Human cells show deformation under the influence of external forces. But how do they recover their original shape afterwards? This mechanism, which is important in medicine and biology, has been described for the first time ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jul 20, 2016
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Incorrectly folded proteins can cause a variety of diseases. Danish researchers have found a solution for preventing this misfolding.
Biochemistry
Jun 9, 2016
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Researchers at McMaster University's Stem Cell and Cancer Research Institute have made significant steps forward in understanding the stem cells of the human blood system after discovering how a key protein allows for better ...
Cell & Microbiology
Apr 27, 2016
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Scientists from around the world are meeting in Washington this week to debate how best to proceed with research into gene-editing technology.
Biotechnology
Dec 3, 2015
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A spacecraft carrying supplies for a new physiology experiment led by a University of Waterloo researcher will launch to the International Space Station (ISS) on Thursday, the Canadian Space Agency announced.
Space Exploration
Dec 1, 2015
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While many people may think of cholesterol only as the culprit in heart disease and other serious conditions, this miraculous molecule is actually essential to our cells—organizing the fatty acids in the membranes that ...
Biochemistry
Sep 22, 2015
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Nanoparticles disguised as human platelets could greatly enhance the healing power of drug treatments for cardiovascular disease and systemic bacterial infections. These platelet-mimicking nanoparticles, developed by engineers ...
Bio & Medicine
Sep 16, 2015
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The bat's immune system works in a fundamentally different way to that of other mammals. This was the conclusion reached by scientists from the Max Planck Institute for Ornithology in a study of mastiff bats. The research ...
Plants & Animals
Sep 16, 2015
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Scientists of the Senckenberg Center for Human Evolution and Paleoenvironment and the University of Tübingen have discovered what may well be the oldest known case of Leukemia. By means of high-resolution computer tomography ...
Archaeology
Aug 31, 2015
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A team of scientists at the University at Albany and Albany Medical Center have developed a new method for noninvasive diagnostics of Alzheimer's Disease (AD). Taking Raman spectra of blood samples, the research led by Igor ...
Analytical Chemistry
Aug 14, 2015
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