MINNEAPOLIS/ST. PAUL (July 19, 2013) – Researchers at the University of Minnesota have identified infection-fighting and inflammation-suppressing functions for a gene associated with human autoimmune ...

Measuring lung function earlier in life would help identify people at risk of developing chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and allow for more timely interventions, according to a new study ...

A combined genetic and mathematical modelling approach helps scientists interpret genetic information in the parasite population with high precision in considerably less time. An international ...

The sequencing phase of the human genome project is now near completion, but then what? An even harder challenge remains — to identify the structures and functions of all proteins encoded in the ...

CAMBRIDGE, MA -- Only about 1 percent of the human genome contains gene regions that code for proteins, raising the question of what the rest of the DNA is doing. Scientists have now begun to discover ...

Traumatic injury to the brain, spinal cord and optic nerve in the central nervous system (CNS) are the leading cause of disability and the second leading cause of death worldwide. CNS injuries often ...

1. Corridors are commonly used to connect fragments of wildlife habitat, yet the identification of conservation corridors typically neglects processes of habitat selection and movement for target ...

In the development and manufacture of vehicle components and systems, it is often necessary to quickly identify optimal design modifications for mitigating noise and vibration problems to meet the ...