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• Rallying around Patrick Thursday, March 11, 2010 @ 11:37PMBy Kathy Chaffin kchaffin@salisburypost The Rowan County community continues to wrap its arms around 16-year-old Patrick Snider and his family. The latest in a series of fundraisers for the North Rowan High School junior suffering from testicular ...
Scientists find "mother" of all skin cells Thursday, March 11, 2010 @ 9:36PMScientists have found the "mother," or origin, of all skin cells and say their discovery could dramatically improve skin treatments for victims of serious wounds and burns. Hans Clevers and a team of Dutch and Swedish researchers conducted a study in mice and found that the stem cell that gives produces all the different cells of the skin actually lives in hair follicles. The findings, which ...
Scientists find "mother" of all skin cells Thursday, March 11, 2010 @ 7:04PMScientists have found the mother, or origin, of all skin cells and say their discovery could dramatically improve skin treatments for victims of serious wounds and burns.
'Mother' of skin cells found Thursday, March 11, 2010 @ 6:37PMLONDON - SCIENTISTS have found the 'mother', or origin, of all skin cells and say their discovery could dramatically improve skin treatments for victims of serious wounds and burns. Hans Clevers and a team of Dutch and Swedish researchers conducted a study in mice and found that the stem cell that produces all the different cells of the skin actually lives in hair follicles.
Second only south Atlantic tropical storm: 90Q, moving away from Brazil Thursday, March 11, 2010 @ 6:22PMTropical Storm 90Q is the second known tropical cyclone to form in the cooler South Atlantic Ocean, and two NASA satellites confirm it is now moving away from Brazil's coast. The first tropical cyclone ever seen in recorded history in the Southern Atlantic was called "Catarina" in 2004.
Chopper Crash Test a Smash Hit (w/ Video) Thursday, March 11, 2010 @ 6:21PMThe second crash test of a small lightweight helicopter at NASA's Langley Research Center in Hampton, Va., was a smashing success, literally -- just as engineers had predicted.
Repeated anesthesia can affect childrens ability to learn Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 8:34AMThere is a link between repeated anesthesia in children and memory impairment, though physical activity can help to form new cells that improve memory, reveals new research from the Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden.
University Of Chicago And Ataxia Foundation Team Up For Annual Scientific And Patient Meetings Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 8:18AMThe National Ataxia Foundation (NAF), in conjunction with the University of Chicago program in pathobiology and translational neuroscience, will hold its third annual Ataxia Investigators Meeting March 9-11, 2010, at the Hyatt Regency O'Hare, in Rosemont, Ill. A three-day meeting for patients, caregivers and families will follow at the same location. A rare and poorly understood group of ...
Don’t blame fast food for making you fat Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 8:13AMWhat if steaks were healthier than strawberries, and ice cream a better weight-loss tool than carrots? It's time to rethink what you know about the food you eat.
How to Tell if a Guy Is Trustworthy Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 8:10AMIs he trustworthy? Forget what the songs say about his kiss, and check out the breadth of his cheekbones.
Twelve Years Under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 7:43AMEFF Documents Continuing Legacy of Harm to Fair Use, Free Speech
Entest BioMedical Announces Creation of Proprietary Adult Stem Cell Lines Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 7:15AMTo Serve as Platform for Screening of Regenerative Photoceuticals
Biocell Center Corporation Partners with New England's Largest Community-Based Hospital Network to Offer a Unique ... Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 7:10AMMEDFORD, Mass. , March 8 /PRNewswire/ -- Biocell Center Corporation and Caritas Christi Health Care, New England's largest community-based hospital network, and its flagship hospital St. Elizabeth's Medical Center, are pleased to announce the launch of a cryopreservation service for amniotic fluid stem cells obtained during a routine second trimester amniocentesis procedure. According to Dr ...
Report to urge U.K. state funding for tech, says FT Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 7:03AMHermann Hauser, a partner at Amadeus Capital Partners Ltd. (Cambridge, England), is expected to recommend that the U.K. government help establish three technology centers costing £300 million (about $450 million) over the next five to ten years, according to a Financial Times report. Amadeus Capital Partners - Hermann Hauser - Financial Times - England - Business
Pahang going ahead with stem cell research hub Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 7:37PMCYBERJAYA: The Pahang government will proceed with plans to set up a stem cell research hu b despite questions being raised on the effectiveness of stem cell treatmen t, Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Adnan Yaakob said. Adnan said the state government was aware of questions being raised both here and abroad over the authenticity of claims that stem cells could be used to cure a number of ailments. He ...
Pahang going ahead with stem cell research hub Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 6:19PMCYBERJAYA: The Pahang government will proceed with plans to set up a stem cell research hu b despite questions being raised on the effectiveness of stem cell treatmen t, Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Adnan Yaakob said.
