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Sounds of Volcanic Eruption Recreated Thursday, October 9, 2008 @ 6:22PM In a high-tech version of those baking soda-and-vinegar experiments at science fairs, scientists have simulated a key stage of volcanic eruptions where steam and other fluids rushing through cracks in underground rocks create particular "acoustic emissions."
Stem cell advance may avoid cancer risk Thursday, October 9, 2008 @ 2:39PMJapanese scientists have demonstrated a new way to reprogram cells without viruses, an important advance toward the goal of one day turning our own cells into a powerful tool to fight a wide range of diseases.
Revealing A Key Mechanism Regulating Neural Stem Cell Development Thursday, October 9, 2008 @ 7:20AMA research team at the Institut de recherches cliniques de Montreal (IRCM), funded by the Foundation Fighting Blindness - Canada and the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), discovered a novel mechanism that regulates how neural stem cells of the retina generate the appropriate cell type at the right time during normal development.
Testicular stem cells offer controversy-free alternative — for men Thursday, October 9, 2008 @ 2:31AMWASHINGTON — Cells taken from testicles seem as versatile as the stem cells derived from embryos, researchers reported Wednesday in what may be yet another new approach in a burgeoning scientific field.
Stem cell source may offer options Thursday, October 9, 2008 @ 12:08AMWASHINGTON — Cells taken from men’s testicles seem as versatile as the stem cells derived from embryos, researchers reported Wednesday in what may be yet another new approach in a burgeoning scientific field. The new type of stem cells could be useful for growing personalized replacement tissues, according to a study in today’s issue of the journal Nature. But because of their source, their ...
U of M: ’01 stem-cell study drew on falsified data Wednesday, October 8, 2008 @ 11:04PMMINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Falsified data were used in a 2001 article published by one of its researchers on adult stem cells, the University of Minnesota has concluded. The university is asking that the published article be retracted.
Arctic Grows Stormier Monday, October 6, 2008 @ 4:33PM The Arctic has become more stormy in the past 50 years due to the warming climate, which in turn has quickened the pace of drifting sea ice, a new NASA study finds.
Pollution Makes Oceans Noisier Friday, October 3, 2008 @ 8:47AM The ocean may soon begin to sound more like New York City to dolphins and whales.
Solving the puzzle of stem cell division Thursday, October 2, 2008 @ 11:24AMThe central question of developmental biology is how a single fertilized egg can divide repeatedly to produce multiple different cell types.
Structures Of Important Plant Viruses Determined Thursday, October 2, 2008 @ 10:23AMFlexible filamentous viruses make up a large fraction of known plant viruses and are responsible for more than half the viral damage to crop plants throughout the world. New details of their structures, which were poorly understood, have been revealed by scientists using a variety of sophisticated imaging techniques at the U.S.
Deadly Bacteria Sacrifice and Cooperate Thursday, October 2, 2008 @ 10:03AM Cooperation is so pervasively human that expressions of it can be seen in all groups of people, regardless of culture or age. From children to corporations to entire nations, some play nicer than others. But cooperative and non-cooperative behavior is not uniquely human. The survival of many other organisms, including bacteria, depends at times on individual members cooperating.
Structures of important plant viruses determined - Findings may lead to new ways to protect crops and make other ... Wednesday, October 1, 2008 @ 7:41PMFlexible filamentous viruses make up a large fraction of known plant viruses and are responsible for more than half the viral damage to crop plants throughout the world.
Plant Virus Findings May Lead To Useful Products Wednesday, October 1, 2008 @ 11:37AMUPTON, N.Y. (AScribe Newswire) -- Flexible filamentous viruses make up a large fraction of known plant viruses and are responsible for more than half the viral damage to crop plants throughout the world.
Alternative Energy Source Found ... For Your Brain Wednesday, October 1, 2008 @ 9:55AM When the human body kicks into high gear, the brain can run on recycled, alternative energy to make the whole system more efficient, scientists have discovered.
New Life Found in Old Tombs Friday, September 26, 2008 @ 9:55AM Talk about secrets of the crypt: Two newly discovered species of bacteria have been found on the walls of ancient Roman tombs.
US-SCIENCE Summary Thursday, September 25, 2008 @ 11:19PM Deal keeps U.S. on International Space Station
Chelation-heart disease study probed Thursday, September 25, 2008 @ 8:00PMThe largest alternative medicine study the government has ever launched has stopped enrolling people while officials investigate whether participants were fully informed of the risks and are being adequately protected, the Associated Press has learned.
