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(Walter and Eliza Hall Institute) Australian researchers have uncovered a key factor protecting against age-related DNA damage, providing important clues about how our body guards against cancer.The discovery was made by identifying a rare genetic mutation in three patients with an unusual, early-onset form of acute myeloid leukaemia (AML). The patients all lacked a DNA repair protein called MBD4, which led to them accumulating DNA damage at a higher rate than normal -- as though they were ageing prematurely.

Framingham, Mass. – Framingham State University Director of Athletics Tom Kelley is pleased to announce the hiring of Bill Raynor as the Rams new head men’s basketball coach.

(University of Colorado at Boulder) University of Colorado Boulder neuroscientist Zoe Donaldson has been awarded a $1.5 million NIH New Innovators grant to study the neural basis of emotional bonds and what happens in the brain when they're severed.

(University of Rochester) University of Rochester doctoral graduate Donna Strickland '89 (PhD) and former optics faculty member Gérard Mourou shared the Nobel Prize in Physics today for work they undertook at the University's Laboratory for Laser Energetics. Their breakthrough paved the way for the creating very short and very intense laser pulses now used in a variety of applications, from LASIK eye surgery to the manufacturing of materials used in smartphones.

Although people often think about multiple-choice tests as tools for assessment, they can also be used to facilitate learning. A new study in Journal of Applied Research in Memory and Cognition, offers straightforward tips for constructing multiple-choice questions that are effective at both assessing current knowledge and strengthening ongoing learning.

2015 TG387 was discovered about 80 astronomical units (AU) from the sun. One AU is the distance between the Earth and Sun. For context, Pluto's distance is around 34 AU, so 2015 TG387 is about two-and-a-half times further away from the sun than Pluto is right now.

The event, to be held in London on Nov. 7 (with a day of testing on Nov. 6), will highlight leading companies' radio frequency identification deployments in the region, and demonstrate the latest technology solutions.

As a member of the IEEE family, IEEE GlobalSpec is proud to celebrate and recognize IEEE Day 2018

The Lexington Selected Yearling Sale started with a bang on Tuesday night at the Fasig-Tipton Sale Pavilion in Lexington as the yearlings sold in the opening session generated an average price of $126,471, an increase of 10.6 percent over the 2017 opener. As expected, the success of the offspring...

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The Worcester State University men’s golf team finished in third place Tuesday at the Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference Championships at Blackstone National Golf Club.

Junior Samantha Harden (Turner, Maine) provided the University of Southern Maine women's tennis team with the decisive fifth point as the Huskies knocked off the visiting Worcester State University Lancers 6-3 in Little East Conference action Tuesday at the Costello Sports Complex field house.

Three different Lancers found the back of the net on Tuesday evening as the Worcester State University field hockey team dealt Keene State College its first Little East Conference loss of the season by a score of 3-1 at a rainy Coughlin Field.