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Feb. 1, 2010 -- The Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology has launched a new series, Horizons in Bioscience, to provide educational, one-page articles that highlight cutting-edge scientific research on the brink of clinical application and describe the pathway of discovery. More... 

Feb. 4, 2010--Scientists have long known that high blood sugar levels from diabetes damage blood vessels in the eye, but they didn't know why or how. Now a Michigan State University scientist has discovered the process that causes retinal cells to die, which could lead to new treatments that halt the damage. More...

Feb. 4, 2010--For those who do not drink, researchers have found that six essential oils –from thyme, clove, rose, eucalyptus, fennel and bergamot—can suppress the inflammatory COX-2 enzyme, in a manner similar to resveratrol, the chemical linked with the health benefits of red wine. They also identified that the chemical carvacrol was primarily responsible for this suppressive activity. More...

Feb. 1, 2010 -- Donald F. Steiner, A. N. Pritzker distinguished service professor emeritus in the departments of medicine and biochemistry and molecular biology at the University of Chicago, has been awarded the Manpei Suzuki Diabetes Prize for 2009. More... 

Feb. 1, 2010 -- Stuart L. Schreiber, Morris Loeb professor of chemistry and chemical biology at Harvard University, has received the 2009-2010 Wheland Medal from the University of Chicago’s department of chemistry. More...