Physicists devise new way to analyze a bloody crime scene
Don't get him wrong: Fred Gittes is, in his words, "extremely squeamish."
Don't get him wrong: Fred Gittes is, in his words, "extremely squeamish."
General Physics
May 24, 2011
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When a team of European researchers sought to discover how a class of antiviral drugs worked, they looked in an unlikely place: the sugar dish. A new research report appearing in the Journal of Leukocyte Biology suggests ...
Biochemistry
Nov 3, 2010
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Garlic has "significant" potential for preventing cardiomyopathy, a form of heart disease that is a leading cause of death in people with diabetes, scientists have concluded in a new study. Their report, which also explains ...
Biochemistry
Sep 29, 2010
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With bed bugs reemerging as a nuisance in some parts of the country, scientists are reporting the first preliminary description of the bug's sialome — the saliva proteins that are the secret to Cimex lectularius' ability ...
Biochemistry
Jun 23, 2010
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University College Dublin researchers led by Conway Fellow, Professor David Brayden have shown that a candidate drug delivery polymer may have potential for oral or topical use. These findings were recently published in the ...
Polymers
Jun 3, 2010
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Scientists are reporting new evidence that capsaicin, the stuff that gives chili peppers their kick, may cause weight loss and fight fat buildup by triggering certain beneficial protein changes in the body. Their study, which ...
Biochemistry
Jun 2, 2010
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Montreal, April 27, 2010 - Chagas disease is one of the most deadly parasitic diseases in the world. It affects more than 10 million people, primarily in the Americas. In South America alone it kills 50 000 people each year. ...
Cell & Microbiology
Apr 27, 2010
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Scientists in China are reporting discovery of two proteins present in the blood, of people with colon cancer that may serve as the potential biomarkers for accurately predicting whether the disease will spread. Their study ...
Biochemistry
Jan 13, 2010
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Stem cells that could one day provide therapeutic options for muscle and bone disorders can be easily harvested from the tissue of the umbilical cord, just as the blood that goes through it provides precursor cells to treat ...
Biotechnology
Dec 17, 2009
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In a step toward using human saliva to tell whether those stiff joints, memory lapses, and other telltale signs of aging are normal or red flags for disease, scientists are describing how the protein content of women's saliva ...
Biochemistry
Nov 18, 2009
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