Molecular mechanism provides intra-cellular traffic signal
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Oct 18, 2006 |
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City planners could learn a lesson or two from tiny cells on how to maximize traffic flow. Researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago have found that intra-cellular trafficking is tightly coordinated for maximum ...
Cancer Stem Cells Linked to Radiation Resistance
Oct 18, 2006 |
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Certain types of brain cancer cells, called cancer stem cells, help brain tumors to buffer themselves against radiation treatment by activating a "repair switch" that enables them to continue to grow unchecked, researchers ...
Unexpected findings about development of nervous system
Oct 18, 2006 |
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In his dissertation work, Per-Henrik Edqvist at Uppsala University in Sweden has characterized the molecular development of the retina in the eye with the aim of understanding how the nervous system develops. He has attained ...
Insight into dopamine role suggests new treatment pathway for Parkinson's
Oct 18, 2006 |
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Dopamine (DA) not only functions as a neurotransmitter, a chemical messenger between neurons by which one neuron triggers another, researchers have found. It also appears to coordinate the activity of a particular neural ...
Stress triggers relapse in meth abuse, study finds
Oct 18, 2006 |
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Oregon Health & Science University research showing stress triggers a relapse of methamphetamine abuse in mice could be a step toward developing a drug to curb this frustrating obstacle to recovery.
Iceland to resume commercial whaling
Oct 18, 2006 |
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Iceland plans to begin commercial whaling, defying the international moratorium that has been in place for 20 years.
Intelligent sensors gear up for real-time flood monitoring
Oct 18, 2006 |
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An intelligent flood monitoring system that could give advance warning of the type of rapid flood that engulfed the UK Cornish village of Boscastle in 2004, is under test in the Yorkshire Dales. Danny Hughes, Phil Greenwood ...
Sanyo Epson Develops 2.2-Inch Amorphous Silicon TFT LCD Only 1.1 mm Thick
Oct 18, 2006 |
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Sanyo Epson has announced the development of a 2.2-inch amorphous silicon TFT liquid-crystal display (LCD) that is just 1.1 mm thick, making it ideal for use in mobile phones and other portable devices.
ICON issues review of nanotechnology practices
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Oct 18, 2006 |
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The International Council on Nanotechnology (ICON) today issued a comprehensive review of existing efforts to develop "best practices" for handling nanomaterials in the workplace.
New Software Predicts Results for Contamination Cleanup Strategies
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Oct 18, 2006 |
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A software package developed at Virginia Tech, to predict results and timelines for cleaning up ground-water contamination, has proved itself at eight Department of Defense sites and is being offered free to environmental ...
NASA Announces New International Space Station Crew
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Oct 18, 2006 |
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NASA and the Russian Federal Space Agency have named two astronauts and two cosmonauts to the next International Space Station crew, known as Expedition 15. Astronauts Clayton C. Anderson and Daniel M. Tani will travel to ...
Primitive fish found surprisingly advanced
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Australian scientists studying spectacularly preserved fossils of the lobe-finned fish Gogonasus have discovered some unexpectedly advanced features.
Changing Length of Days Reverses How Estrogen Affects Aggressiveness in Mice
Oct 18, 2006 |
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New research shows how simply varying the length of daylight to which mice are exposed to can change how aggressively they react to other mice. The study found that in the short days of winter, the class of hormones called ...
How Rett Syndrome mutation targets the brain
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Researchers have pinpointed why mutations that cause Rett Syndrome (RTT)--among the leading causes of mental retardation in females--specifically target the brain rather than other body tissues. They said their findings yield ...
Australia studies work-life balances
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Australian experts say they are developing a practical measure of work-life balance across cultures for use by Australian industries and governments.
