News tagged with alpha
FDA-approved drugs eliminate, prevent cervical cancer in mice
Nov 09, 2009 |
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Researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Medicine and Public Health have eliminated cervical cancer in mice with two FDA-approved drugs currently used to treat breast cancer and osteoporosis.
High-performance plasmas may make reliable, efficient fusion power a reality
Nov 02, 2009 |
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In the quest to produce nuclear fusion energy, researchers from the DIII-D National Fusion Facility have recently confirmed long-standing theoretical predictions that performance, efficiency and reliability ...
'Spaghetti' scaffolding could help grow skin in labs
Oct 16, 2009 |
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Scientists are developing new scaffolding technology which could be used to grow tissues such as skin, nerves and cartilage using 3D spaghetti-like structures. Their research is highlighted in the latest issue of Business, the qu ...
Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter's LAMP shedding light on permanently shadowed regions of the moon
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Sep 17, 2009 |
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NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO), launched on June 18 of this year, has begun its extensive exploration of the lunar environment and will return more data about the Moon than any previous mission. ...
Researchers aim to simplify a compound that acts on alpha-tubulin to slow down the process of cell division associated w
Sep 09, 2009 |
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Research is being carried out to design and synthesise a new generation of compounds that act on the tubulin molecule, involved in cell multiplication, through a mechanism that has not yet been used in chemotherapy. ...
Gene variant heightens risk of severe liver disease in cystic fibrosis
Sep 08, 2009 |
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Researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill have discovered a genetic risk factor for severe liver disease in people with cystic fibrosis. Those who carry a particular variant of the SERPINA1 gene (also ...
Arterial, venous or total mesenteric ischemia/reperfusion causes different types of injury?
Aug 26, 2009 |
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It is known that I/R induces an inflammatory response deleterious to the organ involved but also to the system as a whole. Mesenteric ischemia occurs when the veins or arteries that supply blood to the intestine are obstructed. ...
New genes at work in patients with hereditary lung disease
Aug 10, 2009 |
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University of Florida researchers have safely given new, functional genes to patients with a hereditary defect that can lead to fatal lung and liver diseases, according to clinical trial findings slated to appear this week ...
Noninsulin-producing alpha cells in the pancreas can be converted to insulin-producing beta cells
Aug 06, 2009 |
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In findings that add to the prospects of regenerating insulin-producing cells in people with type 1 diabetes, researchers in Europe -- co-funded by the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation -- have shown that insulin-producing ...
More insulin-producing cells, at the flip of a 'switch'
Aug 06, 2009 |
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Researchers have found a way in mice to convert another type of pancreas cell into the critical insulin-producing beta cells that are lost in those with type I diabetes. The secret ingredient is a single transcription factor, ...
Possible Meteorite Imaged by Opportunity Rover
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Aug 03, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- The Opportunity rover has eyed an odd-shaped, dark rock, about 0.6 meters (2 feet) across on the surface of Mars, which may be a meteorite.
Promising new trends in Web search engines
Jul 15, 2009 |
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The Internet is a vastly different place than it was 15 years ago, but the way consumers search it has changed very little.
Researchers Suggest New Approach in Development Efforts for Parkinson’s Therapeutics
Jul 14, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers outline today a new approach in the potential development of drugs to counter a cellular defect that triggers Parkinson’s and other diseases.
Interferon alpha can delay full onset of type I diabetes
Jul 01, 2009 |
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A low dose of oral interferon alpha shows promise in preserving beta cell function for patients with newly diagnosed type 1 diabetes, or juvenile diabetes, according to researchers at The University of Texas Medical School ...
Immunologists identify biochemical signals that help immune cells remember how to fight infection
May 28, 2009 |
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May 28, 2009 - Immunology researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have discovered how two biochemical signals play unique roles in promoting the development of a group of immune cells employed as tactical ...
