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Study sheds light on the mechanism of lung damage in premature babies

The lungs are one of the last organs to undergo full maturation in a baby's body. Children that are born very prematurely do not have fully developed lungs, and are therefore more susceptible to associated complications.

30 Sep 2017

Research suggests natural remedy for sleep problems in young people

A collaborative research project involving James Cook University and the University of Queensland indicates high rates of sleep problems continuing through teenage years and into early adulthood - but also suggests a natural remedy.

28 Sep 2017

Tübingen researchers win two ERC Starting Grants

Tübingen research has attracted a further two Starting Grants from the European Research Council. Palaeoanthropologist Dr. Radu Iovita of the Institute for Early Prehistory and Quaternary Ecology undertakes large-scale survey and new excavations in Kazakhstan in his project "A Silk Road in the Palaeolithic: Reconstructing Late Pleistocene Hominin Dispersals and Adaptations in Central Asia (PALAEOSILKROAD)".

28 Sep 2017

High-speed method generates mini-protein binders with potential to become new class of drugs

Scientists have created a high-speed method to generate thousands of different, small, stable proteins from scratch that can be custom-designed to bind to specific therapeutic targets.

27 Sep 2017

New gel patch could speed up healing and minimize formation of scars

Scientists from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore have developed a new gel patch prototype that could speed up the healing of a skin wound while minimizing the formation of scars. The team unveiled the patch today as a proof-of-concept.

25 Sep 2017

JAX professor receives $5.4 million grant to study 'cognitive resilience' to Alzheimer's disease

A new five-year grant totaling $5,382,423 to Jackson Laboratory Assistant Professor Catherine Kaczorowski will fund research to explore why some people with a family history of Alzheimer's disease, and even brain changes associated with the disease, nevertheless manage to maintain their cognitive capabilities.

21 Sep 2017

UNIST to develop self-powered tracking device for bird flu outbreak prediction

The official signboard-hanging ceremony of the Self-powered Mobile Tracker Research Center took place at UNIST on September 12, 2017.

20 Sep 2017

New collaboration could lead to novel drugs that address unmet medical needs

Southern Research and the University of Tennessee Health Science Center have formed a partnership to advance promising research that could lead to new drugs that address unmet medical needs.

20 Sep 2017

Bone and tooth restoration symposium to be held at Lucideon, November 2017

Lucideon, the international materials development and consultancy organization, is pleased to announce that Biodensol will be holding a symposium entitled, ‘Novel Silicate and Phosphate Materials for Bone and Tooth Restoration’ on Tuesday 07 November 2017, 09:00-16:15 at its headquarters in Stoke-on-Trent.

From Lucideon 15 Sep 2017

New study evaluates ways to improve care planning conversations for frail elderly Canadians

Research has shown most frail elderly patients want to maintain quality of life rather than prolong it, but the use of invasive life-sustaining technologies in this population has been increasing.

7 Sep 2017

Mutations altering gene function play role in development of intellectual disabilities

Intellectual disabilities are often caused by a mutation that damages a gene, preventing the associated protein from functioning properly.

1 Sep 2017

Link found between fetal genes and risk of preeclampsia in mother

For the first time, a relationship has been found between fetal genes and the risk of preeclampsia in the mother.

31 Aug 2017

Rugby players take part in major study to develop ground-breaking test for concussion diagnosis

Rugby players from Aviva Premiership Rugby and Greene King IPA Championship are to take part in a major study led by the University of Birmingham as part of its work to develop a ground-breaking pitch-side test to diagnose concussion and brain injury.

30 Aug 2017

Research reveals LEGO-like stacking of protein complexes

When hemoglobin undergoes just one mutation, the protein complexes stick to one another, stacking like LEGO blocks to form long, stiff filaments.

29 Aug 2017

Bioinformatics expert receives $12.8 million grant to continue to lead Diabetic Complications Consortium

Dr. Richard A. McIndoe, bioinformatics expert and associate director of the Center for Biotechnology and Genomic Medicine at the Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University, has received a $12.8 million grant to continue to lead a national research initiative focused on reducing the complications of diabetes.

26 Aug 2017

Research Project News and Research

Study sheds light on the mechanism of lung damage in premature babies

Research suggests natural remedy for sleep problems in young people

Tübingen researchers win two ERC Starting Grants

High-speed method generates mini-protein binders with potential to become new class of drugs

New gel patch could speed up healing and minimize formation of scars

JAX professor receives $5.4 million grant to study 'cognitive resilience' to Alzheimer's disease

UNIST to develop self-powered tracking device for bird flu outbreak prediction

New collaboration could lead to novel drugs that address unmet medical needs

Bone and tooth restoration symposium to be held at Lucideon, November 2017

New study evaluates ways to improve care planning conversations for frail elderly Canadians

Mutations altering gene function play role in development of intellectual disabilities

Link found between fetal genes and risk of preeclampsia in mother

Rugby players take part in major study to develop ground-breaking test for concussion diagnosis

Research reveals LEGO-like stacking of protein complexes

Bioinformatics expert receives $12.8 million grant to continue to lead Diabetic Complications Consortium

CSUDH professor seeks novel lead compound to develop new drug for treating cancer

London Freemasons award grant to medical charity to support scientists looking to cure brain tumors

Scientists make progress in predicting conditions that lead to toxic algal blooms

New international research project identifies subtypes of ocular melanoma

Study uses game programming technique to stimulate cognition in older people

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