News tagged with clumps
Pillars of Creation formed in the shadows
Apr 23, 2009 |
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Research by astronomers at the Dublin Institute of Advanced Studies suggests that shadows hold the key to how giant star-forming structures like the famous "Pillars of Creation" take shape.
Anesthesia or hypothermia: Warning for Alzheimer's patients
Mar 11, 2009 |
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Everyone knows that its important to keep a cool head, but a new study published online in The FASEB Journal shows that for Alzheimer's patients, a cool head may make the disease worse. In the research report, scientists show t ...
Freeing protein-based drugs from bacteria's natural traps
Oct 13, 2008 |
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In a finding that could speed the development of new protein-based drugs for fighting diabetes, hepatitis, and other diseases, researchers are reporting progress toward preventing or destroying an unusual structure that reduces ...
Phoenix Monitors Frosty Clumps on its Struts
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Sep 09, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- The latest look underneath NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander shows growth of clumps that are adhering to a leg strut.
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Clumps of red and white blood cells may contribute to sickle cell disease
Apr 28, 2008 |
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It’s long been known that patients with sickle cell disease have malformed, “sickle-shaped” red blood cells – which are normally disc-shaped – that can cause sudden painful episodes when they block small blood vessels.
Cassini 'CAT Scan' maps clumps in Saturn's rings
May 22, 2007 |
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Saturn's largest and most densely packed ring is composed of dense clumps of particles separated by nearly empty gaps, according to new findings from NASA's Cassini spacecraft.
Embryonic stem cells used to regenerate hair on mice in Japan
Apr 20, 2009 |
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A university lecturer in Japan has succeeded in regenerating hair on mice using embryonic stem cells, an achievement that could pave the way for the development of treatments for conditions including hair loss, it has been ...
New evidence that popular dietary supplement may help prevent, treat cataracts
Jul 15, 2009 |
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Researchers are reporting evidence from tissue culture experiments that the popular dietary supplement carnosine may help to prevent and treat cataracts, a clouding of the lens of the eye that is a leading ...
APEX reveals glowing stellar nurseries
Nov 11, 2008 |
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The region, called RCW120, is about 4200 light years from Earth, towards the constellation of Scorpius. A hot, massive star in its centre is emitting huge amounts of ultraviolet radiation, which ionises the ...
Researchers describe molecular 'two-step' leading to protein clumps of Huntington's disease
Mar 08, 2009 |
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In a paper published in the early online version of Nature Structural and Molecular Biology, researchers at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine deconstruct the first steps in an intricate molecular dance that m ...
NIST Trumps the Clumps: Making Biologic Drugs Safer
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Jul 23, 2008 |
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Scientists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology have developed a technique to measure the formation of clumps of proteins in protein-based pharmaceuticals. This first systematic study clarifies ...
Leonid meteor shower peaks Tuesday, Nov. 17 (w/ Video)
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Nov 12, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- The Leonid meteor shower best viewing this year will be in the hours before dawn on Nov. 17.
Mystery solved: Tiny protein-activator responsible for brain cell damage in Huntington disease
Jun 04, 2009 |
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Johns Hopkins brain scientists have figured out why a faulty protein accumulates in cells everywhere in the bodies of people with Huntington's disease (HD), but only kills cells in the part of the brain that controls movement, ...
Seeing Alzheimer's amyloids
May 12, 2008 |
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In an important step toward demystifying the role protein clumps play in the development of neurodegenerative disease, researchers have created a stunning three-dimensional picture of an Alzheimer’s peptide ...
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