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Chemopreventive agents in black raspberries identified

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Jan 08, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

A study published in Cancer Prevention Research, a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research, identifies components of black raspberries with chemopreventive potential.





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Robotic Devices Providing Home-Care Rehabilitation (w/ Video)

Electronics / Robotics

created Nov 13, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- A group of researchers, at Northeastern University, have developed several portable robotic devices to aid in the rehabilitation process of stroke victims. These devices are small enough for ...


New study describes connections between Circadian and metabolic systems

Biology / Other

created Nov 12, 2009 | popularity 2.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

A paper by University of Notre Dame biologist Giles Duffield and a team of researchers offers new insights into a gene that plays a key role in modulating the body's Circadian system and may also simultaneously modulate its ...


Crossing the line: how aggressive cells invade the brain

Crossing the line: how aggressive cells invade the brain (w/ Video)

Medicine & Health / Research

created Nov 05, 2009 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (5) | comments 0

In diseases such as multiple sclerosis, cells of the immune system infiltrate the brain tissue, where they cause immense damage. For many years, it was an enigma as to how these cells can escape from the bloodstream. ...


Study provides insights into the molecular basis of tumor cell behavior

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Nov 05, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

A new study by a team of researchers led by Crislyn D'Souza-Schorey, associate professor of biological sciences at the University of Notre Dame, sheds light on the molecular basis by which tumor cells modulate their surroundings ...


Plentiful poinsettias without PGRs

Plentiful poinsettias without PGRs

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Nov 04, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Poinsettias can be a lucrative crop for ornamental plant growers, particularly during the Christmas season. In the temperate regions of the southern hemisphere, where poinsettias are grown for both export ...


ASUS Unveils First Motherboards to Feature True USB 3.0 and SATA 6Gb/s Performance

ASUS Unveils First Motherboards to Feature USB 3.0 and SATA 6Gb/s Performance

Electronics / Hardware

created Oct 28, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 1

ASUS today announced a range of enhanced motherboard solutions that deliver true USB 3.0 and SATA 6Gb/s data throughput performance.


Scientists are first to observe the global motions of an enzyme copying DNA

Scientists Are First To Observe The Global Motions Of An Enzyme Copyinng DNA

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Oct 27, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists here have identified how the motions of an enzyme are related to correctly copying genetic instructions, setting the stage for studies that can uncover what happens when DNA copying ...


Outfoxing pox: Developing a new class of vaccine candidates

Outfoxing pox: Developing a new class of vaccine candidates

Medicine & Health / Research

created Oct 15, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

In the annals of medicine, Edward Jenner's 1796 vaccination of a young boy against smallpox, using fluid from cowpox blisters, remains a landmark case. In a new study, Kathryn Sykes, a researcher at Arizona ...


Herbivory discovered in a spider

Herbivory discovered in a spider

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Oct 12, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (32) | comments 1

(PhysOrg.com) -- There are approximately 40,000 species of spiders in the world, all of which have been thought to be strict predators that feed on insects or other animals. Now, scientists have found that ...


GTRI is developing protocols for testing effects of RFID systems on medical devices

GTRI is developing protocols for testing effects of RFID systems on medical devices

Technology / Engineering

created Oct 06, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Radio frequency identification (RFID) systems are widely used for applications that include inventory management, package tracking, toll collection, passport identification and airport luggage security. More ...



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