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Researchers reveal Epstein-Barr virus protein contributes to cancer

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Oct 03, 2008 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Researchers at the University of Toronto have shown that the EBNA1 protein of Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) disrupts structures in the nucleus of nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) cells, thereby interfering with cellular processes ...





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Researches identify herpesvirus proteins that target key cellular processes

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Jul 11, 2008 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

A study published July 11th in the open-access journal PLoS Pathogens suggests that herpesviruses use multiple strategies to manipulate important components of the host cell nuclear environment during infection. The study, ...


New way of viewing cells could lead to easier routes for drug manufacture

Chemistry /

created Dec 10, 2008 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Research by a Michigan State University chemist could eventually lead to a quicker and easier way of developing protein-based drugs that are key to treating a number of diseases, including cancer, diabetes and hepatitis.


One scan per patient is not always enough

Medicine & Health / Other

created Oct 19, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Seven medical imaging groups wrote a joint letter to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to formally request coverage of two fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) positron emission tomography (PET) scans for a patient ...


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Doubts raised on nuclear industry viability

Physics / General Physics

created Nov 19, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (22) | comments 19

(PhysOrg.com) -- The investment in nuclear power has been growing around the world over the last few years, being viewed as a means for countries to control their energy security, avoid the price fluctuations ...


2 Earth-sized bodies with oxygen rich atmospheres found -- but they're stars not planets

Two Earth-sized bodies with oxygen rich atmospheres found -- but they're stars not planets

Space & Earth / Astronomy

created Nov 12, 2009 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (21) | comments 1

(PhysOrg.com) -- Astrophysicists at the University of Warwick and Kiel University have discovered two earth sized bodies with oxygen rich atmospheres - however there is a bit of a disappointing snag for anyone ...


PET scans may improve accuracy of dementia diagnosis

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Jun 15, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A new study shows that the use of positron emission tomography (PET) scans may improve the accuracy of dementia diagnoses early in disease onset for more than one out of four patients.


Russia hopes nuclear ship will fly humans to Mars (AP)

Russia hopes nuclear ship will fly humans to Mars

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Oct 29, 2009 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (33) | comments 36

(AP) -- Russia should build a new nuclear-powered spaceship for prospective manned missions to Mars and other planets, the nation's space chief said Thursday.


Scientist Unlocking the Secrets of Sea Slug that Lives Like a Plant

Biology /

created Nov 18, 2008 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (31) | comments 5

(PhysOrg.com) -- Photosynthesis generates the oxygen needed for life on earth as well as the biomass for food and biofuel production. The process is driven by the absorption of the sun’s energy by tiny green "bodies" called ...


Researchers publish DNA identification of czar's children

Medicine & Health / Research

created Feb 25, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Cutting edge science has finally put to rest a 90-year-old mystery that involved nobility, revolution, murder and the long-romanticized story of a child's escape from the firing squad. Genomic analysis performed at the University ...


Think solar not nuclear for the energy of the future, say scientists

Think solar not nuclear for the energy of the future, say UK scientists

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created Mar 02, 2006 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (45) | comments 0

Solar rather than nuclear energy should be the UK government's priority in planning future energy production, according to scientists writing this week in the journal Nature Materials.



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