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Research and Development: innovative activities performed by corporations or governments for the creation, discovery and advancement of services and products.
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APR 23, 2015Neuroscience
The power of invisibility has long fascinated man and inspired the works of many great authors and philosophers. In a st ...Written By: Judy O'RourkeAPR 23, 2015Cancer
Men with prostate cancer benefit from treatment with the pioneering drug olaparib - the first cancer drug to target inhe ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderAPR 22, 2015Cell & Molecular Biology
Extracellular vesicles (membrane sacs secreted from cells) have sprung forth as valuable mediators facilitating cells' c ...Written By: Judy O'RourkeAPR 22, 2015Cancer
One of the main sessions at this year's Experimental Biology Conference in Boston was the Tang Prize Award lecture. It w ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderAPR 22, 2015Cancer
A new "liquid biopsy" technique is showing promise in detecting certain types of cancer, reports Gina Kolata for The New ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderAPR 22, 2015Neuroscience
Eleven percent of all births worldwide are preterm, happening before 37 weeks of pregnancy. Preterm-related issues accou ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderAPR 22, 2015Genetics & Genomics
Could the epigenome provide a new avenue for gene therapies and guiding stem cell differentiation?
Written By: Robert WoodardAPR 22, 2015Cancer
A new research study has shown that pancreatic cancer cells can be coaxed to revert back toward normal cells by introduc ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderAPR 22, 2015Plants & Animals
While other squid reproduce all at once late in their lives, vampire squid appear to
alternate between reproductiv ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimAPR 21, 2015Genetics & Genomics
Using the latest genome sequencing techniques, a research team led by scientists from UC San Francisco, Baylor College o ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderAPR 21, 2015Cancer
Researchers from The University of Manchester working with drug development company Evgen Pharma, have developed a new c ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderAPR 21, 2015Health & Medicine
The bloodier, the better.
Do you like your steak rare or well done? The answer could influence how mentally s ...Written By: Robert WoodardAPR 21, 2015Immunology
In a study that included approximately 95,000 children with older siblings, receipt of the measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) v ...Written By: Will HectorAPR 21, 2015Neuroscience
The brains of babies 'light up' in a very similar way to adults when exposed to the same painful stimulus, a pioneering ...Written By: Will HectorAPR 21, 2015Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists from the Goethe University, Frankfurt, the European Molecular Biology Laboratory, Heidelberg, and the Univers ...Written By: Judy O'RourkeAPR 20, 2015Cell & Molecular Biology
Fastening protein-based medical treatments to nanoparticles isn't easy.
With arduous chemistry, scientists ca ...Written By: Will HectorAPR 20, 2015Microbiology
Scientists have found antibiotic resistance genes in the bacterial flora of a South American tribe that never before had ...Written By: Will HectorAPR 20, 2015Genetics & Genomics
Placebos have helped to ease symptoms of illness for centuries, despite their lack of active ingredients. They have also ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderAPR 19, 2015Neuroscience
The foot-tapping, leg-swinging and chair-scooting movements of children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (A ...Written By: Will HectorAPR 19, 2015Genetics & Genomics
Compared with other human relatives such as Neanderthals, modern Homo sapiens have particularly prominent chins. Some re ...Written By: Will HectorAPR 17, 2015Cancer
The first-ever systematic study of the genomes of patients with ALK-negative anaplastic large cell lymphoma (ALCL), a pa ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderAPR 17, 2015Genetics & Genomics
Smokers with a specific genetic variation are more likely to keep smoking longer than those who don't have the gene vari ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderAPR 17, 2015Genetics & Genomics
Scientists have found antibiotic resistance genes in the bacterial flora of South American tribespeople who never before ...Written By: Judy O'RourkeAPR 17, 2015Genetics & Genomics
Scientists have discovered a genetic overlap between Alzheimer's disease and two key risk factors for cardiovascular dis ...Written By: Judy O'Rourke
APR 23, 2015
Neuroscience
The power of invisibility has long fascinated man and inspired the works of many great authors and philosophers. In a st
...
