Study outlines how stroke, head injury can increase risk of Alzheimer's disease
Jun 06, 2007 |
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Researchers from the MassGeneral Institute for Neurodegenerative Disorders (MGH-MIND) have discovered how the death of brain cells caused by a stroke or head injury may cause generation of amyloid-beta protein – the key component ...
Studies to find better ways to preserve human eggs, ovarian tissue under way
Jun 06, 2007 |
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The goal is to make human eggs, ovarian tissue, blood vessels, even whole organs available when needed.
Crucial progress in understanding Fragile X mental retardation protein
Jun 06, 2007 |
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Researchers in the Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology & Reproductive Sciences at Yale School of Medicine have identified a new regulatory target for the Fragile X mental retardation protein (FMRP), laying the groundwork ...
UCF researchers hope virtual reality can help to prevent wildfires
Jun 06, 2007 |
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In a year when many Americans have experienced first-hand the dangers of raging wildfires, University of Central Florida researchers are preparing to study whether interactive, virtual reality simulations of wildfires can ...
Aging stem cells in mice may hold answers to diseases of the aged
Jun 06, 2007 |
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As stem cells in the blood grow older, genetic mutations accumulate that could be at the root of blood diseases that strike people as they age, according to work done in mice by researchers at the Stanford University School ...
Cosmonauts Outside Station for Second Spacewalk
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Jun 06, 2007 |
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Two International Space Station cosmonauts began a spacewalk of a little over five hours from the Pirs docking compartment airlock at 10:23 a.m. EDT Wednesday. They will install a section of Ethernet cable ...
Online shoppers will pay extra to protect privacy, study shows
Jun 06, 2007 |
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People are willing to pay extra to buy items from online retailers when they can easily ascertain how retailers’ policies will protect their privacy, a new Carnegie Mellon University study shows.
Heading to Siberia: UH signs agreement with Russian Academy of Sciences
Jun 06, 2007 |
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Ruling out the weather, Houston and Siberia have a lot in common. Sharing interests in medical research, the energy industry and space exploration, the University of Houston recently signed an agreement with two prestigious ...
Nanocomposite labeled cancer cells can be targeted and destroyed using lasers
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Jun 06, 2007 |
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A nanocomposite particle can be constructed so that it has a mix of properties that would not otherwise happen in nature. By combining an organic matrix with metallic clusters that can absorb light, it is possible to incorporate ...
Blocking beta1-integrin to treat cancer
Jun 06, 2007 |
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Targeting the function of a protein known as beta1-integrin might represent a novel approach to cancer treatment, according to a paper published online in The EMBO Journal this week. Blocking the action of this protein could ...
QBI scientist looks at why stroke causes vision problems
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The research, by QBI neuroscientist Professor Jason Mattingley and colleagues at the University of Melbourne and University College London, has implications for understanding "spatial neglect", a disorder associated with ...
