(Project on Emerging Nanotechnologies) The House Science and Technology Committee today introduced legislation that highlights the growing attention on Capitol Hill to the need to strengthen federal efforts to learn more about the potential environmental, health and safety risks posed by engineered nanomaterials.
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(Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research) The Cancer Vaccine Collaborative, a joint program of the Cancer Research Institute, Inc. and the Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research Ltd, has been named one of eight finalists for the Collaboration Prize, a national cash award of $250,000 presented to an outstanding model of nonprofit collaboration.
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(American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology) In this week’s JBC, researchers have found a potential new antibiotic agent in the tiny freshwater animal Hydra.
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Researchers identified relationships between dietary patterns, socioeconomic status, and the proximity of different types of food outlets in low-income neighborhoods.
The Medscape Journal of Medicine
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A series of papers highlights new data on cardiovascular disease in Asians specifically. The researchers stress that the presentation of disease there is often different from that seen in the West, and responses to treatment can also differ, necessitating separate study in Asian populations. Heartwire
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(American Friends of Tel Aviv University) Tel Aviv University scientists develop a medical “mini-submarine” to blast diseased cells in the body.
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(The Science Coalition) The Science Coalition applauds the House for recognizing the vital need to include research funding in the economic stimulus and recovery efforts. Funding for targeted federal research programs will have the immediate impact of creating jobs and stimulating economic activity in communities across the country. This is an example that [...]
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(University of Maryland) Transportation and security officials on Inauguration Day will have a centralized, consolidated stream of traffic information and other data displayed on a single screen using software developed by the University of Maryland. The Regional Integrated Transportation Information System gives officials a single real-time view far more comprehensive than previously available. The idea [...]
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(Scripps Research Institute) Scientists from the Scripps Florida campus of the Scripps Research Institute have found a potentially beneficial use for a once-abandoned compound in the prevention and treatment of neuroblastoma, one of the most devastating cancers among young children.
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(Scripps Research Institute) Antibodies are the attack dogs of the immune system, fighting off bacterial and other invaders. Massive libraries of synthetic antibodies that mimic this natural response, for instance to attack proteins critical to a particular cancer, are also available, but current techniques have allowed scientists to screen these antibodies for effectiveness against only [...]
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