National Broadband Plan Crucial For 'Smart' Power Grids Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 6:16PMA federal plan to wire the entire United States with high-speed Internet access will be key to creating a nationwide "smart" power grid for reducing wasted electricity, according to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC).
How to Grow Old Gracefully Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 5:25PMU.S. residents might be living longer these days, but more and more Americans have chronic diseases, such as diabetes, which decrease their lifespan and boost medical costs. Some 133 million adults - almost half the adult population - have some type of chronic health condition, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). With such staggering statistics, you might think ...
Scientists Discover Reservoir Where HIV-Infected Cells Can Lay-In-Wait Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 1:28PMImportant new research by University of Michigan Health System scientists has discovered that bone marrow, previously thought to be resistant to the HIV virus, can contain latent forms of the infection. The finding helps explain why it's hard to cure the disease.
Bone-marrow match elusive Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 9:04AMSome African-Americans with leukemia, lymphoma and other diseases are unable to have lifesaving stem cell or bone marrow transplants because of a critical shortage of black donors, doctors and health officials said.
Gardening questions: 23-29 - Sarah Raven on flower gardens and the veg patch Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 5:18AMSarah Raven answers your most frequent questions about keeping flower borders and the kitchen garden in good repair.
Catholic Church's voice in Lansing is retiring Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 2:43AMIn politics, as in life, you win some and you lose some. Nobody knows that better than Sister Monica Kostielney, president of the Michigan Catholic Conference, public policy arm of the Catholic Church in Michigan. After a 38-year career, she announced last week that she's going to retire.
'Hamp residents top heroes' list Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 11:23PMSPRINGFIELD - The 8th annual Hometown Heroes Award Breakfast is scheduled for Thursday, and among those to be recognized will be the citizens of Northampton for their response to the rash of arsons in December that left a father and son dead and a family homeless.
Marty: On Bedell, sometimes our brains fail us Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 6:17PMFirst, I want to wish the two police officers wounded by John Patrick Bedell at the Pentagon last Thursday a full and speedy recovery and thank them for their service and courage - I'm sure they prevented much worse. I also want to express condolences to the Bedell family whose members are grieving for the loss of a loved one. As they said in their public statement, they will probably never know ...
Welcome to the Future Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 6:11PMWe are in an era of accelerating change, moving toward a future that will be profoundly different from the past we grew up in. But what will the nature of that change be? What will the future look like?
Ice Once Covered the Equator Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 5:35PMSea ice may have covered the Earth's surface all the way to the equator hundreds of millions of years ago, a new study finds, adding more evidence to the theory that a "snowball Earth" once existed.
I'm a starry-eyed techno-utopian, and proud of it [Pharyngula] Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 4:32PMFreeman Dyson (with whom I have many disagreements, so don't take this as an unqualified endorsement), wrote an interesting article that predicted, in part, a coming new age of biology . I think he's entirely right in that, and that we can expect amazing information and changes in this next century. If the dominant science in the new Age of Wonder is biology, then the dominant art form should be ...
Electromagnetic Pulses May Stem Arthritic Knee Pain Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 11:03AMSATURDAY, March 6 (HealthDay News) -- Electromagnetic pulses from a portable device can significantly reduce pain and inflammation in people suffering from osteoarthritis of the knee, a new study suggests.
How to Shop for a New 3-D HDTV Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 7:35AMIf you've watched 3-D movies such as "Avatar" or the new "Alice in Wonderland" in theaters and are hankering to recreate that immersive experience at home, you may want to take a closer look at the new 3-D TVs that are beginning to hit store shelves.
A New Indicator Of Poor Prognosis In Node-Negative Colorectal Cancer Patients Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 6:19AMTumor budding at the invasive tumor front of colorectal cancer is recognized as an independent prognostic factor significantly related to both lymph node and distant metastasis. Several lines of evidence seem to suggest that tumor buds may, to some extent, represent malignant colorectal cancer stem cells because of their potential for migration and re-differentiation locally and at sites of ...
Challenging The Theory Of Single Stem Cell For Blood Components Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 5:19AMComponents of the blood or hematopoietic system derive from stem cell subtypes rather than one single stem cell that gives rise to all the different kinds of blood cells equally, said scientists from Baylor College of Medicine in a report that appears in the current issue of the journal Cell Stem Cell (http://www.cell.com/cell-stem-cell/) "While previous reports in ...
Scientists succeed in mapping entire network of DNA-binding transcription factors Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 3:54AMIn a significant leap forward in the understanding of how specific types of tissue are determined to develop in mammals, an international team of scientists has succeeded in mapping the entire network of DNA-binding transcription factors and their interactions. This global network, indicating which factors can combine to determine cell fate, will be published in the March 5 issue of the journal ...
