and flowers sourced locally
Credit: Photo: Walter Durka This news release is available in German. Colorful, low-intensity grasslands do not only look attractive, but also offer valuable habitat for...
GMU researchers discover new use for ultrasound technology to help…
Credit: courtesy of George Mason University There's hope for a better life for people who've lost an arm or leg, thanks to new research funded...
New 3-D imaging reveals how human cell nucleus organizes DNA and…
Credit: Horng D. Ou, Salk Institute. Sixty-four years ago, James Watson and Francis Crick described the now-iconic double helix structure of DNA. In a new...
Targeted conservation could protect more of Earth’s biodiversity
Credit: Yale University/University of Grenoble New Haven, Conn. – A new study finds that major gains in global biodiversity can be achieved if an additional...