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Moving beyond embryonic stem cells: Encouragement on the horizon

For nearly two decades, the medical world and the American public have grappled with the lightning-rod topic of stem cells, in particular the controversy surrounding cells from human embryos. But when researchers four years ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Jul 05, 2011 | popularity 2 / 5 (1) | comments 1 | with audio podcast




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Researchers provide atomic view of a histone chaperone

Mayo Clinic researchers have gained insights into the function of a member of a family of specialized proteins called histone chaperones. Using nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy and X-ray crystallography, they ...

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Mar 01, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Hydrogen peroxide goes green in undergrad's published paper on renewable energy

Most of us know hydrogen peroxide as a way to bleach hair, but MacKenzie Mayo is using it to help turn yard waste into renewable energy.

Chemistry / Other

created Jan 20, 2012 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Understanding the mechanical biology of life's bonds

(PhysOrg.com) -- When he was 10 years old, Julio Fernandez took a correspondence course in electronics and earned a certificate for putting together a doorbell. Today, the Columbia professor of biological sciences builds ...

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Dec 23, 2011 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Nanoparticles help researchers deliver steroids to retina

Hitching a ride into the retina on nanoparticles called dendrimers offers a new way to treat age-related macular degeneration and retinitis pigmentosa. A collaborative research study among investigators at Wayne State University, ...

Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine

created Dec 13, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Feds likely to let Google buy Motorola Mobility

(AP) -- Federal regulators are unlikely to block Google Inc. from buying cellphone maker Motorola Mobility since the acquisition could help drive competition in the fast growing mobile device market.

Technology / Business

created Aug 16, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Banning federal funding for human embryonic stem cell research would derail related work

(PhysOrg.com) -- Banning federal funding for human embryonic stem cell research would have "disastrous consequences" on the study of a promising and increasingly popular new stem cell type that is not derived ...

Biology / Biotechnology

created Jun 09, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 6

Study: Flaxseed doesn't reduce women's hot flashes

Women looking for a natural remedy for a common menopause problem have a disappointment: A new study has found that eating flaxseed does not curb hot flashes.

Medicine & Health / Medications

created Jun 05, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Research brings new hope of renal recovery for cancer patients

(PhysOrg.com) -- A new study conducted by researchers at the University of Birmingham has identified a 21 day treatment threshold to facilitate renal recovery and significantly improve survival rates of myeloma or Kahler's ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Apr 22, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Aspirin may lower the risk of pancreatic cancer

The use of aspirin at least once per month is associated with a significant decrease in pancreatic cancer risk, according to results of a large case-control study presented at the AACR 102nd Annual Meeting 2011, held here ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Apr 04, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New study: Infections after cardiac device implantation produce excess costs and mortality

Surgical infections associated with pacemakers and defibrillators led to 3-fold increases in hospital stay, 55-118% higher hospitalization costs, 8 to 11 fold increase in mortality rates, and double the mortality after 1 ...

Medicine & Health / Other

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