Art attack Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 3:03AMHow technology helps artists push their boundaries
Missouri Man Seeks Miracle Treatment In Mexico Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 7:32PMJohn Bush Is Willing To Bet His Pension On Stem Cell Treatment A Moscow Mills man is spending his entire pension on a chance to feel what he calls "normal again." In about a week he'll head for Mexico for stem cell therapy to help him deal with diabetes.
Stem Cells in Your Teeth! Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 7:09PMStem cells from dental pulp are easy to obtain and can become many different types of tissue.
Runaway Toyotas: What's the Real Risk? Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 6:55PMToyota, the world's top-selling automaker, recently announced a recall of up to ten million of its vehicles over reports of sudden uncontrollable acceleration. But it's not clear exactly what the problem is.
Syracuse boy with cancer gets his wish: a trip to Walt Disney World Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 6:47PMElizabeth Case-Carter / The Post-Standard Ari Acevedo, 6, of Syracuse, gets some help Friday with a gift basket from the CXtec Dinosaur at a party held in the boy’s honor at the CXtec offices in Salina.
University of Chicago and Ataxia Foundation team up for annual scientific and patient meetings Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 4:21PM( University of Chicago Medical Center ) The National Ataxia Foundation, in conjunction with the University of Chicago program in pathobiology and translational neuroscience, will hold its third annual Ataxia Investigators Meeting March 9-11, 2010, at the Hyatt Regency O'Hare, in Rosemont, Ill. A three-day meeting for patients, caregivers and families will follow at the same location.
Blood Vessel Cells Promote Self-Renewal of Blood Stem Cells Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 3:51PMHoward Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) scientists have discovered that endothelial cells, the building blocks of the vascular system, keep blood stem cells dividing healthily in a lab dish much longer and more effectively than previous methods of growing the cells.
'Hella' Proposed as Official Big Number Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 3:30PMSoon the word "hella" may not be associated with California surfers as much as with scientists in lab coats. A physics student is petitioning to add "hella" to the International System of Units (SI) as the official designation of 10 to the 27th power, or a trillion trillions.
Researchers create atlas of transcription factor combos Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 2:37PMIn a significant leap forward in the understanding of how specific types of tissue are determined to develop in mammals, an international team of scientists has succeeded in mapping the entire network of DNA-binding transcription factors and their interactions.
In Brief This Week: Sigma-Aldrich; Cyntellect; MIT Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 2:30PMNEW YORK (GenomeWeb News) – Sigma-Aldrich has launched a new life sciences brand platform in an effort to "elevate the company's current focus on biology and provide a single destination where researchers can access" biological knowledge, products, and technologies, the firm said in a statement this week.
Xbox Live lifts taboos on race-sexual preference Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 2:24PMXbox Live users are now free to express their race, religion, nationality and sexual orientation in profiles at the popular online videogame community.
Researchers Report that Thymosin beta 4 Improves Neurological Function after Stroke Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 7:55AMROCKVILLE, Md.----REGENERX BIOPHARMACEUTICALS, INC. announced that a research team from the Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit, MI reported that Thymosin beta 4 , administered to rats one day after embolic stroke, improved neurological functional outcome compared to control animals.
Cell Phones Reveal Predictability in Human Movements Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 7:35AMHumans are unpredictable, movers and shakers - or so we might think. Yet new research that used cell phones to track people reveals the patterns of our movements and where we can be found, day or night, are predictable as much as 93 percent of the time, no matter how far we travel.
Opexa Therapeutics Reports Year End 2009 Financial Results Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 6:30AMTHE WOODLANDS, Texas----Opexa Therapeutics, Inc. , a company developing Tovaxin®, a novel T-cell therapy for multiple sclerosis , today reported financial results for the year ended December 31, 2009 and provided an update on its progress.
ACT's MA09-hRPE cells gets US FDA orphan drug status to treat Stargardt's Macular Dystrophy Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 5:36AMAdvanced Cell Technology, Inc, (ACT) a biotechnology company applying cellular technology in the field of regenerative medicine, announced that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted orphan drug designation for the company's MA09-hRPE cells for use in the treatment of Stargardt's Macular Dystrophy (SMD). As a result, the company is eligible to receive a number of benefits ...
DGAP-News: MOLOGEN AG receives approval for clinical study with cancer drug MGN1703 Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 4:10AMDissemination of a Corporate News, transmitted by DGAP - a company of EquityStory AG. The issuer / publisher is solely responsible for the content of this announcement.
Researchers discover key reason why form of leukemia progresses from chronic phase to blast crisis Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 2:55AMResearchers have discovered a key reason why a form of leukemia progresses from its more-treatable chronic phase to a life-threatening phase called blast crisis.
NIH announces 7 scientific initiatives to deal with global health issues Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 2:36AMProgrammes to create a new centre for the study of stem cells and to increase capacity to deal with global health issues were among seven scientific initiatives announced by NIH director Francis S Collins.