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Bern - Universität Bern Die gelbe Farbe des Federkleides der Kohlmeisen ist eng gekoppelt an die Qualität ihrer Spermien: Die leuchtend gelbe Meise kann ihre Spermien besser vor Schäden schützen und ist fruchtbarer als die blasse.

Video of virus in action shows viruses can spread faster than thought possible Scientists may be able to create new drugs to tackle some viruses Imperial College London News Release Under strict embargo for 14.

Dr Mark Lythgoe (UCL Centre for Advanced Biomedical Imaging) will reveal why the pictures that have really changed the world are not those from history or art but those from the medical profession. 'Images that see inside our bodies, into our very cells, have had a bigger impact on society than the photographic or artistic image.' Over the course of the series Dr Lythgoe will look at the images that have changed lives, culture, history and politics; those that have affected our opinions and made us decide what's right and wrong.

Dr. A. Eugene Washington, an internationally renowned clinical investigator and health policy scholar whose wide-ranging research has been instrumental in shaping national health policy and practice guidelines, will join UCLA Feb.

UCLA researchers have discovered that a specific type of medication used to treat cardiovascular conditions such as hypertension, angina and abnormal heart rhythms may also decrease the risk of developing Parkinson's disease. In the first large-scale population-based study of its kind, Dr. Beate Ritz, professor of epidemiology at the UCLA School of Public Health, in collaboration with researchers from the Danish Cancer Society, found that a specific sub-class of dihydropyridine cardiovascular medications was associated with a 26 to 30 percent decrease in the risk of Parkinson's.

Montreal - McGill Chicken sold in supermarkets, restaurants and other outlets may place young women at risk of urinary tract infections (UTI), McGill researcher Amee Manges has discovered.

San Francisco - Berkeley With seed money from the National Science Foundation (NSF), bioengineers from the University of California, Berkeley, and Stanford University are ramping up efforts to charac

BERKELEY — With seed money from the National Science Foundation (NSF), bioengineers from the University of California, Berkeley, and Stanford University are ramping up efforts to characterize t

Press release Links: 'Grid cells? that act like a spatial map in the brain have been identified for the first time in humans, according to new research by UCL scientists which may help to explain how we create internal maps of new environments. The study is by a team from the UCL Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience and was funded by the Medical Research Council and the European Union.

Researchers take early step towards devising new antibiotics Scientists reveal the structure of a protein that infects and kills bacteria %0A " Researchers have made the first step towards creating a new class of antibiotics in a study published last night in the journal .

David Carmichael has won the 2009 UCL Centre for Neuroimaging Techniques Investigator of the Year award.

PA 08/10 A common stomach bug which can cause gastric ulcers and even stomach cancer is the target of a new piece of research by scientists at The University of Nottingham.

Montreal - McGill A groundbreaking study of couples led by Professor Eduardo Franco, Director of McGill University's Cancer Epidemiology Unit, in collaboration with a team of colleagues from McGill a

Television presenter and naturalist Nick Baker will be opening a series of lectures at the University of Plymouth which will explore the relationship between science, art and the media.

Bern - Universität Bern Genetiker der Universität Bern haben eine Genmutation gefunden, die bei Schafen zur Kleinäugigkeit führt.

Imperial biologist explores legacy of Aristotle?s lagoon in new BBC documentary New BBC4 documentary sees Imperial's Professor Armand Leroi visit the lagoon which inspired Aristotle's ideas on biology.

Heart rhythm gene revealed in new research Study shows gene linked to heart rhythm problems, including ventricular fibrillation - %0A " Imperial College London News Release Under strict embargo until: 18.

Freiburg i.Br. Universität Freiburg RNA molecules are the mobile messengers of genes. They carry information on the production of proteins from the DNA to the ribosomes.

Applications of first-of-its-kind cytometer system in basic cell biology research and drug discovery Los Alamos, New Mexico, January 7, 2010—Life Technologies Corporation recently announced the

Applications of first-of-its-kind cytometer system in basic cell biology research and drug discovery Los Alamos, New Mexico, January 7, 2010—Life Technologies Corporation recently announced the release of the Attune TM Acoustic Focusing Cytometer, a first-of-its-kind cytometer system that uses acoustic waves to precisely control the movement of cells during analysis.

New virus is not linked to Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, suggests UK research Authors say antiviral drugs are not an effective treatment for the illness - %0A " Imperial College London News Release Under strict embargo until: 01.

