DISCOVERIES News, Nov 24, 2011

U-M Medical School and MedImmune Join Forces To Accelerate Search for New ... PR Newswire (press release) The new agreement goes beyond the traditional type of academic-industry research relationship, in which companies fund projects such as clinical trials, or license patents on discoveries made by university scientists and develop them on their own. ... See all stories on this topic »

Museum's new 'Explore Research' exhibit showcases UF research University of Florida Museum visitors may now learn about some of the University of Florida's most interesting globaldiscoveries and research – from how to free whales entangled in lobster traps to how plants will grow in space. These and other UF projects are highlighted ... See all stories on this topic »

Kenya: Gang behind fossil discoveries AfricaNews Paleontological research in Kenya owes its great success to the very experienced team of research assistants, commonly known as the Hominid Gang. Members of the the Hominid Gang are responsible for the discovery of virtually all fossil specimens from ... See all stories on this topic » AfricaNews

Purdue Research Foundation Receives 5 International Awards MarketWatch (press release) Gold award for speechwriting: "Purdue Research Park Entrepreneurship Academy." * Gold award for annual report writing: "Delivering Discoveries. Improving Lives." The Texas-based Association of Marketing and Communication Professionals receives about ... See all stories on this topic »

Research Report on Rye Patch Gold Joint Venture with Barrick Gold- Trend Scale ... MarketWatch (press release) In the research report, Ubika Research provides more detail on the project, its proximity and relation to new gold discoveries by Barrick Gold, its exploration prospects and the investment potential it presents to investors interested in Rye Patch Gold ... See all stories on this topic »

Pitt discoveries in quantum physics could change face of technology EurekAlert (press release) Through his research, with more than $1 million in funding from two consecutive four-year grants from the US Army Research Office and a five-year shared grant from the DARPA Optical Lattice Emulator Program, Liu and his team have been studying orbital ... See all stories on this topic »

New Discoveries About Celiac Disease OzarksFirst.com But research shows that it can flare up at any age. "It's intriguing the concept, that some individuals lose the capability to ingest gluten after a few weeks of exposure. And then some people can tolerate it for sixty, seventy years," says Dr. Alessio ... See all stories on this topic »

Scientists probe Earth's core, make mystifying discovery Register Further research should focus on the potential presence of elements such as silicon in the outer core,” says Fei. Thus it turns out that actually silicon may be even more important than we at the Reg have always thought. The new discoveries have ... See all stories on this topic »

Pelangio announces further discoveries at Pokukrom East Daily Markets (press release) Our target is $1.00. Please email scr@zacks.com with PX.V or PGXPF as the subject to request a free copy of the full research report.To view our most recent research reports and subscribe to our daily morning email alert, visit http://scr.zacks.com/. See all stories on this topic »

Grizzly Makes New Bulk Tonnage Style Au-Cu Discovery in the Dayton Area With ... MarketWatch (press release) The drill core has been shipped to Exova's testing facilities in Calgary, Alberta where the core will be logged, dry sawed, sampled and sent to the Saskatchewan Research Council for geochemical analysis. Analyses are expected sometime in middle to late ... See all stories on this topic »

Research Finds Cancer Drug Cisplatin Binds Like Glue in Cellular RNA MedIndia Its attachment to RNA had been assumed to be a fleeting thing, says UO chemist Victoria J. DeRose, who decided to take a closer look due to recent discoveries of critical RNA-based cell processes. "We're looking at RNA as a new drug target," she said. ... See all stories on this topic » MedIndia

Big boost to plant research EurekAlert (press release) "AIPI researchers are dividing up the research into primary areas so that we can generate the most profound and useful discoveries." Coordinated deployment of the member institution's expertise will lead to a deeper understanding of how plants react to ... See all stories on this topic »

Researchers Discover Clues to Developing More Effective Antipsychotic Drugs Newswise (press release) “In the first two phases of our research we have made important discoveries about how the receptor complex forms and how it signals, as well as how drugs alter the signaling activity to treat or cause psychosis,” said Miguel Fribourg, PhD, ... See all stories on this topic »

Great discoveries, great advancements in medicine Southwest Virginia Today This past week, a preliminary announcement was made of research on animals (including applications to the “human” animal) that stop the aging process! Piney sincerely hopes that those scientists “hurry up” and get out a decent pill for this find, ... See all stories on this topic »

