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New protocol streamlines therapy that makes more kidney transplants possible

Medicine & Health / Other

created Jul 17, 2008 | popularity 2 / 5 (1) | comments 0

A new therapy developed at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center improves transplant rates and outcomes for patients awaiting living- and deceased-donor kidney transplantation, according to a study published in the July 17 issue of ...





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Porphyrin Dimers Increase Efficiency of Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells

Porphyrin Dimers Increase Efficiency of Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells

Chemistry / Materials Science

created Oct 30, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (12) | comments 1

(PhysOrg.com) -- Porphyrins are most commonly thought of as the pigment in red blood cells, but now scientists have found that porphyrins can also be used to increase the efficiency of an inexpensive type ...


New laboratory technique improves success in 'highly sensitized' kidney transplants

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created Sep 22, 2008 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Kidney transplant specialists at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center have developed innovative laboratory techniques to improve opportunities and success rates for kidney transplant candidates who are at high risk of organ rejection ...


Solar Cells Can Take the Heat

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created Jan 09, 2008 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (36) | comments 2

Solar cells have attracted global attention as one of the cornerstones of alternative energy. In theory, it seems to make abundant sense to tap into the energy of the sun to convert light to electricity with little or no ...


Novel light-sensitive compounds show promise for cancer therapy

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Jun 16, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Chemists at the University of California, Santa Cruz, have developed novel compounds that show promise for photodynamic cancer therapy, which uses light-activated drugs to kill tumor cells.


3-D system based on optical fiber could provide new options for photovoltaics

3-D system based on optical fiber could provide new options for photovoltaics

Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials

created Nov 02, 2009 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (9) | comments 0

Converting sunlight to electricity might no longer mean large panels of photovoltaic cells atop flat surfaces like roofs.


Tipping elements remain a 'hot' issue

Tipping elements remain a 'hot' issue

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Aug 24, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (55) | comments 7

(PhysOrg.com) -- Research published by climate scientists at the University of East Anglia (UEA) has been named one of the most highly-cited in its field in the last two years.


Tijuana injection drug users on collision course for HIV and TB

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Apr 15, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

A study by researchers from the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine, in collaboration with Mexican researchers and health officials, shows that as many as 67 percent of injection drug users in Tijuana test ...


New nanostructured thin film shows promise for efficient solar energy conversion

Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials

created Jan 08, 2008 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (56) | comments 3

In the race to make solar cells cheaper and more efficient, many researchers and start-up companies are betting on new designs that exploit nanostructures--materials engineered on the scale of a billionth of a meter. Using ...


Researchers find cause of severe allergic reaction to cancer drug

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created Mar 12, 2008 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Clinicians have been perplexed by the fact that some patients given the drug cetuximab—an immune-based therapy commonly used to treat persons diagnosed with head and neck cancer, or colon cancer—have a severe and rapid adverse ...


Devices Increase Potential For Flexible, Light-Weight Power

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created Jul 27, 2005 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Scientists and engineers at the Air Force Research Laboratory's Materials and Manufacturing Directorate have made significant advancements in developing flexible, organic-based solar cells and photodetectors that can be used ...



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