News tagged with sulfate sodium

Better Way to Measure Particle Shape Proves Popular

Tiny particles are pivotal to climate change, public health, and nanotechnology. A significant fraction of these particles are aspherical, yet scientists must routinely assume the particles are spherical to ...

Physics / Condensed Matter

created Sep 08, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Caffeic acid inhibits colitis in a mouse model -- is a drug-metabolizing gene crucial?

Researchers at Iowa State University have found that increased expression of a form of cytochrome P-450 (CYP4B1) is a key marker of inhibition of colitis in mice by caffeic acid, an anti-inflammatory antioxidant compound ...

Medicine & Health / Research

created May 26, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0




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Neutrons answer shampoo formulation puzzle

(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists at the Institut Laue-Langevin have used neutrons to solve a long-standing mystery about the surface properties of polyelectrolyte/surfactant mixtures, such as those used in many ...

Chemistry / Analytical Chemistry

created Dec 12, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Scientists discover anti-inflammatory polyphenols in apple peels

Here's another reason why "an apple a day keeps the doctor away"—according to new research findings published in the Journal of Leukocyte Biology, oral ingestion of apple polyphenols (antioxidants found in apple peels) ...

Biology / Other

created Nov 30, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Novel cytokine protects mice from colitis

Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), which affects more than 1 million patients in North America, results from an uncontrolled immune response triggered by environmental factors, such as bacteria, in people genetically predisposed ...

Medicine & Health / Research

created Aug 23, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

New technology could capture ammonia from liquid manure

Though it may not sound very glamorous, a new method of extracting ammonium from liquid animal manure could be exciting news for both confined animal operations and environmental groups, according to a Texas AgriLife Extension ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created Aug 11, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Certain HIV medication associated with adrenal dysfunction in newborns of HIV-1 infected mothers

Infants of human immunodeficiency virus 1 (HIV-1) infected mothers who were treated before and after birth with the protease inhibitor lopinavir-ritonavir were more likely to experience adrenal dysfunction, including life-threatening ...

Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS

created Jul 05, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Affordability of batteries key to harnessing wind and solar power

Future batteries used by the energy grid to store power from the wind and sun must be reliable, durable and safe, but affordability is really the key to widespread deployment, according to a new report published online March ...

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Mar 07, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 10 | with audio podcast

How to fight winter's ailments

The weather in North Carolina may be warm today, but some areas of the state saw snow less than a week ago. And we're likely to see more cold weather, maybe even more snow, before winter officially comes to ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Feb 17, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Researchers develop method to identify fleetingly ordered structures from intrinsically disordered protein

(PhysOrg.com) -- A team of scientists from The Scripps Research Institute and the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) have developed a novel technique to observe previously unknown details of how folded structures ...

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Feb 08, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Nanoparticles for cultural heritage conservation

(PhysOrg.com) -- The conservation of Mayan wall paintings at the archaeological site of Calakmul (Mexico) will be one on the subjects touched upon by Piero Baglioni (based at the University of Florence) in ...

Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials

created Sep 10, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Where in the World is Europa?

Before they can be sent out to explore planets or moons, rovers first need to be tested in the field. While there is no perfect analog for Jupiter’s icy moon Europa, there are various spots on Earth and elsewhere ...

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Aug 19, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 0


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