Putting Brain Power Behind Brain Disease The New York Academy of Sciences The simplified answer to this conundrum is to accelerate life sciences research and development to more quickly turn basic science discoveries into clinical therapeutics. The question of how to go about such a task is, however, not so simple. ... See all stories on this topic »

NAS Report Calls for Building Biomedical Knowledge Network to Drive Precision ... UCSF Today ... and disease advocacy groups, carefully consider privacy and consent issues, oversight of such research projects, validation of the clinical significance ofdiscoveries, and pre-competitive collaboration among industry and academic researchers, ... See all stories on this topic » UCSF Today

Terminator-Style contact lens comes closer to reality BioScholar News Disclaimer: Bioscholar is not intended to provide medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. The articles are based on peer reviewed research, and discoveries/products mentioned in the articles may not be approved by the regulatory bodies. See all stories on this topic »

Da Vinci and The Turin Shroud The Morton Report The Templar Revelation had come about as they continued their research into the works of Leonardo da Vinci, in which they see hidden and heretical symbolism. That same research has now led them to announce a new discovery, one supporting their... See all stories on this topic » The Morton Report

Research and Markets Offers Textbook on Nanomedicine Field AZoNano.com This book analyzes in detail about the latest discoveries and technologies in the nanomedicine field. It firstly describes the emergence of nanotechnology and its historical perspective. It then discusses the various fields of medicine that can be ... See all stories on this topic »

Research explores PTSD-addictions link The Province Brunet, along with a team at Harvard and McGill universities, developed a revolutionary way to treat PTSD lauded as one of Quebec Science magazine's Top 10 Scientific Discoveries of 2008. Brunet's work is based on the "memory consolidation theory," ... See all stories on this topic »

FutureMoneyTrends.com Forecasts 2012 Energy Oil Shock in New Micro-Documentary Sacramento Bee We continued to increase our discoveries of oil until 1930 when the US peaked in discoveries. That's right, to this day the number one year for the discovery of oil in the US was 81 years ago despite all of our new technologies. ... See all stories on this topic »

Szent-Gyorgi Prize Winner, Carlo Croce, Recently Named to Institute of Medicine PR Web (press release) “Cancer research is an ever-changing field of study, and, like my colleagues, I am dedicated to the challenge of cracking the code of cancer piece by piece. I look forward to further discoveries we will make on our journey towards a cure. ... See all stories on this topic » PR Web (press release)

Local historian descended from Mayflower shares research with students The Columbian Johnson told the students about the life cycle of research. New discoveries in primary sources get published in scholarly journals, then get compiled into scholarly books, which are then used as sources by historians creating general histories. ... See all stories on this topic »

Legionnaires' Disease Discovery Could Lead to New Treatments eMaxHealth ... the importance of these discoveries. “It is possible that the process we have identified presents a great target for new research in antibiotic and vaccine candidates, not only for Legionnaires' disease but in other bacteria that cause illness. ... See all stories on this topic » eMaxHealth

Pledge benefits retinal research ModernMedicine “Their tireless, unwavering support over the past 15 years has helped foster discoveries that will ultimately touch the lives of millions of people.” Dr. Grassi's lab examines the molecular basis of common blinding retinal conditions, such as diabetic ... See all stories on this topic »

Nigeria: Pax Herbal Establishes Natural Hospitals, Pharmacovigilance Centres ... AllAfrica.com Speaking on the hospitals which are expected to resume services by the end of November, the Director, Pax Herbal Clinic & Research Laboratories, Rev. Father Anselm Adodo, regretted that despite new scientific discoveries in herbal medicine, ... See all stories on this topic »

'Significant' oil discovery made in Malaysia PennEnergy- Energy News (press release) "The new discoveries indicate that there's a lot more oil out there," Yen said. "Since Petronas has a stake in all fields either through total equity (in the case of Wakid-1) or through its cemented position in all Malaysian PSCs, any oil/gas discovery ... See all stories on this topic »

The next generation of scientists hope to discover innovative treatments for ... The Guardian These inspiring young researchers work at each of the BHF's four UK Centres ofResearch Excellence, where their discoveries are giving fresh insights into conditions including heart failure caused by a heart attack, the focus of the Mending Broken ... See all stories on this topic » The Guardian

