Biology
Detection of genes related to high blood pressure
According to a study published on December 29, scientists at the University of Maryland (USA) have discovered a gene variant associated with high blood pressure.
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Biology
Study bloodless worms to treat iron deficiency
Based on a nearly bloodless worm, researchers at the University of Maryland have discovered an important clue about how iron in human blood can be absorbed and transport…
Biology
Major advances in biofuel technology: Garbage today, Ethanol tomorrow
The University of Maryland study, which began with the Chesapeka Bay bacterium, has turned into a process that can transfer large amounts of all industrial waste, from b…
Environment
At the end of the century, the sea will submerge 4 million Americans
According to two recent studies, scientists predict that about 4 million Americans, living on an area larger than the state of Maryland (about 32,000 square kilometers)…
Scientific works
Giant energy tower 800m high
An energy company in Maryland (USA) has designed a gigantic energy complex of 800m high.
Scientific works
House without energy
It is a home built in Gaithersburg, Maryland at the request of the National Institute of Standards and Technology under the US Department of Commerce (NIST). Call home
Science story
The truth about Darwin's death
At the annual medical press conference held in Maryland (USA), scientists speculated that British scientist Charles Darwin had Chagas disease when traveling around the w…
Medicine - Health
First organ transplant for HIV-infected people
Abcnews reported that doctors in Maryland's Johns Hopkins Medicine Hospital have successfully performed the world's first liver and kidney transplant between donors and…
Medicine - Health
Detecting teeth in newborn brains
Recently, a 4-month-old infant in Maryland was found to have teeth formed in her brain.
Medicine - Health
Influenza A / H1N1 virus does not
On September 1, scientists at the University of Maryland (USA) published the results of a study that showed that the A / H1N1 influenza virus, not mutated, nor associate…
Medicine - Health
'Assassin' of HIV
In the race to find effective drugs against HIV, the Maryland team of scientists built a double-agent virus with a mission to find where HIV is hiding. They combine HIV…
Flu epidemic
Visiting the 'headquarters' of H5N1 research
Located in Bethesda, Maryland, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) is no different from a miniature city, with houses, supermarkets, clinics, parks ... It gathers cr…
Science invention
Inventing new paper materials has the ability to replace metals
The engineering team from the University of Maryland (USA) has recently found a paper that is made of durable and self-healing cellulose fibers.
New technology
White nanowood material promises extraordinary insulation
University of Maryland engineers have created a new insulating material that is capable of blocking temperatures as high as 100 degrees Celsius compared to foam or silic…