(PhysOrg.com) -- A team of scientists from the University of Virginia and University of North Carolina in the US have discovered a previously unidentified type of small circular DNA molecule occurring outside the chromosomes ...
Scientists are reporting a key advance in efforts to develop a handheld device that could revolutionize the complete blood cell count (CBC), one of the most frequently performed blood tests used to diagnose and treat disease. ...
Analytical Chemistry
Feb 1, 2012
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The heart's inner workings are mysterious, perhaps even more so with a new finding. Engineers at the University of Washington have discovered an electrical property in arteries not seen before in mammalian tissues.
General Physics
Jan 30, 2012
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A new family of proteins which regulate the human body's 'hypoxic response' to low levels of oxygen has been discovered by scientists at Barts Cancer Institute at Queen Mary, University of London and The University of Nottingham.
Cell & Microbiology
Jan 30, 2012
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A receptor found on blood platelets whose importance as a potential pharmaceutical target has long been questioned may in fact be fruitful in drug testing, according to new research from Michigan State University chemists.
Analytical Chemistry
Jan 19, 2012
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New insights about how the human body interacts with nanoparticles at the protein level were published by an EMSL user team in the December 2011 issue 23 of Proteomics.
Bio & Medicine
Jan 9, 2012
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Ancient manuscripts are treated like hospital patients at a famous book restoration institute in Rome that has worked on everything from the Dead Sea Scrolls to one of the oldest Korans in the world.
Archaeology
Dec 26, 2011
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When evaluating early kidney injuries in people, doctors monitor blood level increases of creatinine, a waste product of muscle breakdown, to understand the severity of the injury. Creatinine is filtered by the kidneys, and ...
Other
Dec 19, 2011
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Researchers use a magnetic field to generate both side-to-side and corkscrew-like motions of tiny robots.
General Physics
Dec 16, 2011
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Make no bones about it, a discovery by a Kansas State University research team could mean a longer and healthier life for man's best friend.
Plants & Animals
Nov 29, 2011
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