One of the most important genes in the human genome is called p53 and its function is to suppress tumours, according to Roger Leng, a researcher in the Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry. Leng has discovered the mechanism by ...
Feb 14, 2011
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A joint research project between the University of Alberta's Faculty of Education and the Department of Computing Science has found that, for high-school girls, the fun is in making video games, not just playing them.
Feb 09, 2011
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A researcher with the Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry at the University of Alberta has discovered that a drug originally intended for diabetes may hold promise in the fight against Alzheimer's disease.
Feb 04, 2011
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University of Alberta researchers determined that a fossilized dinosaur bone found in New Mexico confounds the long established paradigm that the age of dinosaurs ended between 65.5 and 66 million years ago.
Jan 27, 2011
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(PhysOrg.com) -- How gross is it to wear the same jeans day in and day out, without washing them for over a year?
Jan 24, 2011
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Just over a year after the earthquake in Haiti killed 222,000 people there's a new problem that is killing Haitians. A cholera outbreak has doctors in the area scrambling and the water-borne illness has already claimed 3600 ...
Jan 20, 2011
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Mechanical engineering professor Warren Finlay has taken on a major role in research to improve drug delivery for lung cancer patients.
Jan 11, 2011
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Persistence paid off for a University of Alberta paleontology researcher, who after months of pondering the origins of a fossilized jaw bone, finally identified it as a new species of pterosaur, a flying reptile that lived ...
Jan 10, 2011
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The future of cancer treatment and a University of Alberta graduate student's personal career prospects are looking bright. Weiyang Liu beat competitors from 80 of the best university graduate schools in western North America ...
Dec 17, 2010
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Two North American researchers have made a major discovery that will benefit people who have anxiety disorders. Bill Colmers, a professor of pharmacology and researcher in the Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry at the University ...
Dec 17, 2010
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The playground can be a daunting place for any kid trying to join in and be one of the gang. For kids with disabilities it's just as important to feel included, be accepted and valued -- particularly by their peers.
Dec 08, 2010
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A researcher and his team with the Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry at the University of Alberta have discovered a new class of drugs that could one day be used to treat people with hepatitis B. They have also ...
Dec 08, 2010
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Citizen groups acting as consultants to industry would do well to hold onto a little healthy mistrust to keep debate and critical thinking alive, says a University of Alberta researcher.
Dec 07, 2010
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Children referred for weight management who live outside the metropolitan Edmonton region are more overweight than Edmonton kids, researchers with the Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry suggest in a recently published a paper.
Dec 07, 2010
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