Office Emails Loaded with Lies Thursday, September 25, 2008 @ 2:23PMOffice emails are more loaded with lies than traditional written communications like pen and paper, new research suggests. Previous research has supported this notion, also finding that phone calls are even more packed with prevarication.
Stem cell scientists urge clinical trials in U.S. Tuesday, September 23, 2008 @ 11:29PMMadison - At a talk on stem cells and spinal cord injuries, professor Wise Young of Rutgers University described what happened once he began a series of five clinical trials in China.
Neanderthals Ate Seals and Dolphins Monday, September 22, 2008 @ 4:11PM The diet of prehistoric Neanderthals living in caves on the Rock of Gibraltar included seals and dolphins, showing once again that the hominids had skills rivaling those modern humans living then, according to a new study.
Extinct Giant Tortoise Could Be Revived Monday, September 22, 2008 @ 4:11PM An extinct giant tortoise could make a comeback now that living turtles in the Galapagos Islands have been confirmed as hybrid descendents.
Breakthrough in spinal injury treatment Monday, September 22, 2008 @ 2:38PMU.S. scientists say they have reversed paralysis in human spinal cord injury victims by making and transplanting a specific type of nerve cell.The University of Colorado and University of Rochester researchers said they made two types of brain and spinal cord cells called astrocytes from the same embryo-derived precursor cell. Only one type, called GDAsBMP, promoted nerve regeneration and the ...
Study: Daycare infants less likely to develop asthma Friday, September 19, 2008 @ 5:07PMA single cell can repopulate damaged skeletal muscle in mice, says a Stanford University School of Medicine study that’s the first to confirm that muscle stem cells can be found in so-called satellite cells encircling muscle fibers.
Scientists Predict the Next President Friday, September 19, 2008 @ 3:16PM Two mathematicians have devised what they say is a "surprisingly effective" means to predict the outcome of the U.S. presidential election using median statistics based on voter polling.
Rochester Doctors at Forefront of Stem Cell Breakthrough Friday, September 19, 2008 @ 12:29PMResearchers in Rochester working with stem cells may have made a breakthrough in spinal cord repair. According to a study in the Journal of Biology online, the work may help paralysis victims recover without transplant-induced pain syndromes.
Plants Make Own Painkillers Thursday, September 18, 2008 @ 9:36AM When you have a headache, you take a couple aspirin, but when plants get stressed out, they just make their own.
Stem Cells May Solve Mystery Of Early Pregnancy Breast Cancer Protection Thursday, September 18, 2008 @ 5:18AMThe answer to why an early pregnancy seems to protect against breast cancer could rest with a decrease in stem cells found after animals have given birth, said researchers at Baylor College of Medicine in a report that appears in the current issue of the journal Stem Cell. Women who have children young, at least before the age of 30, reduce their risk of developing breast cancer, said Dr.
Team Tracks Cell That May Repair Skeletal Muscle Damage Wednesday, September 17, 2008 @ 3:42PMMouse study confirms stem cells surrounding fibers can repopulate and help heal injury.
Scientists turn human skin cells into insulin-producing cells Wednesday, September 17, 2008 @ 2:38PMResearchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine have transformed cells from human skin into cells that produce insulin, the hormone used to treat diabetes.
Food Shortages Drive Birds to Murder Chicks Wednesday, September 17, 2008 @ 2:10PM Adult seabirds in Scotland have launched brutal attacks on chicks in nearby nests, sometimes pecking to death the fledglings or just flinging them from cliff ledges. The ferocious attacks were documented in a study announced today.
Snacks Overpower Our Best Intentions Tuesday, September 16, 2008 @ 8:26AM Despite our best intentions to eat something healthy, we often choose sugary snacks.
Embryonic Stem Cells Reduce Transplantation Rejection Tuesday, September 16, 2008 @ 5:11AMResearchers have shown that immune-defense cells influenced by embryonic stem cell-derived cells can help prevent the rejection of hearts transplanted into mice, all without the use of immunosuppressive drugs. The University of Iowa and the Iowa City Veterans Affairs (VA) Medical Center finding has implications for possible improvements in organ and bone marrow transplantation for humans.
Could Cancer Genes Be Used to Harness Stem Cell Therapies? Tuesday, September 16, 2008 @ 2:18AM By Carey Goldberg THE BOSTON GLOBE On a visit to Bangalore in 1998, Robert A. Weinberg ’64, one of America’s leading cancer researchers, met a voraciously curious young doctoral student from a South Indian village so remote that he grew up without phones or television, studying by kerosene lamp. He had no Western-style last name, only a first — Mani.
