News tagged with cell expansion

Materials that shrink when heated

One common reason that people with fillings experience toothache is that their fillings expand at a different rate to the original tooth when, for example, drinking a hot drink. Contrary to intuition, however, ...

Chemistry / Materials Science

created Feb 09, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 1

Researchers discover key mechanism that regulates shape and growth of plants

UBC researchers have discovered a key mechanism that -- much like a construction site foreperson -- controls the direction of plant growth as well as the physical properties of the biopolymers that plants produce.

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Aug 16, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Stem cell breakthrough heralds new era of therapy development

Scientists at the Universities of Glasgow and Southampton have uncovered a new method for culturing adult stem cells which could lead to the creation of revolutionary stem cell therapies for conditions such as arthritis, ...

Medicine & Health / Research

created Jul 18, 2011 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (10) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Topical treatment may prevent melanoma

While incidents of melanoma continue to increase despite the use of sunscreen and skin screenings, a topical compound called ISC-4 may prevent melanoma lesion formation, according to Penn State College of Medicine researchers.

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Apr 26, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Study reveals current multi-component vaccines may need reworking

Current strategies for designing vaccines against HIV and cancers, for instance, may enable some components in multi-component vaccines to cancel the effect of others on the immune system, eliminating their ability to provide ...

Medicine & Health / Research

created May 07, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

What is the role of the omentum in regenerating the liver?

In their recent work to be published on March 7, 2009 in the World Journal of Gastroenterology, Dr. Singh and his colleagues from the Cook County Hospital in Chicago (USA) first activated the omentum using a foreign body t ...

Medicine & Health / Research

created Mar 09, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1