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Canadian study shows bilingualism has protective effect in delaying onset of dementia by four years

...processes, and neurologist Dr. Morris Freedman, an eminent authority on understanding the mechanisms underlying cognitive impairment due to diseases such as Alzheimer's. "Our study found that speaking two languages throughout one's life appears to be associated with a delay in the onset of symptoms of dem...

Eminent inventor of DNA fingerprinting gains new recognition

...d: "I am honoured indeed to be numbered among the eminent scientists who have been recognised with this prestigious prize. Genetic fingerprinting continues to expand the horizons of knowledge and it is humbling to realise how a chance discovery in my lab in Leicester over 20 years ago has gone on to make a ...

What's shaped like a pear and has 2 genomes? Check the pond

...ence Foundation (NSF). "Tetrahymena has a long and eminent history in the world of cell biology, and publication of its genome is likely to lead to further fundamental insights into how cells work." Throughout the project, Eisen says, collaboration between researchers has been critical, including work by c...

Research updates 65-year-old genetic discovery

...of scientists led by Sir Ronald Aylmer Fisher, the eminent British statistician and geneticist, concluded that this gene variant was the same in humans and chimpanzees and existed throughout time--an example of balancing selection. Their findings were published in 1939 in "Nature," one of the world's leading...

Microbiology text tells stories, offers online resources

...th not one, but two online resources. Written by eminent scientists with practical teaching, textbook writing and research experience, Microbe, will engage students in the learning process with its clear, reader-friendly style and a unique perspective of the field. "Our working plan has been to emphasize ...

Proposal would allow wild animals to roam North America

...t -- Africa." Greene and a number of other highly eminent ecologists and conservationists have authored a paper, published in the latest issue of Nature (Vol. 436, No. 7053), advocating the establishment of vast ecological history parks with large mammals, mostly from Africa, that are close relatives or cou...

Gene therapy for Parkinson's disease moves forward in animals

...f the neurons?'" said Nicholas Muzyczka, Ph.D., an eminent scholar and professor of molecular genetics and microbiology at UF's College of Medicine who participated in the research. "For some time Dr. Mandel has been working on the idea of introducing a vector into brain that would express GDNF. What they've...

Gene Therapy For Parkinson's Disease Moves Forward In Animals

...of the neurons?'?said Nicholas Muzyczka, Ph.D., an eminent scholar and professor of molecular genetics and microbiology at UF's College of Medicine who participated in the research. “For some time Dr. Mandel has been working on the idea of introducing a vector into brain that would express GDNF. What they've...

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