Professor Moncada, who was recognised for his services to science, is the highest cited scientist in the UK, having made major contributions in three areas of cardiovascular pharmacology.

UCL?s Institute of Ophthalmology has won three out of six new grants from the charity Fight for Sight to research the prevention and treatment of eye disease.

Göttingen - Universität Göttingen The Göttingen biologist Prof. Stefan Treue has won the Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Prize of the German Research Foundation (DFG ), the highest honour awarded in German research.

Organisms turn microgears in suspended solution by swimming A scientist from Princeton University, working with researchers from the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Argonne National L

In February, researchers from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology's Elephant Listening Project (ELP) caught a charter plane from Cameroon to the Central African Republic with "60 Minutes" anchor Bob Simon and a video crew.

Meddling in mosquitoes' sex lives could help stop the spread of malaria, says study New research shows how male mosquitoes' 'mating plugs' are essential for successful reproduction %0A " Imperial Col

The research was covered in Pioneer , a new quarterly magazine from the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC), which is supporting the work. The article is reproduced below with the kind permission of the EPSRC. What do you do when you get a headache? Some people swear by paracetamol, others claim that only ibuprofen will work and for some aspirin is the key.

Protein therapy — the delivery of healthy proteins directly into human cells to replace malfunctioning proteins — is considered one of the most direct and safe approaches for treating diseases.

PA 323/09 A new text book has been published to make sure students and health professionals have a better understanding of flu and are prepared to battle future pandemics on national and international levels.

Zurich - University of Zurich Männliche Menschenaffen haben wechselnde Partnerinnen und schenken ihrem Nachwuchs kaum Beachtung.

Inhibiting fatty acid synthesis in brain cancer cells may offer a new option for treating the 50 percent of deadly glioblastomas that are driven by amplified signaling of the epidermal growth factor receptor (EFGR), according to a first-of-its-kind study by researchers at UCLA's Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center.

Researchers from The Zoological Society of London (ZSL) and the University of Sheffield have identified genetic markers that can be used to track the movement of penguins and ultimately determine whether Antarctica´s changing climate is driving them from their favoured breeding sites.

Zurich - University of Zurich Der Hirnforscher Martin Schwab entwickelt ein neues Medikament, um Querschnittgelähmte zu behandeln.

LANL has executed an agreement with Biomagnetics Diagnostics Corporation (BMGP) for the further development of a diagnostic tool known as an optical biosensor.

PA 319/09 For the first time in the UK there are now more people aged over 65 than there are under the age of 18.

New centre using innovative technology to tackle health problems opens at Imperial The Institute of Biomedical Engineering opens the Winston Wong Centre for Bio-inspired Technology %0A " Friday 11 De

In a new approach, researchers from the UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science have genetically modified a cyanobacterium to consume carbon dioxide and produce the liquid fuel isobutanol, which holds great potential as a gasoline alternative.

Princeton - Princeton Effort could lead to improved, targeted therapies A team of Princeton University scientists has produced a systematic listing of the ways a particular cancerous cell has "gone w

%0A " By Laura Gallagher Wednesday 9 December 2009 A new BBC radio series starting this week will explore the minds of scientists to find out about the links between their personal beliefs and their scientific work.

07. Zurich - ETH Zürich . A body that is provided with food too often gets caught up in the maelstrom of a lack of exercise, obesity and ultimately diabetes.

From the solar system to the cell membrane: Royal Society funds new research fellowships at Imperial Imperial early researchers receive a career boost, thanks to Royal Society Research Fellowships

Professor Stephen Caddick, Head of UCL Chemistry, will succeed Professor Mike Spyer as Vice-Provost (Enterprise) upon Professor Spyer's retirement on 1 May 2010.

UCL Eastman Dental Institute is coordinating a research consortium that has won a European Community grant worth more than £4.5 million to investigate the effects of antibiotics on antibiotic-resistant bacteria in humans. The project, which will focus on the emergence and persistence of antibiotic-resistant bacteria in humans, brings together nine European partners from the university and commercial sectors with expertise in microbiology, molecular biology, metagenomics, micro-arrays, gene sequencing and clinical trials.

UCL scientists are building a clearer image of the machinery employed by bacteria to spread antibiotic resistance or cause diseases such as whooping cough, peptic stomach ulcers and legionnaires? disease.

November 30, 2009 — Coral Gables — Our brain is composed of over one trillion cells called neurons.