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Today was the last day of the 18th Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections, a key HIV/AIDS research meeting being held at the Hynes Convention…
Mar 2, 2011
Bethesda, MD - William T. Talman, MD, President of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB), praised President Barack Obama for his continuing support for science and engineering.
Feb 15, 2011
WHAT: A team of U.S. and European researchers have found that a new vaccine strategy tested in mice provides stronger, more long-lasting protection from tuberculosis (TB) infection than the vaccine currently used in humans, known as BCG.
Jan 25, 2011
SAN ANTONIO (Jan. 7, 2010) -- In the Old West, camps sent smoke signals across distances to share key developments or strategy.
Jan 7, 2011
Researchers have developed a microfluidic device that automatically orients hundreds of fruit fly and other embryos to prepare them for research.
Dec 27, 2010
A collaborative team of scientists and physicians at the Medical College of Wisconsin and Children's Hospital of Wisconsin uses genetic sequencing to identify and treat an unknown disease.
Dec 20, 2010
Interactions between proteins are at the heart of cellular processes, and those interactions depend on the interfaces where the direct physical contact occurs.
Dec 15, 2010
WHAT: The 2010 Annual Meeting of the American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology (ACAAI) brings together leading allergists and immunologists from around the world.
Nov 11, 2010
Diabetes experts at a meeting convened by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the National Institutes of Health (NIH) took the next step in…
Nov 10, 2010
WHAT: Secondary infections with bacteria such as Streptococcus pneumoniae, which causes pneumonia, were a major cause of death during the 1918 flu pandemic and…
Nov 2, 2010
LA JOLLA, CA, October 21, 2010 -- A multi-institutional consortium led by The Scripps Research Institute scientists, the Joint Center for Structural Genomics (JCSG), is the sole focus of a special issue of the journal Acta Crystallographica Section F.
Oct 21, 2010
(NEW YORK, NY, October 13, 2010) -- Before Alzheimer's patients experience memory loss, the brain's neurons have already suffered harm for years.
Oct 13, 2010
Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University have developed a new fluorescent biosensor that could aid in the development of an important class of drugs that…
Jul 29, 2010
A clinical trial in Cambodia has found it possible to prolong the survival of untreated HIV-infected adults with very weak immune systems and newly diagnosed…
Jul 22, 2010
