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Uncovering how cells cover gaps

Uncovering how cells cover gaps (w/ Video)

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Jun 26, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Researchers at the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) in Heidelberg, Germany, came a step closer to understanding how cells close gaps not only during embryonic development but also duringwound healing. ...





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Programmed cell death contributes force to the movement of cells

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created Sep 18, 2008 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

In addition to pruning cells out of the way during embryonic development, the much-studied process of programmed cell death, or apoptosis, has been newly found to exert significant mechanical force on surrounding cells.


Closure of patent foramen ovale may benefit migraine sufferers

Medicine & Health / Other

created Feb 17, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Reducing the frequency and severity of disabling migraines is crucial for quality of life. A new study, published in the February 2009 issue of JACC: Cardiovascular Interventions, finds significant improvement of migraine follow ...


Redundant System Keeps Embryo in Stitches

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created Jul 30, 2008 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- A universal system in animal cells that plays a key role in wound-closure and embryonic development can be quickly replicated by other cells if the original system is damaged, Duke University researchers ...


Study: Many terminally ill patients feel abandoned by their doctors

Medicine & Health / Other

created Mar 09, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Terminally ill patients and their family caregivers often feel abandoned by their doctors and feel a sense of "unfinished business" with them, according to a new study by an oncologist at the Seattle Cancer Care Alliance.


A doorman in plant cells

Other Sciences / Other

created Jun 20, 2008 | popularity 4 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Scientists at the University of Tübingen, Germany identified important signalling-protein for the stress-response of plant cells. The research group of Klaus Harter at the Centre for Plant Molecular Biology (ZMBP), University ...


School closure could reduce swine flu transmission by 21 percent

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Nov 27, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A survey carried out in eight European countries has shown that closing schools in the event of an infectious disease pandemic could have a significant role in reducing illness transmission. Researchers writing in the open ...


Neuroscientists isolate gene essential to early brain development

Medicine & Health / Research

created Nov 27, 2008 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (9) | comments 0

University of Queensland neuroscientists have discovered the crucial role a specific gene plays in forming the neural tube, the earliest identifiable structure in the developing brain and an essential precursor to the entire ...


Ring closure as warning: New reagent for the detection of organophosphate neurotoxins with an extremely fast response

Chemistry / Analytical Chemistry

created Sep 16, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Soman, Tabun, and Sarin (which has already been used in terrorist attacks) are chemical weapons that attack the nervous system. When inhaled, these extremely toxic organophosphates can lead to death within ...


Magnetic brain stimulation improves skill learning

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Jul 07, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

The use of magnetic pulses to stimulate the dorsal premotor cortex (PMd) region of the brain results in an improved ability to learn a skilled motor task. Researchers writing in the open access journal BMC Neuroscience show t ...


Researchers id new class of photoreceptors

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created Apr 22, 2008 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (5) | comments 0

The identification of a new class of photoreceptors in the retina of fruit flies sheds light on the regulation of the pigments of the eye that confer color vision, researchers at New York University’s Center for Developmental ...



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