News tagged with quality control

Old Cells Work Differently

The agglutination and accumulation of proteins in nerve cells are major hallmarks of age-related neurodegenerative illnesses such as Alzheimer's disease. Cellular survival thus depends on a controlled removal of excessive ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Mar 01, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0

European research effort improves understanding of impacts of aerosols on climate

Atmospheric aerosol particles (otherwise known as Particulate Matter) have been masking the true rate of greenhouse gas induced global warming during the industrial period. New investigations show that the aerosol cooling ...

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Jun 29, 2011 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 0

War of words: A look at media and for-profit colleges

Views on the role of for-profit colleges have been varied, opposing and very public. This debate had played out primarily in the media, and those sentiments were researched and analyzed in SAGE Open's "All-Out War: A Case ...

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Jul 26, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Secret of sperm quality control revealed

Yale researchers have discovered how the "guardian of the genome'' oversees quality control in the production of sperm — and perhaps in many other cells as well.

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Feb 16, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Recipe for family mealtimes calls for 3 ingredients in the right amounts

A University of Illinois scientist reports that family mealtimes that contain three ingredients in the right amounts can improve the quality of life in children who have chronic asthma.

Medicine & Health / Health

created Feb 04, 2011 | popularity 2 / 5 (1) | comments 0