The variant, a change in a single letter of the DNA sequence, impairs channels that control kidney function.”It's not a heart gene,” says Gerald W. Dorn II,…
The scientists also discovered that the severity of the injury depends on the genetic make-up of the affected individual. “We gained insight into why some…
“These signals are the first direct evidence that thunderstorms make antimatter particle beams,” said Michael Briggs, a university researcher whose team,…
Plasma exchange, formally known as plasmapheresis, is the process of taking blood out of the body, removing constituents in the blood’s plasma thought to be…
Will we soon be plugging our mobile phone into our t-shirt instead of putting in a battery? This vision is not totally out of reach: the first steps in this…
Antioxidants are sold over the counter everywhere. They’re added to food, drink and face cream. But according to Prof. Nava Dekel of the Biological Regulation…
There is also frequently a lack of structured risk assessments for identifying children who are at continued risk of exposure to violence, reveal researchers…
ICCA9 Conference will take place on 15 to 20 July 2011 at the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar, GermanyThe 9th International Conference on Clifford Algebras and…
“We already know that women with PCOS often have insulin resistance, in other words the body’s cells are less sensitive to insulin, and are at greater risk of…
Marie Eneman of the Department of Applied Information Technology has studied in her thesis how information technology is used for child pornography and…
“Rice bred to perform well in the toughest conditions where the poorest farmers grow rice is a step away from reaching farmers thanks to a major project led by…
Researchers found milk collected during a particularly poor UK summer and the following winter had significantly higher saturated fat content and far less…
Gene expression involves transcribing a gene's DNA into molecules of mRNA. These molecules then migrate from a cell's nucleus into the cytoplasm, where they…
Scientists have identified a protein that acts as a “master switch” in certain white blood cells, determining whether they promote or inhibit inflammation. The…
Standard light microscopes don't allow researchers to look into the interior of the living brain, where memories are formed and diseases such as dementia and…
Scientists have identified a protein that acts as a “master switch” in certain white blood cells, determining whether they promote or inhibit inflammation. The…