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Researchers discover new molecular pathway for targeting cancer, disease

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Jul 20, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

(PhysOrg.com) -- A UCLA study has identified a way to turn off a key signaling pathway involved in physiological processes that can also stimulate the development of cancer and other diseases. The findings may lead to new ...


Last step leading to blood cell formation elucidated

Medicine & Health / Research

created Apr 01, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

A team of scientists led by Dr. Timm Schroeder of Helmholtz Zentrum Muenchen, Germany, has proved the existence of hemogenic endothelial cells. The findings answer the question -- unsolved until now -- of how blood cells ...


Converting adult somatic cells to pluripotent stem cells using a single virus

Biology /

created Jan 07, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A Boston University School of Medicine-led research team has discovered a more efficient way to create induced Pluripotent Stem (iPS) cells, derived from mouse fibroblasts, by using a single virus vector instead of multiple ...





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Novel mouse gene reduces major pathologies associated with Alzheimer's disease

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created 5 hours ago | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

A new study reveals that a previously undiscovered mouse gene reduces the two major pathological perturbations commonly associated with Alzheimer's disease (AD). The research, published by Cell Press in the November 12 issue ...


Hydrogen milestone moves energy independence one step forward

Hydrogen milestone moves energy independence one step forward

Technology / Energy

created Nov 10, 2009 | popularity 4.1 / 5 (11) | comments 4

(PhysOrg.com) -- Big things often come in small packages. That's certainly the case with the potential created by recent successes in hydrogen research at Idaho National Laboratory.


A pain in the neck: Researcher studies the effects of too much texting on college students

Medicine & Health / Health

created Nov 10, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

The world record for fastest text message typing is held by a 21-year old college student from Utah, but his dexterous digits could mean serious injury later on. Most adults aged 18-21 prefer texting over e-mail or phone ...


Argonne 'homegrown' hybrid solar cell aims for low-cost power

Argonne 'homegrown' hybrid solar cell aims for low-cost power

Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials

created Nov 10, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (9) | comments 3

(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory have refined a technique to manufacture solar cells by creating tubes of semiconducting material and then "growing" ...


Researchers to develop novel drug detection technology using software that acts like a robotic scientist

Chemistry / Analytical Chemistry

created Nov 09, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Every time a person snorts cocaine, it doesn’t just go to his or her head: It also provokes a response in the immune system, creating special biomolecules that may serve as a permanent record of each exposure.


Engineers image nanostructure of a solid acid catalyst and boost its catalytic activity

Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials

created Nov 09, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 2

The catalytic processes that facilitate the production of many chemicals and fuels could become much more environmentally friendly thanks to a breakthrough achieved by researchers from Lehigh and Rice Universities.


Commercialization of new solar technology to boost solar efficiency

Technology / Energy

created Nov 09, 2009 | popularity 3.9 / 5 (8) | comments 1

A pioneer in solar power in the 1990s before it became "sexy," University of Houston Professor Alex Freundlich recently entered into a collaborative research agreement with U.K.-based start-up QuantaSol for the development ...


Complete Genomics publishes in Science on low-cost sequencing of 3 human genomes

Complete Genomics reports low-cost sequencing of 3 human genomes

Biology / Biotechnology

created Nov 05, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Complete Genomics, a third-generation human genome sequencing company, today announced publication of a report in the journal Science describing its proprietary DNA sequencing platform, including analysis of seq ...


Lung tissue generated from human embryonic stem cells

Medicine & Health / Research

created Nov 05, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Scientists in Belgium have successfully differentiated human embryonic stem cells (hESC) into major cell types of lung epithelial tissue using a convenient air-liquid interface. The technique, published in BioMed Central's ...


Bacteria expect the unexpected

Bacteria expect the unexpected: Scientists observe the emergence of a new adaptation strategy

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Nov 04, 2009 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Organisms ensure the survival of their species by genetically adapting to the environment. If environmental conditions change too rapidly, the extinction of a species may be the consequence. A strategy to ...



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