News tagged with nuclear bodies

One for you, one for me: Researchers gain new insight into the chromosome separation process

Each time a cell divides -- and it takes millions of cell divisions to create a fully grown human body from a single fertilized cell -- its chromosomes have to be accurately divvied up between both daughter ...

Medicine & Health / Genetics

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Japan firm unveils robot suit for nuclear workers

The Japanese maker of an exoskeleton robot suit to assist walking on Monday unveiled a model that could help nuclear workers weighed down by heavy anti-radiation vests in contaminated zones.

Electronics / Robotics

created Nov 07, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (6) | comments 0

Improved lesion detection with time-of-flight PET scans affirmed

For the first time, quantitative -- not qualitative -- data analysis has demonstrated that time-of-flight (TOF) positron emission tomography (PET) scans can improve cancer detection. Research published in the March issue ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

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Key Component Identified That Helps Plants Go Green (w/ Video)

(PhysOrg.com) -- A team of researchers from Duke University and the Salk Institute for Biological Studies has found a central part in the machinery that turns plants green when they sense light.

Biology / Plants & Animals

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Japan scientist makes 'Avatar' robot

A Japanese-developed robot that mimics the movements of its human controller is bringing the Hollywood blockbuster "Avatar" one step closer to reality.

Electronics / Robotics

created Feb 10, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (9) | comments 13

PET techniques provide more accurate diagnosis, prognosis in challenging breast cancer cases

In two new studies featured in the February issue of the Journal of Nuclear Medicine, researchers are revealing how molecular imaging can be used to solve mysteries about difficult cases of breast cancer. One article focuse ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

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Metabolic 'breathalyzer' reveals early signs of disease

The future of disease diagnosis may lie in a "breathalyzer"-like technology currently under development at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Medicine & Health / Diseases

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Discovery of extremely long-lived proteins may provide insight into cell aging

One of the big mysteries in biology is why cells age. Now scientists at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies report that they have discovered a weakness in a component of brain cells that may explain ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

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Leaked documents indicate EU looking to reclassify carbon emissions from biofuels

(PhysOrg.com) -- In order to wean themselves from their dependence on oil derived from fossil fuels, many countries, consortiums, and other groups have put incentives in place for the growing of plants that ...

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Jan 30, 2012 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (5) | comments 6 | with audio podcast weblog

Genetic regulation of metabolomic biomarkers -- paths to cardiovascular diseases and type 2 diabetes

In a study to the genetic variance of human metabolism, researchers have identified thirty one regions of the genome that were associated with levels of circulating metabolites, i.e., small molecules that ...

Medicine & Health / Genetics

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Study points to therapy for radiation sickness

(Medical Xpress) -- A combination of two drugs may alleviate radiation sickness in people who have been exposed to high levels of radiation, even when the therapy is given a day after the exposure occurred, according to a ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Jan 25, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

How protein networks stabilize muscle fibers: Same mechanism as for DNA

The same mechanism that stabilises the DNA in the cell nucleus is also important for the structure and function of vertebrate muscle cells. This has been established by RUB-researchers led by Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Linke (Institute ...

Medicine & Health / Genetics

created Jan 23, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Unearthing a path leading to diabetes

A molecular mechanism that links diet, obesity and diabetes involves depletion of specialized ‘transporter proteins’, a Japanese–American team has found. Transporter proteins deliver glucose ...

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Jan 06, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Decoding corn defenses for improved pest resistance

(PhysOrg.com) -- A clearer picture of corn's biochemical responses to insect and fungal attacks is emerging, thanks to U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) studies in Gainesville, Fla.

Biology / Biotechnology

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