Polish Academy Sciences joins start-up for innovative microfluidic technologies Nanowerk LLC The company has just completed a few months long initial research program for an European industrial partner. They managed to successfully demonstrate that certain academic discoveries can be implemented in an industrial scale. ... See all stories on this topic » Nanowerk LLC

CRANN nanotechnology researchers wins 'proof of concept' grant Nanowerk LLC I am delighted to continue this research and look forward to even more new discoveries." Dr. Diarmuid O'Brien, Executive Director of CRANN said, "The award of a research grant by the European Research Council is further evidence of the international ... See all stories on this topic »

Group warns of hidden hazards to playtime Green Bay Press Gazette Parents can also monitor toys deemed unsafe — or report their own discoveries — on their computers or smart phones at toysafety.mobi or saferproducts.gov. Despite stricter rules and tougher federal enforcement in recent years, dangerous toys are ... See all stories on this topic »

Report finds $45 billion economic contribution from publicly funded medical ... American Medical News "There is no doubt that medical and scientific research contributes to the economy in many ways, both in its early stages and as those discoveries take root in new treatments," Dr. Berman said. "The real value of biomedical research, though, ... See all stories on this topic »

UCLA team develops highly efficient method for creating flexible, transparent ... UC Los Angeles This dynamic research setting has enhanced understanding of phenomena at the nanoscale and promises to produce important discoveries in health, energy, the environment and information technology. See all stories on this topic »

MedImmune inks translational research collaboration OutSourcing-Pharma.com MedImmune is collaborating with the University of Michigan Medical School on translational and preclinical research. Over the three-year agreement the partners aim to move scientific discoveriesfrom the laboratory and into candidates for treating ... See all stories on this topic »

MSRCNY Receives Approval For Groundbreaking Stem Cell Trial in Multiple Sclerosis MarketWatch (press release) The close relationship of the research center and the clinical practice (IMSMP) helps to test new treatments for MS and easily moves research discoveries into application to treat symptoms of MS and halt or reverse damage caused by the disease. ... See all stories on this topic »

In attempt to raise cash, scientists turn to crowdsourced funding Mother Nature Network Follow LiveScience for the latest in science news and discoveries on Twitter @livescience and on Facebook. One of the SciFund projects concerns the consistency in migratory routes of Atlantic Puffins. See all stories on this topic » Mother Nature Network

Feature: Movember raises awareness of prostate cancer but where does the money go? Spire Healthcare With vital findings and possible research areas being uncovered, the importance of campaigns such as Movember will continue to highlight the need for breakthrough discoveries and the possibility of treatments. See all stories on this topic »

Dr. Isaac Eliaz Presents Breakthrough Cancer Research to Naturopathic Doctors MarketWatch (press release) The new discoveries presented during Dr. Eliaz's lecture give Modified Citrus Pectin greater potential in the prevention and treatment of many serious health conditions for which there are currently limited or no treatments available. ... See all stories on this topic »

Paleontologists Track Dinosaurs Near Las Vegas Smithsonian (blog) Preliminary findings were shared, new discoveries were presented, and researchers caught up with friends and colleagues, but not all the news came from the meeting halls. Various field trips held just before the conference introduced paleontologists to ... See all stories on this topic » Smithsonian (blog)

Phoenix Oil Closes Confidentiality Agreement on Proprietary Hydrogen and ... MarketWatch (press release) With billion barrel discoveries a rare and costly success, hydrogen with Synfuel, can replace conventional fossil fuel energies and may well be essential for the survival of our civilization, as we now know it. As for shale natural gas now pressuring ... See all stories on this topic »

Rep. Fattah Wins Breakthrough Approval in Congress to Declare Neuroscience ... PR Newswire (press release) "I am encouraged that the gains made by the potential new discoveries will forever change the way we provide treatment for those suffering from brain disorders." Fattah is the senior Democratic member of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on ... See all stories on this topic »

Seeds in place for economic future Northern Nevada Business Weekly Among the answers, the researchers said, would be increased investment by the state in researchat its university and a greater commitment to finding and financing commercial applications for newdiscoveries. See all stories on this topic »

Discoveries in quantum physics could change face of technology Research News. (click here for Business News). Discoveries in quantum physics could change face of technology. Posted: Nov 21st, 2011. Light-triggered microscale robotic arm makes bending and stretching motions. Posted: Nov 21st, 2011 ... Nanowerk Nanotechnology News

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