Immune system can drive cancers into dormant state
Nov 18, 2007 |
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A multinational team of researchers has shown for the first time that the immune system can stop the growth of a cancerous tumor without actually killing it.
Gamers use PS3s to do biomedical research
Technology / Computer Sciences
Nov 18, 2007 |
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It's kind of like SETI@home, but with PS3s instead of PCs and molecules instead of aliens. In the latest volunteer scientist program, called PS3GRID, anyone who owns a Sony PlayStation3 can donate their system´s ...
A novel way found to prevent protein plaques implicated in Alzheimer's
Nov 18, 2007 |
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For unknown reasons a protein called amyloid beta aggregates into toxic plaques in the brain, killing neurons. These plaques are one of the hallmarks of Alzheimer’s disease. Now two new animal studies show for the first time ...
'Micro' livers could aid drug screening
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Nov 18, 2007 |
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MIT researchers have devised a novel way to create tiny colonies of living human liver cells that model the full-sized organ. The work could allow better screening of new drugs that are potentially harmful to the liver and ...
Russia launches telecom satellite
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Nov 18, 2007 |
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The Russian space agency Sunday launched a telecommunications satellite into orbit from the Baikonur space center in Kazakhstan.
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