News tagged with human physiology
Bioengineers develop artificial chip for testing how drugs interact with ion channels
(Phys.org) -- Ion channels, proteins embedded in cell membranes, are central to many of the human body's physiological processes, including cardiac activity. For this reason, they are also important targets for cardiac drugs. ...
Apr 10, 2012 |
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More than bacon: Genetic alterations in pig tissue may allow for human transplantation
A sizzling genetic discovery by Chinese scientists may one day allow pig tissue to be transplanted successfully into humans. Their research presented in the Journal of Leukocyte Biology represents a major step forward toward ...
Jun 30, 2011 |
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Researchers develop curious snapshot of powerful retinal pigment and its partners
Science fiction novelist and scholar Issac Asimov once said, "The most exciting phrase to hear in science, the one that heralds new discoveries, is not 'Eureka!' but 'That's funny.' " This recently rang true for an international ...
Feb 28, 2011 |
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Scientists reveal complete structure of HIV's outer shell
A team of scientists at The Scripps Research Institute and the University of Virginia has determined the structure of the protein package that delivers the genetic material of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) to human ...
Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS
Jan 19, 2011 |
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Hijacked supplies for pathogens: Legionnaire's disease bacteria tap into the material transport in immune cells
(PhysOrg.com) -- When it infects the lungs, the Legionnaire’s bacterium Legionella pneumophila causes acute pneumonia. The pathogen’s modus operandi is particularly ingenious: it infiltrates deliberately into ...
Jul 23, 2010 |
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Map of Human Bacterial Diversity Shows Wide Interpersonal Differences
(PhysOrg.com) -- A University of Colorado at Boulder team has developed the first atlas of bacterial diversity across the human body, charting wide variations in microbe populations that live in different ...
Nov 05, 2009 |
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Radiation Review: Some People May be 'Allergic' to Cell Phones, Computers
(PhysOrg.com) -- How exactly does the radiation from electromagnetic fields (EMF) affect the human body? Is it possible that cell phones, computer monitors, TVs, and other electronic devices - which operate ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
May 15, 2009 |
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Robots that monitor emotions of ASD children
(PhysOrg.com) -- The day that robot playmates help children with autism learn the social skills that they naturally lack has come a step closer with the development of a system that allows a robot to monitor ...
Feb 17, 2009 |
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