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UNIST selects six extraordinary scholars to be induced as 'Rising-star Distinguished Professor'

UNIST is pleased to announce the selection of 6 extraordinary scholars to be induced as 'Rising-star Distinguished Professor', the highest honor the university can bestow upon faculty members who are under the age of 45.

12 Oct 2018

Majority of Americans’ ancestry can be traced through existing DNA databases

According to a latest report over 60 percent of the Americans’ ancestry can be traced through existing DNA databases. This includes even persons who have never submitted their DNA for evaluation say researchers because enough individuals have already submitted their genetic information. The latest study revealing this was published in the journal Science.

11 Oct 2018

Gut microbiota could play greater role in pathogenesis of MS than previously thought

In multiple sclerosis, a defective response of the body’s own immune system leads to brain tissue damage. Gastrointestinal microbiota could play a far greater role in the pathogenesis of the disease than previously assumed, researchers at the University of Zurich have now found.

11 Oct 2018

Scientists discover molecular link between body weight and early-onset puberty

Becoming overweight at a young age can trigger a molecular chain reaction that leads some girls to experience puberty early, according to new research published in Nature Communications.

11 Oct 2018

Computational model helps predict immune response in patients undergoing heart surgery

A research team led by Peter Sloot, professor of Complex Adaptive Systems at the UvA, has managed to pinpoint the mechanisms behind the immune response triggered in patients undergoing open heart surgery.

11 Oct 2018

New vaccine shows effective protection in animal models of Lassa fever

Lassa fever belongs to the same class of hemorrhagic fevers as Ebola. Like Ebola, it has been a major health threat in Western Africa, infecting 100,000-300,000 people and killing 5,000 per year.

11 Oct 2018

Network of doctors identify the cause of 31 new conditions

A network of hundreds of doctors has uncovered the biological characteristics of 31 previously unknown diseases and provided diagnoses for many unsolved cases.

11 Oct 2018

A new way to create customized mouse models for studying brain development

Scientists studying how genetics impact brain disease have long sought a better experimental model. Cultures of genetically-modified cell lines can reveal some clues to how certain genes influence the development of psychiatric disorders and brain cancers.

11 Oct 2018

Researchers develop new techniques for faster detection of Lyme disease bacteria

Researchers have developed techniques to detect Lyme disease bacteria weeks sooner than current tests, allowing patients to start treatment earlier.

11 Oct 2018

Common gene variants linked to migraine risk in African-American children

Pediatric researchers have discovered common gene variants associated with migraines in African-American children.

11 Oct 2018

Carnegie scientist awarded NIH grant to identify novel medicines for cardiovascular disease

Carnegie's Department of Embryology scientist Steven Farber and team have been awarded a 5-year $3.3-million NIH grant to identify novel pharmaceuticals for combatting a host of diseases associated with altered levels of lipoproteins like LDL ("bad cholesterol").

11 Oct 2018

Study shows that one amino acid may produce short-term lowering of glucose levels

Type 2 diabetes is driven by many metabolic pathways, with some pathways driven by amino acids, the molecular building blocks for proteins.

11 Oct 2018

Good bacterium in probiotic digestive supplements helps eliminate Staphylococcus aureus

A new study from National Institutes of Health scientists and their Thai colleagues shows that a "good" bacterium commonly found in probiotic digestive supplements helps eliminate Staphylococcus aureus, a type of bacteria that can cause serious antibiotic-resistant infections.

11 Oct 2018

Researchers unravel fresh clues as to how kidney stones form

Kidney stones--solid, pebble-like grit that forms when too much of certain minerals like calcium are in the urine--can strike men, women, and increasingly, children, and the presence and pain of stones afflicts more than 12 percent of the world's population.

11 Oct 2018

Researchers design modeling system to infer relationships between genes, drugs, and their environment

A team of researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and the University of Washington has designed a modeling system that integrates genomic and temporal information to infer causal relationships between genes, drugs, and their environment, allowing for a more accurate prediction of their interactions over time.

11 Oct 2018

New molecular switch may help develop sophisticated photomedications

Light-activated switches are too small to be seen by the naked eye, but the molecular systems are hard at work in research related to drug design, adaptive materials and data storage.

11 Oct 2018

Baseline PSA levels measured at midlife predict risk of aggressive prostate cancer in black men

Black men are more likely to be diagnosed with, and to die from, prostate cancer yet recommendations about prostate cancer screening are primarily based on studies of white men.

11 Oct 2018

Columbia scientist and collaborators receive $11.3 million to find new targets against brain disease

Anthony Fitzpatrick, PhD, a Principal Investigator at Columbia's Zuckerman Institute and Columbia University Irving Medical Center, together with scientists from the Mayo Clinic and Boston Children's Hospital, has been awarded $11.3 million to map the three-dimensional structures of protein tangles that accumulate in the human brain.

11 Oct 2018

Otago scientists make a breakthrough in monkey malaria research

A breakthrough in monkey malaria research by University of Otago scientists encouraged the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to fund a special meeting in Dunedin recently.

11 Oct 2018

UNC researchers awarded $3.8 million grant to develop ultra-long-acting antiretroviral formulations

It has been well established that HIV transmission can be efficiently halted by effective treatment of those infected or by pre-exposure prophylaxis of individuals at risk of exposure.

11 Oct 2018

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UNIST selects six extraordinary scholars to be induced as 'Rising-star Distinguished Professor'

Majority of Americans’ ancestry can be traced through existing DNA databases

Gut microbiota could play greater role in pathogenesis of MS than previously thought

Scientists discover molecular link between body weight and early-onset puberty

Computational model helps predict immune response in patients undergoing heart surgery

New vaccine shows effective protection in animal models of Lassa fever

Network of doctors identify the cause of 31 new conditions

A new way to create customized mouse models for studying brain development

Researchers develop new techniques for faster detection of Lyme disease bacteria

Common gene variants linked to migraine risk in African-American children

Carnegie scientist awarded NIH grant to identify novel medicines for cardiovascular disease

Study shows that one amino acid may produce short-term lowering of glucose levels

Good bacterium in probiotic digestive supplements helps eliminate Staphylococcus aureus

Researchers unravel fresh clues as to how kidney stones form

Researchers design modeling system to infer relationships between genes, drugs, and their environment

New molecular switch may help develop sophisticated photomedications

Baseline PSA levels measured at midlife predict risk of aggressive prostate cancer in black men

Columbia scientist and collaborators receive $11.3 million to find new targets against brain disease

Otago scientists make a breakthrough in monkey malaria research

UNC researchers awarded $3.8 million grant to develop ultra-long-acting antiretroviral formulations

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