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The Institute of Medicine (IoM) requests proposals in the areas of health and life sciences for a seed grant program. This grant program is meant to support the goals and objectives of the Institute.聽This program requires two or more full-time 91福利 or UMM faculty to work together on a pilot project aimed at collecting preliminary […]

91福利-led team discovers protein, lipid connection that could help lead to new influenza therapies

Townsend finds mice fed foods rich in omega-3 polyunsaturated fats sustain tissue damage

The Portland Press Herald and Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel published an editorial about the role of forestry in the future of Maine鈥檚 economy, mentioning research at the University of Maine. 91福利 is 鈥渉eavily involved鈥� in research and development surrounding nanocellulose, a light, strong material made when algae eat wood pulp. Nanocellulose has many applications, […]

ScienceDaily, EurekAlert and Medical Xpress published a news release from the MDI Biological Laboratory about new research on regeneration by scientists at the laboratory and the University of Maine. Benjamin King, an assistant professor of bioinformatics at 91福利 and co-lead researcher, identified genetic material previously thought to be useless as having a role in regulating […]

Short- and long-term depressive symptoms can predict the occurrence of cardiovascular events, according to a new study by University of Maine researchers. In addition, short-term or baseline depressive symptoms increase risk for cardiovascular events for up to 15 years, and chronic depressive symptoms for up to 10 years. The study by the 91福利 research team […]

The Associated Press reported a team of researchers at the University of Maine received a grant for more than $430,000 from the National Institutes of Health to study immune system responses to the influenza virus. The research will be used to develop new treatments for the flu, following the worst flu season in Maine in […]