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Specific characteristics of small clumps of prion proteins dictate the conformation of larger aggregates that could influence disease symptoms

Hitting the right notes; The Human Genome at Ten; Trimming the fat; The cool of the Sun; Long-range connectivity dampened in schizophrenia; Mice lack the muscle for exercise; Putting the squeeze on quantum measurement; Which comes first, the caspases or the tau?; Unlikely movie stars yield secrets of gene function

Sustained increases in gray matter volume may be the key to explaining how lithium helps to treat bipolar disorder, according to a study published online this week in Neuropsychopharmacology.

The crystal structure of a protein involved in the spread of the most common HIV virus subtype, clade C, is described online in Nature Structural and Molecular Biology this week.

Press Release - Electrons that carry orbital angular momentum are generated for the first time by researchers at RIKEN, Japan

Education is a collaborative work by children, parents and guardians, and teachers. Education becomes difficult and may be compromised if the relationship between these three parties is not stable. In order to ensure a stable relationship between these three parties, the “role” of each must be made very clear.

Superconductivity in just four molecules; Removing the guesswork from multiple sclerosis; Anti-RNA therapy counters breast cancer spread; Truffle genome unearthed; The immunology of epilepsy; Chemoprevention cocktail for colon cancer; Genetic risk variant for urinary bladder cancer; Addicted to junk food

Using a simple glass capillary, atomic physicists at RIKEN are developing an ultra-narrow ion beam that pinpoints a part of organelles in a living cell, enabling biologists to visualize how the damage affects cell activities.

By examining the structure of songs of various animals, researchers at the Laboratory for Biolinguistics hope to unveil clues to the origin of human language

Introducing additional complexity to a simulation gives researchers better insight into how cellular signaling networks might operate

Different cell types in the visual cortex respond differently to changes in visual experience

Sequencing of ancient mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) identifies a previously unknown hominin who lived in the mountains of central Asia between 48,000 and 30,000 years ago.

How to predict memory strength; Imaging and identifying atoms one-by-one; New oxygen-producing pathway discovered in bacteria; Finding missing galaxies; Soil respiration mystery resolved; Geometry holds the key to self-assembly; Muscle cells regenerate ‘broken’ hearts

Suriana Rofie of the Faculty of Applied Sciences, UiTM, Malaysia compared the properties of glass fiber reinforced with polyester composites from (EFB) of oil palm.

Clinical promise for RNA interference; To catch a virus; The helping and hurting hands of microglia; Sugar assembly line in tuberculosis; Hemoglobin variants associated with malaria parasite transmission; Niche genetics influence leukaemia; Vitamin A biofortification in corn; Intense star formation in distant galaxies

A macroscopic mechanical milestone, Pain’s evolutionary past, A not-so-hot Jupiter, 'Pro-ageing’ therapy for cancer?, Dust-free quasars in the early Universe, You can’t teach an old dog new SNPs, Choosy plant pathogens, ‘Smart dust’ brings new shine to spectroscopy, A quantum hybrid and Male seahorses have the last word

Ten years of painstaking research has reaped rewards with valuable insights into the mechanism of cellular motion

The identification of a gene involved in the response of plants to water stress should help breed better crop varieties

A ‘family’ tree of enzymes from protists in the termite gut may help boost biofuels research

Press Release - Making use of advanced ultrasound technology, researchers of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) have successfully developed a low-cost and compact Ultrasound Elasticity Imaging System for the examination and diagnosis of breast cancer.

Press Release - Researchers at the RIKEN Plant Science Center have clarified the function of three proteins that play a central role in the circadian clock in plants. The finding, to appear in the journal The Plant Cell, opens the door to the engineering of plant clock systems, with powerful applications to agriculture.

Soon folks, we will be walking and running on eggshells, so do not throw them away.

From Asia, Shizuo Akira of Osaka University in Japan and Ji-Huan He from Donghua University in Shanghai, China are on the list.

Morphine demystified, Building resistance against plant pathogens, Imaging a mouse on the inside, Regulating p53 activity in cancer cells, How Salmonella corrupt their host, Southern Ocean surface mixing controlled by circumpolar winds, Mutations in PHF6 found in T-cell leukemia, ‘Wasabi receptor’ link to snake sixth sense

Through close collaboration between theoreticians and experimentalists, RIKEN’s Radioactive Isotope Beam Factory is poised to deliver breakthroughs in our understanding of the origin of matter and nuclear theory

The SPring-8 synchrotron opens the door to study the nonlinear interaction of high-intensity x-rays with matter

A catalog of the chemicals produced within a plant’s tissues yields fresh insights into its metabolic pathways and gene function

An IDRC-supported fund in Lebanon has helped 123 Palestinian women obtain a university degree and an escape from poverty.

In the last two decades, decentralization of power and responsibilities from national to local levels has changed the face of governments around the globe. It has also given women new opportunities to participate in local politics and decision-making.

A website is helping Southeast Asian women earn an income and balance their work and home lives. Called eHomemakers, it is Southeast Asia’s only community network that promotes the use of information and communication technologies to telework and run small home businesses.