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Research may hold key to maintaining embryonic stem cells in lab

Research may hold key to maintaining embryonic stem cells in lab

Biology / Biotechnology

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

In a new study that could transform embryonic stem cell (ES cell) research, scientists at UT Southwestern Medical Center have discovered why mouse ES cells can be easily grown in a laboratory while other mammalian ...





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Enzyme-based biological fuel cell is built

Other Sciences /

created Apr 19, 2006 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (35) | comments 0

Oxford University scientists have built an enzyme based biological fuel cell that takes oxygen and hydrogen from an atmosphere to power electrical devices.


Migrating birds chill to fatten up

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Sep 11, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Marathon runners are famed for pasta packing in the days before a big run but when tiny passerine birds set out on their epic migrations, the distances are too great to cover on the energy reserves with which they embark. ...


Scientists a step closer to producing fuel from bacteria

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created Aug 06, 2008 | popularity 3.4 / 5 (12) | comments 1

Scientists at the University of Sheffield have shown how bacteria could be used as a future fuel. The research, published in the journal Bioinformatics, could have significant implications for the environment and the way we ...


Postmenopausal women with higher testosterone levels

Medicine & Health / Research

created Nov 04, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Postmenopausal women who have higher testosterone levels may be at greater risk of heart disease, insulin resistance and the metabolic syndrome compared to women with lower testosterone levels, according to a new study accepted ...


Glucose intolerance in pregnancy associated with postpartum cardiovascular risk

Medicine & Health / Health

created Dec 01, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Women who have gestational glucose intolerance (a condition less severe than gestational diabetes) exhibit multiple cardiovascular risk factors as early as three months after birth, according to a new study accepted for publication ...


New test for mysterious metabolic diseases developed at Stanford/Packard

Medicine & Health / Research

created Feb 11, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Scientists at Stanford University School of Medicine have devised a much-needed way to monitor and find treatments for a mysterious and devastating group of metabolic diseases that arise from mutations in cells' fuel-burning ...


PET imaging response a prognostic factor after thoracic radiation therapy for lung cancer

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Nov 06, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

A rapid decline in metabolic activity on a PET scan after radiation therapy for non-small cell lung cancer is correlated with good local tumor control, according to a study presented by researchers at Thomas Jefferson University ...


Burning fat and carbohydrate during exercise

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jun 18, 2007 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (39) | comments 0

In a paper published in The Journal of Physiology, researchers from Copenhagen shed light on fat oxidation during exercise and physical activity. Their observations suggest that fat oxidation during exercise reflects a fine ...


Metabolic syndrome linked to cold tolerance

Medicine & Health / Genetics

created Feb 15, 2008 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (16) | comments 0

Researchers from the University of Chicago have discovered that many of the genetic variations that have enabled human populations to tolerate colder climates may also affect their susceptibility to metabolic syndrome, a ...


Statins may protect against memory loss

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created Jul 28, 2008 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (11) | comments 0

People at high risk for dementia who took cholesterol-lowering statins are half as likely to develop dementia as those who do not take statins, a new study shows.



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