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UCSB Scientist Discovers Protein Key to Fruit Fly Stem Cells

Denise Montell, Duggan Professor of Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology at UCSB, and colleagues studied the ovaries of fruit flies in order to see…

Agricultural & Forestry Science

Double Cropping Boosts Brazil’s Rural Economic Development

New research finds that double cropping — planting two crops in a field in the same year — is associated with positive signs of economic development for rural…

Life & Chemistry

Method makes it easier to separate useful stem cells from 'problem' ones for therapies

Pluripotent stem cells can turn, or differentiate, into any cell type in the body, such as nerve, muscle or bone, but inevitably some of these stem cells fail…

Studies and Analyses

New Screening Detects Ovarian Cancer Through Neighboring Cells

Pioneering biophotonics technology developed at Northwestern University is the first screening method to detect the early presence of ovarian cancer in humans…

Earth Sciences

NASA's HyspIRI: Seeing the Forest and the Trees and More!

Scientists have used the technique, called imaging spectroscopy, to learn about water on the moon, minerals on Mars and the composition of exoplanets. Green's…

Earth Sciences

New NASA Satellite Takes the Salton Sea's Temperature

If you looked at the Salton Sea in person, your eyes would not see anything presented in the LDCM image. Instead of showing visible light, the image shows the…

Life & Chemistry

Joslin Scientists Uncover Insights on Human Brown Adipose Tissue

Joslin scientists report significant findings about the location, genetic expression and function of human brown adipose tissue (BAT) and the generation of new…

Life & Chemistry

How Uncleaned Cells Impact Muscle Strength and Health

Similarly to parts in a machine, individual components of a cell wear out with time. For a cell to remain healthy, malfunctioning components and waste products…

Health & Medicine

Brain Atrophy Linked to Multiple Sclerosis: Key Insights

MS develops as the body's immune system attacks and damages myelin, the protective layer of fatty tissue that surrounds nerve cells within the brain and spinal…

Life & Chemistry

Epigenetics Unveils Autism’s Biological Mechanism

ASD affects approximately 1 in 100 people in the UK and involves a spectrum of disorders which manifest themselves differently in different people. People with…

Health & Medicine

Deficiency in p53 Anti-Tumor Protein Delays DNA Repair after Radiation, Moffitt Cancer Center Researchers Say

According to the researchers, p53 is highly inducible by radiation. Activation of p53 stabilizes chromosomes by promoting the repair of heterochromatin DNA,…

Studies and Analyses

Teen Prescription Drug Misuse Jumps 33% Since 2008

The Partnership Attitude Tracking Study (PATS) also found troubling data on teen misuse or abuse of prescription stimulants. One in eight teens (13 percent)…

Materials Sciences

Nanowires on Graphene: Unveiling a Surprising Structure

The self-assembled wires have a core of one composition and an outer layer of another, a desired trait for many advanced electronics applications. Led by…

Health & Medicine

“Lazy eye” disorder – a promising new therapeutic approach

By distributing information between the two eyes in a complementary fashion, the video game trains both eyes to work together, which is counter to previous…

Communications Media

Instagram’s Impact: Beyond Selfies and Food Photos

In the media, the social media phenomenon is sometimes dismissed as trivial pastime. However, according to a fresh study at the University of Gothenburg,…

Technology Offerings

Nasopharyngeal Tube: A Solution for Snoring and Sleep Apnea

Stops snoring and helps with sleeping apnoe.Further Information: PDF MBM ScienceBridge GmbHPhone: (0551) 30724-151ContactDr. Jens-Peter Horst

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