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Discovery opens new window on development, and maybe potential, of human egg cells Egg cells hold the key to many mysteries about reproduction, and knowing about the genetic makeup of individual eggs is important in fertility treatment. A new method of looking at genetic material egg cells discard offers a way to learn more about […]
$7.5M grant to fund research on interaction of drinking and HIV infection Individually, HIV and excessive alcohol consumption are international health crises, but when they intersect they can be uniquely troubling. Scientists at the Brown Alcohol Research Center on HIV, a new federally funded center, will explore physiological and behavioral questions raised by the combination, […]
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HPV can infect normal epithelial cells. The human papilloma virus is housed in a protective shell made of a protein called L1. As the virus enters a cell, the L1 protein coat degrades, leading to the release of the virus’ genetic material in a cell’s nucleus. In the nucleus, the DNA from the virus is […]
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Brown University scientists simplify biodiesel conversion Two chemists at Brown University have streamlined the conversion of waste vegetable oil into biodiesel, eliminating the need for corrosive chemicals to perform the reactions. Writing in the journal Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry, the chemists were able to pull off the waste vegetable oil-to-biodiesel conversion in a single reaction vessel […]
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Childhood adversity may lead to unhealthy stress response in adult life A study has detected a correlation between childhood adversity and exaggerated inflammatory response to stress among seemingly healthy people. It may shed light on risk for depression, other illnesses later in life. PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] — Seemingly healthy adults, if they were abused […]
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Brown Institute for Brain Science marks decade of research impact The Future of the Brain, a two-day symposium Oct. 13-14, 2010, marks an extraordinary first decade for the Brown Institute for Brain Science. PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] — Just as intense concentration allows a sharp mind to perform at its peak, a research institute that […]
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You Are What You Eat AND Drink: New Research Focuses on Alcohol and Nutrition … These images compare the synapse formation (appearsin red) in the neurons from two mouse fetuses. The one on the left is from the fetus that had sufficient DHA during gestation while the one on the right is from the fetus […]
Brown licenses potential muscular dystrophy treatment to Tivorsan Pharmaceuticals Duchenne muscular dystrophy affects only young boys, who begin to show symptoms when they are of preschool age. The disease is invariably fatal. Justin Fallon has led a research team that has developed a novel therapy in mice. Brown University has licensed the technology to Tivorsan […]
Computer-based video analysis boosts data gathering in behavioral studies Thomas Serre, assistant professor of cognitive, linguistic and psychological sciences at Brown, and colleagues at MIT and Caltech have developed a computer-based system that can learn how to identify behaviors of interest and then analyze many hours of video. The team describes the system in Nature […]
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Study: Diet and alcohol alter epigenetics of breast cancer, could predict severity of disease Researchers from Brown University and the University of California have shown that the epigenetic profiles of breast tumors are related to patient diet and alcohol use as well as tumor size. PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] — Researchers from Brown University and […]
