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Iron induces death in tumor cells

Rapid growth of cancer cells and their frequent divisions have their price: Cancer cells need considerably more energy than healthy cells. Their metabolism runs at full speed and requires large amounts of micronutrients, ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Mar 11, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0




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Early product launches: How will consumers respond?

A new study in the Journal of Consumer Research explains why consumers often indicate they are willing to pay more for a product that is not yet available—but are reluctant to pay that price when the product is ultima ...

Other Sciences / Economics & Business

created Apr 19, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

An early age at first drink combined with stressful life events can lead to heavy drinking

Researchers believe that an early age at first drink (AFD) may lead to greater stress-induced drinking. A new study examines interactions between AFD and stressful life events on drinking during young adulthood. Findings ...

Medicine & Health / Health

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Scientists identify susceptibility factor for bipolar disorder

A new study provides fascinating insight into the genetic basis of bipolar disorder, a highly heritable mood disorder characterized by recurrent episodes of mania and depression. The research, published by Cell Press online ...

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Mar 03, 2011 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Micro-RNA determines malignancy of lung cancer

A small RNA molecule determines whether or not lung cancer cells grow invasively and metastasize. This has been discovered in the culture dish by scientists of the German Cancer Research Center and the University Medical ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Sep 08, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

FIT4Green ICT project aims to save up to 20 percent of energy

VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland is participating in an EU project FIT4Green which targets to provide at least 20% saving in direct server and network devices energy consumption and induce an additional 30% saving ...

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Jul 06, 2010 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Defective signaling pathway leads to vascular malformations in the brain

A disrupted signaling pathway in endothelial cells, which line the insides of blood vessels, leads to cavernomas, vascular malformations in the brain which are often dangerous. This has been published by a ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Jun 22, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

No relaxing for cancer cells

Many tumor cells would not be viable due to aberrant chromosome distribution if they had not developed a special trick. Scientists from the German Cancer Research Center have investigated which genes are ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Jun 01, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Intel Unveils New Product Plans for High-Performance Computing

During the International Supercomputing Conference (ISC), Intel Corporation announced plans to deliver new products based on the Intel Many Integrated Core (MIC) architecture that will create platforms running at trillions ...

Electronics / Hardware

created May 31, 2010 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (5) | comments 2

Making the invisible visible: New workhorse for the world's largest optical telescope

(PhysOrg.com) -- The Large Binocular Telescope (LBT) partners in Germany, the U.S.A. and Italy are pleased to announce that the first of two new innovative near-infrared cameras/spectrographs for the LBT is ...

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Apr 21, 2010 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (6) | comments 0

When social fear is missing, so are racial stereotypes

Children with the genetic condition known as Williams syndrome have unusually friendly natures because they lack the sense of fear that the rest of us feel in many social situations. Now, a study reported in the April 13th ...

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Apr 12, 2010 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (18) | comments 3 | with audio podcast


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