Scheduled to land in August of 2012, the Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) Mission was
initiated to explore the habitability of Mars. This includes both modern environments as well …

Members of the Joint Working Group on Improving Underrepresented Minorities (URMs)
Persistence in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM)—convened by …

Until the 1970s, the left ventricle was consid-ered an isolated shell in which the left
ventricular diastolic pressure-volume relation depended on the myocardium's material …

Eleven susceptibility loci for late-onset Alzheimer's disease (LOAD) were identified by
previous studies; however, a large portion of the genetic risk for this disease remains …

The autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) are a group of conditions characterized by
impairments in reciprocal social interaction and communication, and the presence of …

Abstract The Alzheimer Disease Genetics Consortium (ADGC) performed a genome-wide
association study of late-onset Alzheimer disease using a three-stage design consisting of a …

Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is a leading cause of visual impairment and
blindness in the elderly whose etiology remains largely unknown. Previous studies identified …

We present a droplet-based microfluidics protocol for high-throughput analysis and sorting
of single cells. Compartmentalization of single cells in droplets enables the analysis of …

A pathological hallmark of Alzheimer's disease is an accumulation of insoluble plaque
containing the amyloid-β peptide of 40–42 amino acid residues. Prefibrillar, soluble …

Autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) represent a group of childhood neurodevelopmental and
neuropsychiatric disorders characterized by deficits in verbal communication, impairment of …