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New Research Takes Aim at Heart’s ‘Safe Zone’

Sudden car­diac arrest is the leading cause of death in the indus­tri­al­ized world. How­ever, it’s not well under­stood and is chal­lenging to both pre­dict and effec­tively pre­vent, according to Alain Karma, Arts and Sci­ences Dis­tin­guished Pro­fessor in the Depart­ment of Physics.
November 15, 2013

Slowing down DNA

A research team led by Meni Wanunu, assistant professor of physics and chemistry and chemical biology, has found that nanopores made of hafnium oxide slow the passage of DNA and are very stable.
November 12, 2013

The stressed-​​out brain

Clin­ical studies of ado­les­cents suf­fering from depres­sion have shown an inter­esting con­nec­tion between early life stress and the immune system.
November 08, 2013

No place to hide?

Many researchers at the Marine Science Center study how predator-prey interactions shape coastal ecosystems, and "ecosystem engineer" species play a critical role.
November 05, 2013

Fighting NTDs Through Crowdfunding

Professor Michael Pollastri is creating a new platform to share data with international researchers focused on neglected tropical diseases.
October 30, 2013

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