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Blood vessel cells are instructed to form tube-like structures
Aug 29, 2008 |
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How do blood vessel cells understand that they should organise themselves in tubes and not in layers? A research group from Uppsala University shows for the first time that a special type of "instructor" molecule is needed ...
Researchers probe kidney damage, protection in lupus
Apr 21, 2009 |
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Kidney damage associated with the autoimmune disease lupus is linked to a malfunction of immune cells that causes them to congregate in and attack the organs, researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have discovered ...
Scientists discover new way to make water
Oct 31, 2007 |
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In a familiar high-school chemistry demonstration, an instructor first uses electricity to split liquid water into its constituent gases, hydrogen and oxygen. Then, by combining the two gases and igniting them with a spark, ...
Chemical compound found in tree bark stimulates growth, survival of brain cells
Oct 01, 2007 |
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Researchers have identified a compound in tree bark that mimics the chemical reactions of a naturally occurring molecule in the brain responsible for stimulating neuronal cell signaling. Neuronal cell signaling plays a crucial ...
South Korea says American has swine flu
May 23, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Authorities in South Korea say tests have confirmed that an American citizen in the country has swine flu.
Killing bacteria isn't enough to restore immune function after infection
Sep 10, 2008 |
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A bacterial molecule that initially signals to animals that they have been invaded must be wiped out by a special enzyme before an infected animal can regain full health, researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have ...
Greening university classrooms
Sep 03, 2009 |
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In today's frenetic world, many urban dwellers spend more than 80% of the day indoors. Bringing nature in to living spaces by enhancing homes and offices with ornamental plants has become another popular facet of the move ...
Simple chemical procedure augments therapeutic potential of stem cells
Oct 31, 2008 |
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Adult stem cells resemble couch potatoes if they hang out and divide in a dish for too long. They get fat and lose key surface proteins, which interferes with their movement and reduces their therapeutic potential. Now, via ...
Second pathway behind HIV-associated immune system dysfunction identified
Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS
Sep 30, 2007 |
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Researchers at the Partners AIDS Research Center at Massachusetts General Hospital (PARC-MGH) may have discovered a second molecular “switch” responsible for turning off the immune system’s response against HIV. Last year ...
Human beta cells can be easily induced to replicate
Jan 13, 2009 |
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Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine have successfully induced human insulin-producing cells, known as beta cells, to replicate robustly in a living animal, as well as in the lab. The discovery not ...
Researchers Show Why Peer Discussion Improves Student Performance on 'Clicker' Questions
Jan 02, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Across the University of Colorado at Boulder campus students are sharing answers, checking their responses to questions against those of their neighbors and making adjustments to those answers ...
HumBio instructor gets props for YouTube raps
Mar 16, 2009 |
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Ask Tom McFadden, an instructor in Stanford's Human Biology Program (HumBio), why arms, legs and other body parts grow where they do, and he'll hold forth on the role of Hox genes, which are proteins that ...
Scientists solve mystery about why HIV patients are more susceptible to TB infection
Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS
Jun 30, 2009 |
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A team of Harvard scientists has taken an important first step toward the development of new treatments to help people with HIV battle Mycobacterium tuberculosis (TB) infection. In their report, appearing in the July 2009 p ...
Researchers identify granddaddy of human blood cells
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Dec 12, 2007 |
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Researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine have isolated a human blood cell that represents the great-grandparent of all the cells of the blood, a finding that could lead to new treatments for blood cancers ...
Thinking of turning your chemistry green? Consult GEMs
Mar 24, 2009 |
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A database designed to "build community" and reduce barriers when adopting green chemistry has doubled in size in the last two years, its creator told professional colleagues at the national spring meeting of the American ...
