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Penn researchers develop new technique for filling gaps in fossil record

Sep 19, 2011
PHILADELPHIA -- University of Pennsylvania evolutionary biologists have resolved a long-standing paleontological problem by reconciling the fossil rec...

by Russ Campbell

Moms who eat high-fat diet before, during pregnancy ‘program’ babies to be fat, at risk

Sep 15, 2011
PORTLAND, Ore. -- New research in mice indicates that babies born to moms who eat a high-fat diet before and during pregnancy have a higher fat mass a...

by Russ Campbell

International study identifies new gene targets for hypertension treatment

Sep 11, 2011
A new report from scientists at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) and their colleagues in centers around the world finds that common variants in 28...

by Russ Campbell

Combination therapy rids common infection from implanted medical devices

Sep 08, 2011
Researchers at the University of Toronto have developed a therapy for a potentially deadly type of infection common in catheters, artificial joints an...

by Russ Campbell

Rare immune cell is asset and liability in fighting infection

Aug 26, 2011
The same trait that makes a rare immune cell invaluable in fighting some infections also can be exploited by other diseases to cause harm, two new stu...

by Russ Campbell

Protein essential for Ebola virus infection is a promising antiviral target

Aug 24, 2011
BOSTON, MA (August 24, 2011)--In separate papers published online in Nature, two research teams report identifying a critical protein that Ebola viru...

by Russ Campbell

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