News tagged with biomedical literature

Plagiarism sleuths tackle full-text biomedical articles

In scientific publishing, how much reuse of text is too much? Researchers at the Virginia Bioinformatics Institute at Virginia Tech and collaborators have shown that a computer-based text-searching tool is capable of unearthing ...

Other Sciences / Other

created Oct 25, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 2 | with audio podcast

China rapidly catching up in research impact

Data from a recent Thomson Reuters study show that Chinese research output has increased from just over 20,000 papers in 1998 to nearly 112,000 in 2008.

Other Sciences / Other

created Dec 17, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 0




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'Bed-of-nails' breast implant deters cancer cells

One in eight women in the United States will develop breast cancer. Of those, many will undergo surgery to remove the tumor and will require some kind of breast reconstruction afterward, often involving implants. ...

Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine

created Mar 23, 2012 | popularity 3.9 / 5 (7) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

New database for vital model organism launched

A new database promises to be an invaluable resource to scientists who use a unique single-celled fungus to study human diseases.

Biology / Biotechnology

created Nov 28, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Mining the language of science

(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists are developing a computer that can read vast amounts of scientific literature, make connections between facts and develop hypotheses.

Technology / Computer Sciences

created Nov 18, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (9) | comments 10

Nanobelts support manipulation of light

(PhysOrg.com) -- They look like 2-by-4s, but the materials being created in a Rice University lab are more suited to construction with light.

Nanotechnology / Nanophysics

created Oct 14, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Improved method for capturing proteins holds promise for biomedical research

Antibodies are the backbone of the immune system—capable of targeting proteins associated with infection and disease. They are also vital tools for biomedical research, the development of diagnostic tests ...

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Aug 16, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Cadmium selenide quantum dots degrade in soil, releasing their toxic guts

Quantum dots made from cadmium and selenium degrade in soil, unleashing toxic cadmium and selenium ions into their surroundings, a University at Buffalo study has found.

Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine

created Jul 18, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 4 | with audio podcast

An overlooked detail may invalidate the results of some prior experiments with nanoparticles

(PhysOrg.com) -- As any bench scientist will tell you, experimental design can be the very devil. Try as one might, it can be difficult to recognize, much less eliminate, the many extraneous factors that might ...

Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine

created Apr 27, 2011 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (5) | comments 2 | with audio podcast

Report: International collaboration between researchers results in greater recognition

U.S. researchers who collaborate with international scientists are more likely to have their work cited than peers who do not utilize overseas expertise, according to a new study released this week by Rice University's Baker ...

Other Sciences / Other

created Mar 09, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New report helps inform decisions about how science should be funded

Clinical research has greater societal impact over a 15-20 year timescale, while basic research has greater academic impact, according to a new study from RAND Europe and the Health Economics Research Group (HERG) at Brunel ...

Medicine & Health / Other

created Mar 07, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center launches online genetic research tool

Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center (VICC) has launched the nation's first personalized cancer decision support tool, "My Cancer Genome," to help physicians and researchers track the latest developments in personalized cancer ...

Medicine & Health / Genetics

created Mar 04, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0


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