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Researchers discover gene crucial for nerve cell insulation

Researchers funded by the National Institutes of Health have discover....D., Director of the NICHD, the NIH institute that funded the study. "Their discovery will provide important insight into the origins of disorders affecting ...

Scientists sequence genome of parasite responsible for common sexually transmitted infection

...l vaccine strategy. The genome sequencing project, funded by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), is detailed in the January 12 issue of Science. "The progress that continues to be made in deciphering the genomes of organisms, s...

Elucidation of the genome for diabetics with DNA chips

...ugh the CNRS genotyping platform at Lille, largely funded by the Nord-pas-de-Calais Regional Council. These advances should make it possible to unravel genetic predisposition to vascular complications of diabetes and to solve the mysteries shrouding childhood obesity and certain cancers linked to obesity . ...

Cancer vaccines -- Taking a jab at cancer by stimulating the immune system

...trol. The vaccine, made by GlaxoSmithKline, which funded the study, is designed to protect against two strains of HPV, types 16 and 18, which together are thought to cause nearly 72 percent of all cases of cervical cancer. At over five years into the study’s follow-up, the researchers found that approx...

Paleontologists discover new mammal from Mesozoic Era

...features for all modern mammals. The discovery was funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF). "This early mammalian ear from China is a rosetta-stone type of discovery which reinforces the idea that development of complex body parts can be explained by evolution, using exquisitely preserved fossils...

Scientists find new genetic clue to cause of Alzheimer's disease

...who donated blood for genetic typing. The work was funded by NIH's National Institute on Aging (NIA) and National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), as well as by 18 other international public and private organizations. "We do not fully understand what causes Alzheimer's disease, but we know that ge...

Global 'sunscreen' has likely thinned, report NASA scientists

...lower atmosphere, a unique set of global estimates funded by NASA. Scientists at GISS created the Global Aerosol Climatology Project by extracting a clear aerosol signal from satellite measurements originally designed to observe clouds and weather systems that date back to 1978. The resulting data show larg...

Researchers hot on the trail of brain cell degeneration

...nd) and international networking. The research was funded mainly by the Academy of Finland and the European Union. The two research teams are part of a Europe-wide consortium, STRESSPROTECT, within the EU Sixth Framework Programme. The consortium aims at generating the basis for novel neuroprotective drugs ...

Old dinosaur research leads to new honor

...nt. He has remained at the university, continually funded by NSERC, ever since. His research has spanned several countries, including Russia, Germany, the United States and Canada. His most recent discovery ?finding 190-million-year-old dinosaur embryos in South Africa in 2005 ?is part of a time period t...

Largest genomic search finds genes that may contribute to autism

...lenberg and Geraldine Dawson. The research was funded by Autism Speaks, a nonprofit organization dedicat...e the disorder. This $14.5 million phase is being funded by Autism Speaks, the British Medical Research Council, the Health Research Board of Ireland, Genome...

Experimental vaccine given during pregnancy reduces stillbirths from common virus

Researchers funded by the National Institutes of Health have develope....D., Director of the NICHD, the NIH institute that funded the study. "A prototype vaccine is the first step in protecting newborns against the most common vi...

Prehistoric mystery organism verified as giant fungus

...Andrew Knoll of Harvard University. Their work was funded by NASA’s Astrobiology Institute and by the American Chemical Society Petroleum Fund. Prototaxites lived worldwide from approximately 420 million to 350 million years ago. During this period, which spans part of the Silurian and Devonian periods o...

Recently discovered species gain protection

...st Group, Robert Wilson, and Robert Giles, ABC has funded the purchase of an additional 1,310 acres, to be owned and managed by Colombian partner Fundación ProAves," said George Fenwick, the ABC president. The reserve is also critically important for globally threatened frog species, whose last remaining ...

Key found to kill cystic fibrosis superbug

... is available for interviews. The research was funded through the Canadian Cystic Fibrosis Foundation and the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR). "We're delighted by this news," says Cathleen Morrison, CEO of the Canadian Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. "The possibility of a life-saving antibioti...

Cells use 'noise' to make cell-fate decisions

...Politecnica de Catalunya in Spain. The work was funded in part by the National Institutes of Health, the Searle Scholars Program and the Human Frontier Science Program. ...

Bacteria from patient's dental plaque causes ventilator-associated pneumonia

...t of a three-year longitudinal, double-blind study funded by the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research and headed by Frank A. Scannapieco, D.D.S., Ph.D., professor and chair of the Department of Oral Biology. The trial aims to determine if swabbing ventilated ICU patients?mouths with a ...

Turtles are loyal in feeding as well as in breeding

...s to feed at exactly the same sites. The research, funded by the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC), shows for the first time that marine turtles appear to be as loyal to specific foraging sites and migratory routes as they are to nesting sites. Published today (25 April) in the journal Proceedings...

Salamanders suffer delayed effects of common herbicide

...hormones. Findings from Rohr's study, which was funded by the U.S Environmental Protection Agency, National Science Foundation, and the Kentucky Academy of Sciences, could have implications for global amphibian declines. "Salamanders, and amphibians in general, are crucial to ecosystems, as both pred...

Bacteria could steady buildings against earthquakes

...nal Network for Earthquake Engineering Simulation, funded by the National Science Foundation....

Birds found to plan for the future

...eing stolen by observant thieves. The research, funded by the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC), marks a step forward in our understanding of animal psychology and cognition. This project was also supported with a Medical Research Council (MRC) Cooperative Grant....

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