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International Institute for Learning Now Accepting Nominations for Kerzner International Project Manager of the Year Award
02.07.2009 22:14
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Call for Applications from Outstanding Project Management Professionals (PRWeb Jul 2, 2009) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/07/prweb2598484.htm
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Schools & Gymnasia
Immune System Link To Schizophrenia Identified By UCLA Collaboration
02.07.2009 10:09
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Schizophrenia is a devastating mental disease, thought to be caused by the interaction of both genetic and environmental factors. Because there is no biochemical test that can identify the disorder, physicians rely upon the recognition of its symptoms - which can include auditory hallucinations and paranoia - in order to make their diagnosis.
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Genetics
Mrs. Abraham Lincoln Looks Back
02.07.2009 08:17
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How different is life in the Obama White House compared to life in the Lincoln White House? Hear about it firsthand on Thursday, July 9, as Mary Todd Lincoln (as depicted by historical impressionist Jessica Michna) will come to the...
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2009 Dr. Paul Janssen Award For Biomedical Research Won By Axel Ullrich
02.07.2009 08:11
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Johnson & Johnson has announced that Axel Ullrich, Ph.D., director of the Department of Molecular Biology at the Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry in Germany, whose discoveries have led to novel cancer therapies including Herceptin® (trastuzumab) , is the winner of the 2009 Dr. Paul Janssen Award for Biomedical Research. An independent committee of world-renowned scientists selected Dr. Ullrich, who on September 8 will receive a $100,000 prize during a ceremony in Beerse, Belgium.
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Biology
$500,000 Gruber Neuroscience Prize Awarded To Hall, Rosbash And Young
02.07.2009 08:11
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The 2009 Neuroscience Prize of The Peter and Patricia Gruber Foundation is being awarded to Jeffrey Hall, professor of neurogenetics at the University of Maine; Michael Rosbash, professor and director of the National Center for Behavioral Genomics at Brandeis University; and Michael Young, professor and head of the Laboratory of Genetics at Rockefeller University.
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Biology
Targeting Human And Animal Diseases In Africa: Research Network Wins Approximately £5.7 Million
02.07.2009 08:11
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Deadly diseases including plague, Ebola and Rift Valley Fever are being targeted as part of a new multi-million pound international partnership involving African researchers and the London International Development Centre (LIDC).
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Biology
Brittle Table Salt Can Stretch Like Taffy In The Nanoworld - Nano Letters
02.07.2009 08:11
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Researchers in New Mexico are reporting the surprise discovery that common table salt - so brittle that it crushes easily between a thumb and forefinger - becomes a super plastic in the weird environs of the nanoworld. The super-elastic salt can stretch like taffy to twice its original length without breaking. The discovery could lead to new insights into the role of salt in a wide variety of situations ranging from helping clouds to form to triggering asthmatic attacks in people, they say.
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Biology
Study Rewrites Textbook On Key Genetic Phenomenon
02.07.2009 06:09
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Because females carry two copies of the X chromosome to males' one X and one Y, they harbor a potentially toxic double dose of the over 1000 genes that reside on the X chromosome. To compensate for this imbalance, mammals such as mice and humans shut down one entire X-chromosome through a phenomenon known as X-inactivation. For almost two decades, researchers have believed that one particular gene, called Xist, provides the molecular trigger of X-inactivation.
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Genetics
A Combination Of Common Genetic Variations Can Lead To Schizophrenia
02.07.2009 06:09
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A multi-national group of investigators, including a scientist at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, has discovered that nearly a third of the genetic basis of schizophrenia may be attributed to the cumulative actions of thousands of common genetic variants. The effects of each of these genetic changes, innocuous on its own, add up to a significant risk for developing both schizophrenia and bipolar disorder.
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Genetics
Chromosomal Problems Affect Nearly All Human Embryos; Discovery May Explain Low Fertility Rates In Humans
02.07.2009 06:09
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For the first time, scientists have shown that chromosomal abnormalities are present in more than 90% of IVF embryos, even those produced by young, fertile couples.
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Genetics
Will IVF Work For A Particular Patient? The Answer May Be Found In Her Blood
02.07.2009 06:09
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For the first time, researchers have been able to identify genetic predictors of the potential success or failure of IVF treatment in blood. Dr. Cathy Allen, from the Rotunda Hospital, Dublin, Ireland, told the 25th annual conference of the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology today (Wednesday 1 July) that her research would help understand why IVF works for some patients but not for others.
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Genetics
Schizophrenia And Bipolar Disorder Share Many Common Genetic Variants Says International Research Consortium
02.07.2009 06:09
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A new study by a large international consortium found that many common genetic variants contribute up to a third of a person's risk of inheriting schizophrenia and many of the same DNA variations are also involved in bipolar disorder. While the study helps to explain the complexity of the genetic make up of these diseases it also suggests that developing a test to predict these diseases will take some time.
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Genetics
New e-Science Service Could Accelerate Cancer Research
02.07.2009 06:08
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The University of Manchester and the European Molecular Biology Laboratory's European Bioinformatics Institute (EMBL-EBI) have launched a major new e-science resource for biologists which could accelerate research into treatments for H1N1 flu and cancer. Biocatalogue.
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Biology
Microbial Analysis, Micropatterning Methods Featured In Cold Spring Harbor Protocols
02.07.2009 06:08
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Microbial populations have traditionally been studied in carefully controlled, laboratory-grown cultures. New metagenomic approaches are being developed to study these organisms in environmental or medical samples. The
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Biology
Full Sail University is Proud to Announce 20 Years of Calling Winter Park Home
02.07.2009 04:21
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Full Sail University (www.fullsail.edu), an award-winning entertainment media institution, marked a milestone in July 1989, when it chose its current location in Winter Park, FL, an act that marks this July as 20 years of calling Winter Park home. (PRWeb Jul 2, 2009) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/fullsail/winterpark/prweb2589214.htm
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