Embryonic Stem Cells Might Help Reduce Transplantation Rejection Monday, September 15, 2008 @ 12:25PMResearchers have shown that immune-defense cells influenced by embryonic stem cell-derived cells can help prevent the rejection of hearts transplanted into mice, all without the use of immunosuppressive drugs. The finding has implications for possible improvements in organ and bone marrow transplantation for humans.
Even Plants Eat Their Greens Monday, September 15, 2008 @ 12:01PM Bladderworts, carnivorous plants of the genus Utricularia, live in water or soggy soil. To snare their snacks, bladderworts set ingenious little traps, sometimes in the hundreds, among their waterborne leaves. The traps maintain an internal pressure lower than that outside; when passing prey triggers an exterior hair, a trapdoor snaps open, and inflowing water carries the prey inside to be ...
Early Whales Had Legs Thursday, September 11, 2008 @ 11:02PM The first whales once swam the seas by wiggling large hind feet, research now suggests.
Ancient Amphibian Had Enormous Teeth Thursday, September 11, 2008 @ 9:35PM A prehistoric predator that looked like a big crocodile paddled around the Antarctic region 240 million years ago, sporting sizable fangs not only along the edge of its mouth but also halfway down the roof of its mouth.
Accelr8 announces publication of study on OptiChem bio-coatings Thursday, September 11, 2008 @ 7:20PMAccelr8 Technology Corporation announced today that two teams of university research collaborators report new methods for scalable production with the company’s patented OptiChem bio-coatings.
Natural Cures Pack Dangerous Chemicals Thursday, September 11, 2008 @ 12:20PM Ayurveda, a healing tradition from India, is as old as the hills. And apparently ayurvedic medicine available through the Internet contains as many toxic metals as the hills, according to a study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association.
World Stem Cell Summit comes to Madison Sept. 21-23 Thursday, September 11, 2008 @ 9:52AMMeeting stem cell experts from around the world, unique networking opportunities, and a public day of outreach await those attending the World Stem Cell Summit and related events Sept. 21-23 in Madison, Wis.
John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Announces First Quarter Fiscal Year 2009 Results Tuesday, September 9, 2008 @ 8:26AMJohn Wiley & Sons, Inc. (NYSE: JWa & JWb) reported revenue of $402 million for the first quarter of fiscal year 2009 ended July 31, 2008, a 3% increase over the same period of fiscal year 2008, or 2% excluding favorable foreign exchange.
VisiVite.com Presents New Study Findings: Antioxidants Halt and Prevent Macular Degeneration Tuesday, September 9, 2008 @ 2:01AM A New Study Published In Journal of Biological Chemistry Reasserts the Benefit of Antioxidants On Macular Degeneration and Traces a Link Between the Disease and Cell Damage Caused By Oxidation.
Humans Have Astonishing Memories, Study Finds Monday, September 8, 2008 @ 11:02PM If human memory were truly digital, it would have just received an upgrade from something like the capacity of a floppy disk to that of a flash drive. A new study found the brain can remember a lot more than previously believed.
UW-Madison medical researchers get elbow room Friday, September 5, 2008 @ 2:13AMMadison - Jamie Sperger is working to find ways to extract insulin-producing cells from the pancreases of cadavers so...
Why Dewdrops Stay on the Rose Thursday, September 4, 2008 @ 5:02PM Ah, roses. Their heady fragrance and delicate petals glistening with dew could soften the hardest heart.
Thinking Makes Us Pig Out Thursday, September 4, 2008 @ 10:11AM Food for thought: Intellectual activities make people eat more than when just resting, according to a study that sheds new light on brain food.
WANTED: Reporters, Writers, Producers and Editors with a Musculoskeletal Flair! Thursday, September 4, 2008 @ 9:00AM Join a prestigious group of journalists and win your very own 2009 MORE Award. The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) (http://www.aaos.org/) has opened the call for submissions to its fourth annual MORE Awards (http://www6.aaos.org/News/PEMR/moreaward/moremain.cfm). These awards recognize excellence in reporting on accurate musculoskeletal health issues and healthy behaviors in ...
Researchers Offer First Direct Proof Of How Osteoarthritis Destroys Cartilage Thursday, September 4, 2008 @ 8:11AMA team of orthopaedic researchers has found definitive, genetic proof of how the most common form of arthritis destroys joint cartilage in nearly 21 million aging Americans, according to a study published online Sept. 2 in the Journal of Bone and Mineral Research. The findings serve as an important foundation for the design of new treatments for osteoarthritis (OA), researchers said.
Deep-Voiced Deer Lucky in Love Wednesday, September 3, 2008 @ 8:02AM This new finding might do Barry White proud - deeper voices can help male deer get it on.