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Researchers Decode Bacterial Energy Production, Paving the Way for Future Antibiotics
Many disease-causing bacteria — including pathogens that can cause cholera, meningitis, and certain types of pneumonia — contain an enzyme called Na⁺-NQR.
Research Reveals How the Brain Can Increase Resilience to Disease
A team of researchers at RPI, in collaboration with the University of South Florida, University of North Carolina, and The Neural Stem Cell Institute, have made a discovery that opens the door to new treatments for Alzheimer’s disease and other brain
Doug Swank Awarded Prestigious Award for Work on Muscle Physiology
RPI Biology Professor Doug Swank, Ph.D., was recently awarded the prestigious Marion J. Siegman Lectureship Award from the American Physiological Society.
Built-In Backup System Helps Muscles Counteract Fatigue
When you're running up stairs or out on a jog, your muscles eventually start to feel heavy and weak. That's fatigue setting in, a sign that the muscles’ energy reserves are becoming depleted.
New Research Initiative Seeks to Map Hidden Connections Between Menopause and Chronic Conditions
The Multi-Organ Approach to Address Diseases Following Estrogen Loss (MODEL) program aims to map the entire biological landscape of menopause
A New Way to Treat Cancer: Targeting the “Hedgehog” Protein’s Hidden Weakness
A discovery with major implications for cancer treatment has been made by a team of researchers from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI), the University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC), University of Binghamton, and SUNY College of Environmental
RPI Announces $10 Million Gift from Alumnus and Entrepreneur Ajit Prabhu
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) has received a $10 million gift from Ajit Prabhu ’98, founder and CEO of Quest Global, to establish the Ajit Prabhu Catalyst Endowment and the Ajit Prabhu Catalyst Fund, both in support of the Office of Strategi
RPI Announces $10 Million Gift from Alumnus and Entrepreneur Ajit Prabhu
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) has received a $10 million gift from Ajit Prabhu ’98, founder and CEO of Quest Global, to establish the Ajit Prabhu Catalyst Endowment and the Ajit Prabhu Catalyst Fund, both in support of the Office of Strategi
RPI Lecturer Participates in Virtual NASA Training
Recently, RPI’s Richard Bonocora, Ph.D., senior lecturer in biological sciences, joined 29 other international participants for the Spaceflight Technology, Applications and Research (STAR) program.
RPI Alzheimer’s Disease Research Program Gets Multimillion-Dollar Boost
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) has been awarded two grants by the National Institute on Aging (NIA) to train graduate students on Alzheimer’s disease (AD) research and commercialization.
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