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Rocks on Mars may provide link to evidence of living organisms 4 billion years ago

A new article in press of the journal Earth and Planetary Science Letters unveils groundbreaking research on the hydrothermal formation of Clay-Carbonate rocks in the Nili Fossae region of Mars. The findin ...

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Jul 29, 2010 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (16) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

A 'magnetic' solution to identify and kill tumors

Though a valuable weapon against cancerous tumors, radiation therapy often harms healthy tissue as it tries to kill malignant cells. Now, Prof. Israel Gannot of Tel Aviv University's Department of Biomedical Engineering is ...

Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine

created Aug 09, 2010 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (14) | comments 12 | with audio podcast

Purdue, NIST working on breathalyzers for medical diagnostics

Researchers have overcome a fundamental obstacle in developing breath-analysis technology to rapidly diagnose patients by detecting chemical compounds called "biomarkers" in a person's respiration in real ...

Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine

created Dec 28, 2010 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (9) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Preliminary new blood test to detect Alzheimer's disease uncovered

UT Southwestern Medical Center scientists have helped develop a novel technology to diagnose Alzheimer's disease from blood samples long before symptoms appear.

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Feb 11, 2011 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (9) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

We are not only eating 'materials', we are also eating 'information'

In a new study, Chen-Yu Zhang's group at Nanjing university present a rather striking finding that plant miRNAs could make into the host blood and tissues via the route of food-intake. Moreover, once inside the host, they ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Sep 19, 2011 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (8) | comments 4

Where's the Gulf oil? In the food web, study says

(AP) -- Scientists say they have for the first time tracked how certain nontoxic elements of oil from the BP spill quickly became dinner for plankton, entering the food web in the Gulf of Mexico.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Nov 08, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (6) | comments 2

Blood test could diagnose Alzheimer's disease

A set of proteins found in blood serum shows promise as a sensitive and accurate way to diagnose Alzheimer's disease, researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have found as part of a statewide study.

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Oct 05, 2010 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (6) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

New study finds early Alzheimer's identification method

Abnormal brain images combined with examination of the composition of the fluid that surrounds the spine may offer the earliest signs identifying healthy older adults at risk of developing Alzheimer's disease, well before ...

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Jul 09, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Looking for new source of cancer markers in blood

The future of cancer diagnosis may lie in just a few milliliters of blood, according to a research team led by Professor Arie Admon of the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology.

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Oct 27, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Scientists develop ultra-sensitive test that detects diseases in their earliest stages

Scientists have developed an ultra-sensitive test that should enable them to detect signs of a disease in its earliest stages, in research published today in the journal Nature Materials.

Chemistry / Analytical Chemistry

created May 27, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

New blood-test to aid in Schizophrenia Diagnosis

A new blood-test resulting from research at Cambridge University could aid in the early diagnosis of recent-onset schizophrenia - complementing the traditional patient interview-based diagnosis.

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Jul 01, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

A step toward a new sunscreen? Plant agents show promise in preventing skin cancer

Maybe you worshipped the sun in your youth or weren't as meticulous as you should have been with sunscreen. If so, take heart: Scientists at The University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio are finding ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Aug 27, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Methane gas from cows -- the proof is in the poo

Scientists could have a revolutionary new way of measuring how much of the potent greenhouse gas methane is produced by cows and other ruminants, thanks to a surprising discovery in their poo.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Jun 06, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 3 | with audio podcast

This breathalyzer reveals signs of disease (w/ Video)

(Phys.org) -- This invention could give new meaning to the term "bad breath!" It's the Single Breath Disease Diagnostics Breathalyzer, and when you blow into it, you get tested for a biomarker—a sign ...

Chemistry / Analytical Chemistry

created May 08, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Microsponges from seaweed may save lives (w/ Video)

(PhysOrg.com) -- Microsponges derived from seaweed may help diagnose heart disease, cancers, HIV and other diseases quickly and at far lower cost than current clinical methods. The microsponges are an essential ...

Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine

created Feb 09, 2011 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Biomarker

A biomarker is a substance used as an indicator of a biologic state. It is a characteristic that is objectively measured and evaluated as an indicator of normal biologic processes, pathogenic processes, or pharmacologic responses to a therapeutic intervention.

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