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Molecular mechanisms of vision

Beginning to see the light

Medicine & Health / Research

created Sep 29, 2008 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (9) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists have detailed the active form of a protein which they hope will enhance our understanding of the molecular mechanisms of vision, and advance drug design.





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Diet switching can activate brain's stress system, lead to 'withdrawal' symptoms

Medicine & Health / Research

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In research that sheds light on the perils of yo-yo dieting and repeated bouts of sugar-bingeing, researchers from The Scripps Research Institute have shown in animal models that cycling between periods of eating sweet and ...


FDA-approved drugs eliminate, prevent cervical cancer in mice

Medicine & Health / Cancer

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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.


Researchers show how to divide and conquer 'social network' of cells

Researchers show how to divide and conquer 'social network' of cells

Biology / Biotechnology

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On Noah's Ark animals came in twos: male and female. In human bodies trillions of cells are coupled, too, and so are the molecules from which they are composed. Yet these don't come in twos, they are regrouped ...


Developmental delay could stem from nicotinic receptor deletion

Medicine & Health / Genetics

created Nov 08, 2009 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

The loss of a gene through deletion of genetic material on chromosome 15 is associated with significant abnormalities in learning and behavior, said a consortium of researchers led by Baylor College of Medicine in a report ...


Researchers link health-care debate to risk of dying in US and Europe

Medicine & Health / Research

created Nov 06, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (6) | comments 2

The current health care debate in the United States is complicated. Trade-offs between heath care expenditures, lifestyle choices and life expectancy have been suggested but seldom clearly demonstrated. The U.S. spends on ...


HP Enables Better, Faster Decision Making with Breakthrough Sensing Technology

Technology / Engineering

created Nov 05, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 0

HP today announced new inertial sensing technology that enables the development of digital micro-electro-mechanical systems (MEMS) accelerometers that are up to 1,000 times more sensitive than high-volume products currently ...


Study reveals how plants and bacteria 'talk' to thwart disease

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Nov 05, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

When it comes to plants' innate immunity, like many of the dances of life, it takes two to tango. A receptor molecule in the plant pairs up with a specific molecule on the invading bacteria and, presto, the immune system ...


Rapid supernova could be new class of exploding star

Rapid supernova could be new class of exploding star

Space & Earth / Astronomy

created Nov 05, 2009 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (17) | comments 5

(PhysOrg.com) -- An unusual supernova rediscovered in seven-year-old data may be the first example of a new type of exploding star, possibly from a binary star system where helium flows from one white dwarf ...


First use of antibody and stem cell transplantation to successfully treat advanced leukemia

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Nov 05, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

For the first time, researchers at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center have reported the use of a radiolabeled antibody to deliver targeted doses of radiation, followed by a stem cell transplant, to successfully treat ...


Measuring distances in microseconds

Measuring distances in microseconds

Technology / Engineering

created Nov 05, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Standard laser devices are fast enough for measuring the size of a room, but they need to be faster for outdoor mobile applications. Researchers have brought these scanners up to speed -- ...



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