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Study shows quantum dots can penetrate skin through minor abrasions
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Jul 02, 2008 |
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Researchers at North Carolina State University have found that quantum dot nanoparticles can penetrate the skin if there is an abrasion, providing insight into potential workplace concerns for healthcare workers or individuals ...
Reprogrammed cells reduce Parkinson's symptoms in rats
Apr 07, 2008 |
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Neurons derived from reprogrammed adult skin cells successfully integrated into fetal mouse brains and reduced symptoms in a Parkinson’s disease rat model, according to a study published on April 7 in the online Early Ed ...
A new soldier in the war on cancer: The blind mole rat
Mar 04, 2009 |
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If someone ever calls you a "dirty rat," consider it a compliment. A new discovery published online in the FASEB Journal shows that cellular mechanisms used by the blind mole rat to survive the very low oxygen environment of its ...
Researchers identify new stem cell
Dec 07, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists have discovered a new type of stem cell in the skin that acts surprisingly like certain stem cells found in embryos: both can generate fat, bone, cartilage, and even nerve cells. These newly-described ...
Rat hair cells found to be true stem cells
Oct 04, 2005 |
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Cells inside hair follicles are stem cells able to develop into the cell types needed for hair growth and follicle replacement, Swiss researchers claim.
Alpha-fetoprotein can affect the development of rat colons?
Apr 17, 2009 |
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Mammalian alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) is a single-chain glycoprotein and altered serum AFP levels have been observed concurrent with aberrant growth manifestations in some congenital defects and cancer. The gut development during ...
Got smell? Research shows that accurate taste perception relies on a functioning olfactory system
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
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As anyone suffering through a head cold knows, food tastes wrong when the nose is clogged, an experience that leads many to conclude that the sense of taste operates normally only when the olfactory system is also in good ...
Infectious skin disease found in Texas
Sep 16, 2007 |
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Texas doctors have identified nine cases of the skin disease leishmaniasis in patients who have not traveled to endemic areas.
Scientists find city rats are loyal to their 'hoods'
May 26, 2009 |
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In the rat race of life, one thing is certain: there's no place like home. Now, a study just released in Molecular Ecology finds the same is true for rats. Although inner city rodents appear to roam freely ...
A Best Friend of Humanity: The African Giant Pouched Rat
Nov 25, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- The African Giant Pouched Rats, Cricetomys gambianus have been trained to methodically sniff out land mines in war-torn regions of Africa. Apopo International based in Antwerp, Belgium is ...
The future of robots is rat-shaped
Jun 07, 2009 |
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Agnes Guillot dreams of one day seeing a giant 50-centimetre (20-inch) -long white rat called Psikharpax scuttling fearlessly around her lab.
Rats say: Manhattan rules!
Biology /
Jan 12, 2009 |
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If you leave it up to the rats, New York City beats New Orleans any day.
Green tea component may help preserve stored platelets, tissues
Sep 14, 2009 |
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In two separate studies, a major component in green tea, epigallocatechin-3-O-gallate (EGCG), has been found to help prolong the preservation of both stored blood platelets and cryopreserved skin tissues.
Scientists develop resource to study animal aging
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Feb 17, 2009 |
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A database detailing the life history of more than 4,000 animal species has been developed by scientists at the University of Liverpool for study in areas such as ageing, evolution and conservation.
Black rat does not bother Mediterranean seabirds
Oct 02, 2009 |
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Human activities have meant invasive species have been able to populate parts of the world to which they are not native and alter biodiversity there over thousands of years. Now, an international team of scientists ...
