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Tiny molecule slows progression of Lou Gehrig's disease in mice

Medicine & Health / Research

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Researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have found that a molecule produced naturally by muscles in response to nerve damage can reduce symptoms and prolong life in a mouse model of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). ...


The battle of the sexes

Ovaries must suppress their inner male

Biology / Biotechnology

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For an ovary to remain an ovary, the female organ has to continuously suppress its inner capacity to become male. That's the conclusion of a study in the December 11th issue of the journal Cell revealing that t ...


Researchers show 'trigger' to stem cell differentiation

Biology / Biotechnology

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A gene which is essential for stem cells' capabilities to become any cell type has been identified by researchers at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and the University of California, San Francisco.


Delaying the aging process protects against Alzheimer's disease

Delaying the aging process protects against Alzheimer's disease

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

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Aging is the single greatest risk factor for Alzheimer's disease. In their latest study, researchers at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies found that simply slowing the aging process in mice prone to ...


Study reveals H1N1 unexpected weakness

Study reveals H1N1 unexpected weakness

Medicine & Health / Research

created 20 hours ago | popularity 4.9 / 5 (15) | comments 6

The H1N1 influenza virus has been keeping a secret that may be the key to defeating it and other flu viruses as well.


From fruit fly wings to heart failure -- why Not(ch)?

From fruit fly wings to heart failure -- why Not(ch)?

Medicine & Health / Research

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Almost a century after it was discovered in fruit flies with notches in their wings, the Notch signalling pathway may come to play an important role in the recovery from heart attacks. In a study published ...


Coaxing injured nerve fibers to regenerate by disabling 'brakes' in the system

Coaxing injured nerve fibers to regenerate by disabling 'brakes' in the system

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Dec 09, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Brain and spinal-cord injuries typically leave people with permanent impairment because the injured nerve fibers (axons) cannot regrow. A study from Children's Hospital Boston, published in the December 10 ...


A new mouse could help understand how some lung cancer cells evade drug treatment

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Dec 09, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer mortality worldwide and lung adenocarcinoma is the most common type. Many cases of lung adenocarcinoma are attributed to a mutation in a gene for the epidermal growth factor receptor ...


Merkel cells revealed as secret behind sensation of light touch

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Dec 08, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Scientists have proved experimentally what has been suspected since the discovery of Merkel cells in the skin over a century ago: the sense of light touch that is critical for hand dexterity would not be possible without ...


Umbilical stem cells may help recover lost vision for those with corneal disease

Umbilical stem cells may help recover lost vision for those with corneal disease

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Dec 08, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- New research from the University of Cincinnati (UC) may help in the recovery of lost vision for patients with corneal scarring.



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