Written By:
Judy O'Rourke
APR 23, 2015
Cancer
Men with prostate cancer benefit from treatment with the pioneering drug olaparib - the first cancer drug to target inhe
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
APR 22, 2015
Cell & Molecular Biology
Extracellular vesicles (membrane sacs secreted from cells) have sprung forth as valuable mediators facilitating cells' c
...
Written By:
Judy O'Rourke
APR 22, 2015
Cancer
One of the main sessions at this year's Experimental Biology Conference in Boston was the Tang Prize Award lecture. It w
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
APR 22, 2015
Cancer
A new "liquid biopsy" technique is showing promise in detecting certain types of cancer, reports Gina Kolata for The New
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
APR 22, 2015
Neuroscience
Eleven percent of all births worldwide are preterm, happening before 37 weeks of pregnancy. Preterm-related issues accou
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
APR 22, 2015
Genetics & Genomics
Could the epigenome provide a new avenue for gene therapies and guiding stem cell differentiation?
Written By:
Robert Woodard
APR 22, 2015
Cancer
A new research study has shown that pancreatic cancer cells can be coaxed to revert back toward normal cells by introduc
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
APR 22, 2015
Plants & Animals
While other squid reproduce all at once late in their lives, vampire squid appear to
alternate between reproductiv ...
alternate between reproductiv ...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
APR 21, 2015
Genetics & Genomics
Using the latest genome sequencing techniques, a research team led by scientists from UC San Francisco, Baylor College o
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
APR 21, 2015
Cancer
Researchers from The University of Manchester working with drug development company Evgen Pharma, have developed a new c
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
APR 21, 2015
Health & Medicine
The bloodier, the better.
Do you like your steak rare or well done? The answer could influence how mentally s ...
Do you like your steak rare or well done? The answer could influence how mentally s ...
Written By:
Robert Woodard
APR 21, 2015
Immunology
In a study that included approximately 95,000 children with older siblings, receipt of the measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) v
...
Written By:
Will Hector
APR 21, 2015
Neuroscience
The brains of babies 'light up' in a very similar way to adults when exposed to the same painful stimulus, a pioneering
...
Written By:
Will Hector
APR 21, 2015
Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists from the Goethe University, Frankfurt, the European Molecular Biology Laboratory, Heidelberg, and the Univers
...
Written By:
Judy O'Rourke
APR 20, 2015
Cell & Molecular Biology
Fastening protein-based medical treatments to nanoparticles isn't easy.
With arduous chemistry, scientists ca ...
With arduous chemistry, scientists ca ...
Written By:
Will Hector
APR 20, 2015
Microbiology
Scientists have found antibiotic resistance genes in the bacterial flora of a South American tribe that never before had
...
Written By:
Will Hector
APR 20, 2015
Genetics & Genomics
Placebos have helped to ease symptoms of illness for centuries, despite their lack of active ingredients. They have also
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
APR 19, 2015
Neuroscience
The foot-tapping, leg-swinging and chair-scooting movements of children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (A
...
Written By:
Will Hector
APR 19, 2015
Genetics & Genomics
Compared with other human relatives such as Neanderthals, modern Homo sapiens have particularly prominent chins. Some re
...
Written By:
Will Hector
APR 17, 2015
Cancer
The first-ever systematic study of the genomes of patients with ALK-negative anaplastic large cell lymphoma (ALCL), a pa
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
APR 17, 2015
Genetics & Genomics
Smokers with a specific genetic variation are more likely to keep smoking longer than those who don't have the gene vari
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
APR 17, 2015
Genetics & Genomics
Scientists have found antibiotic resistance genes in the bacterial flora of South American tribespeople who never before
...
Written By:
Judy O'Rourke
APR 17, 2015
Genetics & Genomics
Scientists have discovered a genetic overlap between Alzheimer's disease and two key risk factors for cardiovascular dis
...
Written By:
Judy O'Rourke