News tagged with channel
Watching religiously
(PhysOrg.com) -- A new survey of the boom in religious broadcasting in the Middle East reveals how the small screen is becoming an increasingly important battlefield in the struggle for people?s hearts and ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
May 20, 2010 |
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'Fountain of youth' steroids could protect against heart disease
(PhysOrg.com) -- A natural defence mechanism against heart disease could be switched on by steroids sold as health supplements, according to researchers at the University of Leeds.
Medicine & Health / Medical research
May 17, 2010 |
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A warm sensor maintains skin barrier
Japanese research group led by Prof. Makoto Tominaga and Dr. Takaaki Sokabe (National Institute for Physiological Sciences: NIPS) found that TRPV4 ion channel in skin keratinocytes is important for formation and maintenance ...
May 14, 2010 |
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Blinking neurons give thoughts away
(PhysOrg.com) -- Electrical currents are invisible to the naked eye - at least they are when they flow through metal cables. In nerve cells, however, scientists are able to make electrical signals visible. ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
May 04, 2010 |
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Lasers could be used to make rain (w/ Video)
(PhysOrg.com) -- Optical physicists in Europe have shown that lasers can be used to create tiny water droplets when they are fired into the air. The idea could eventually develop into an alternative to cloud ...
May 04, 2010 |
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Bald eagle diet shift enhances conservation
An unprecedented study of bald eagle diet, from about 20,000 to 30,000 years ago to the present, will provide wildlife managers with unique information for reintroducing Bald Eagles to the Channel Islands ...
May 03, 2010 |
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Sony's 'Dash' on sale now
Sony today announced that its new Dash, a Wi-Fi touch screen device that pushes real-time, personalized Internet content to users in their homes or offices, is now available for about $199 nationwide.
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Apr 30, 2010 |
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Changing 'channels' to eliminate chronic pain
In most cases of chronic pain -- lingering pain that never seems to go away after accidents or prolonged illnesses ― no pill exists to dull the hurt. Billions of dollars are lost every year in sick days taken to alleviate ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Apr 26, 2010 |
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Study helps explain how we can sense temperatures
Scientists at The Scripps Research Institute and the Genomics Institute of the Novartis Research Foundation (GNF) have shed new light on the molecular mechanism that enables us to sense temperature, such as the heat from ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Apr 23, 2010 |
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Chloride channels render nerve cells more excitable
(PhysOrg.com) -- Nerve cells communicate with each other by means of electrical impulses. To create such an impulse, the cells exchange charged ions with their environment. However, the role played by the ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Apr 20, 2010 |
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Cellular channel may open doors to skin conditions, hair growth
Skin and hair follicles are constantly renewed in the body, maintained by specialized stem cells. New research from Children's Hospital Boston identifies a small cellular channel that regulates skin and hair growth and that ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Apr 15, 2010 |
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Gene identified for sudden unexpected death in epilepsy
A mutation in a brain protein gene may trigger irregular heart beat and sudden death in people with epilepsy, according to new research in the April 14 issue of The Journal of Neuroscience. People with epilep ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Apr 13, 2010 |
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How fruit flies taste water
(PhysOrg.com) -- The ability to detect water and regulate water intake is essential for all animals because if cells have too little or too much water the consequences for the animal can be disastrous. It ...
Apr 08, 2010 |
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Light switches for nerve cells
(PhysOrg.com) -- It sounds like a neurobiologist’s dream: a light-switch that allows nerve cells to be switched on and off at will. Three scientists have found just such a light switch and are now being honoured ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Apr 06, 2010 |
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Understanding night blindness and calcium
Congenital stationary night blindness, an inherited condition that affects one's ability to see in the dark, is caused by a mutation in a calcium channel protein that shuttles calcium into and out of cells. Now, researchers ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Apr 01, 2010 |
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