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Life & Chemistry

Stem Cells Create Niches for Each Other in Bone Marrow

Cold Spring Harbor, N.Y. – Hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) have two unique abilities that are prized by medical researchers: to self-renew and to develop into…

Health & Medicine

University of Basque Country thesis shows that multidisciplinary treatment of glioblastoma multiforme can extend patient’s life

The Hospital Universitario Donostia (at the city of Donostia-San Sebastián in the Basque province of Gipuzkoa) has incorporated a new glioblastoma multiforme…

Studies and Analyses

Acetaminophen: A Pain Reliever for Emotional Hurt Feelings

A University of Florida researcher says acetaminophen, an ingredient in the popular over-the-counter pain reliever, may relieve social pain from hurt feelings….

Studies and Analyses

Video quality less important when you're enjoying what you're watching

The findings come from the recently released study “The Effect of Content Desirability on Subjective Video Quality Ratings” authored by Philip Kortum, Rice…

Technology Offerings

New Preservation Solution Enhances Organ Transplant Success

Ischemia-reperfusion injury contributes to allograft dysfunction and loss. Preservation solutions in organ transplantation are used for the preservation of…

Technology Offerings

New Membrane Valve Mechanism Enhances Organ Transplant Outcomes

In transplantation, the acute event of ischemia-reperfusion is associated with considerable inflammation and edema in the allograft. This leads to edemarelated…

Studies and Analyses

'Needle-free' intervention as natural vaccine against malaria

The research, conducted by a multinational team of researchers from the London School of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (LSHTM), Heidelberg University School of…

Physics & Astronomy

Survey Reveals Stellar Nurseries in Magellanic Clouds

The image was obtained at the start of a very ambitious survey of our neighbouring galaxies, the Magellanic Clouds, and their environment.The leader of the…

Health & Medicine

New Diabetes Risk Assessment From University of Leicester

A team from the University of Leicester, led by Professor Melanie Davies from the Department of Cardiovascular Sciences and Professor Kamlesh Khunti from the…

Life & Chemistry

New Ovarian Cancer Test Shows High Accuracy in Initial Trials

“Because ovarian cancer is a disease of relatively low prevalence, it’s essential that tests for it be extremely accurate. We believe we may have developed…

Medical Engineering

Scientists Achieve Highest-Resolution MRI of A Magnet

Chris Hammel, Ohio Eminent Scholar in Experimental Physics, and his colleagues took a tiny magnetic disk — measuring only 2 micrometers (millionths of a…

Studies and Analyses

New Drug Targets Genetic Weakness in Advanced Ovarian Cancer

Understanding the underlying genetic weakness of certain types of cancer may lead to targeted therapy and provide the key to effective treatment, a new study…

Studies and Analyses

Lithium’s Impact on ALS: No Benefits Found

ALS is a progressive disorder of the nervous system causing weakness in muscles, including those controlling swallowing and breathing. For the majority of…

Life & Chemistry

Sugar Solutions: Tackling Oil Spill Challenges

The environment has often suffered from the catastrophic effects of an oil spill, the most recent example being the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. The search…

Studies and Analyses

Cooler Weather Linked to Increased Heart Attacks: Study Insights

For the study (published in the British Medical Journal and released online today at bmj.com), the researcher, led by Krishnan Bhaskaran of LSHTM found that…

Life & Chemistry

Key Mechanisms of Plant Cell Division Uncovered by Researchers

As a result of the worldwide growing population, the output of agricultural crops has to double by 2050. To address this challenge, the world needs new…

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