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Neural stem cell differentiation factor discovered

Neural stem cells represent the cellular backup of our brain. These cells are capable of self-renewal to form new stem cells or differentiate into neurons, astrocytes or oligodendrocytes. Astrocytes have supportive functions ...

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Jun 30, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 1




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BlackBerry blackout is new threat to brand

The longest BlackBerry outage in many years left customers outraged this week, threatening to cost the granddaddy of all smartphones more business when it's already struggling to keep up in a crowded marketplace.

Technology / Business

created Oct 14, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

BlackBerrys buzz back to life after long outage (Update)

BlackBerrys across the world buzzed back to life Thursday, leaving customers outraged and threatening to cost the granddaddy of all smartphones more business when it's already struggling to keep up in a crowded ...

Technology / Telecom

created Oct 13, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Retailers go mobile to instantly meet shoppers' needs

The days of waiting in line to pay for merchandise may be coming to an end.

Technology / Business

created Sep 02, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Molecular chaperones traffic signaling proteins between cells in plant stem-cell maintenance pathway

Like all living things, plants depend for their growth and sustenance on elaborate signaling networks to maintain stem cells, cells that have an almost magical regenerative capacity. The signals sent through these networks ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Aug 25, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Study shows relationship between two mutated genes can dictate outcome of prostate cancer

Of the 250,000 American men who will be diagnosed with prostate cancer this year, very few of them—about 1 percent—will develop lethal, metastatic disease. Finding a way to distinguish between this small cohort ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Aug 15, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Preventing diabetes damage: Zinc's effects on a kinky, two-faced cohort

In type 2 diabetes, a protein called amylin forms dense clumps that shut down insulin-producing cells, wreaking havoc on the control of blood sugar. But zinc has a knack for preventing amylin from misbehaving.

Medicine & Health / Research

created Jun 30, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Apple slammed over iPhone, iPad location tracking

(AP) -- Privacy watchdogs are demanding answers from Apple Inc. about why iPhones and iPads are secretly collecting location data on users - records that cellular service providers routinely keep but require a court order to d ...

Technology / Business

created Apr 21, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 3

New clues to how cancer-related proteins plasmin, thrombin lose inhibition

(PhysOrg.com) -- A new technique that searches blood for the tiniest remnants of broken down proteins has revealed new information about how cells crank up cancer activators called proteases. The results improve ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Oct 19, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Over 500,000 iPads on AT&T network: CEO

AT&T chief executive Randall Stephenson said Tuesday that over half a million iPad owners were using the US telecom giant's cellular network and new tablet computers were expected to help drive growth.

Technology / Business

created Sep 21, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Researchers demonstrate efficacy of antisense therapy for spinal muscular atrophy

The devastating, currently incurable motor-neuron disease spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) might soon be treated with tiny, chemically modified pieces of RNA called antisense oligonucleotides (ASOs).

Medicine & Health / Genetics

created Jul 12, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast


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