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More convenient and helpful for colitis patients? An absorption enhancer may do

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Sep 19, 2008 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Previous studies have shown the beneficial effect of rebamipide, a novel anti-ulcer drug, on experimental colitis. The permeabilities of rebamipide in different intestinal segments remained unknown.





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Regulatory Regions Highlighted in Mouse Embryo

Next gen sequencing technology pinpoint 'on-off switches' in genomes

Biology /

created Feb 12, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Scientists from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI), Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, and the University of California, San Diego have developed a set of molecular tools ...


Curry-cure? Spicing up the effectiveness of a potential disease-fighter

Curry-cure? Spicing up the effectiveness of a potential disease-fighter

Chemistry / Other

created Nov 04, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Scientists are reporting development of a nano-size capsule that boosts the body's uptake of curcumin, an ingredient in yellow curry now being evaluated in clinical trials for treatment of several diseases. ...


Not only the gene itself, its abnormal regulation can also trigger short stature

Medicine & Health / Genetics

created Aug 25, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

A specific gene is particularly frequently involved in the development of short stature. Researchers in Heidelberg have now discovered that sequences of genetic material on the X and Y chromosome that regulate this gene are ...


For fats, longer may not be better

Medicine & Health / Research

created Jan 08, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Researchers have uncovered why some dietary fats, specifically long-chain fats, such as oleic acid (found in olive oil), are more prone to induce inflammation. Long-chain fats, it turns out, promote increased intestinal absorption ...


 Brazilian acai berry antioxidants absorbed by human body

Brazilian acai berry antioxidants absorbed by human body

Medicine & Health / Other

created Oct 06, 2008 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (13) | comments 0

A Brazilian palm berry, popular health food though little research has been done on it, now may have its purported benefits better understood. In the first research involving people, the acai (ah-sigh-EE) ...


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Culprit Compounds That Block Beans' Healthful Iron Probed

Biology / Other

created Sep 25, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Familiar beans like reds, whites and pintos are rich in iron, a nutrient essential for our health. But not all of the little legumes' treasure trove of iron is bioaccessible -- that is, available ...


Waxy plant substance key for absorption of water, nutrients

Biology / Biotechnology

created May 22, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- While proving a long-held theory that suberin blocks water and nutrient absorption in plants, a Purdue University scientist learned more about manipulating the substance to better feed plants.


Sharp Develops Solar Cell with World’s Highest Conversion Efficiency of 35.8%

Sharp Develops Solar Cell with World's Highest Conversion Efficiency of 35.8%

Technology / Energy

created Oct 22, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (26) | comments 12

Sharp Corporation has achieved the world's highest solar cell conversion efficiency (for non-concentrator solar cells) of 35.8% using a triple-junction compound solar cell.


'Holey' Nanosheets for Wastewater Dye Removal

Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials

created Jul 01, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 1

(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers have discovered that extremely thin sheets of nickel oxide with hexagonally shaped holes can absorb hazardous dyes from wastewater nearly as well as the best traditional methods, but are recyclable. ...


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Using nanoparticles to increase the effiiciency of thin film solar cells

Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials

created Jun 12, 2009 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (19) | comments 8

Germany is one of the leading countries when it comes to efforts related to renewable energy sources. Therefore, it is no surprise that the Institute of Condensed Matter and Solid State Optics at Friedrich-Schiller-Universität ...



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