Idiopathic membranous nephropathy involves the thickening and dysfunction of the filtering parts of the kidneys called glomeruli. It is caused when antibodies…
The finding in a distant galaxy approximately 290 million light years from Earth is reported today in the journal Nature.Until now, identified black holes have…
Researchers at Yale University, the Carnegie Institution of Washington and the University of Sheffield now show that land plants saved the Earth from a deep…
More than 40 percent of a sample of amphibians, reptiles, mammals, and birds that are restricted to mangrove ecosystems are globally threatened with…
The study found that while people tend to avoid information that contradicts what they already think or believe, certain factors can cause them to seek out, or…
There is hope that MGF can also help sufferers of diseases such as muscular dystrophy, ALS, renal disease or cancer, for whom intensive exercise is not an…
The finding, reported in the July 1 issue of Clinical Cancer Research, paves the way for a Phase 1 clinical trial expected to begin in late 2009. The gene…
“Late blight has never occurred this early and this widespread in the U.S,” said Meg McGrath, associate professor of plant pathology and plant-microbe biology.One of the most visible early symptoms of the disease is brown spots (lesions) on stems. They begin small and firm, then quickly enlarge, with white fungal growth developing under moist conditions that leads to a soft rot collapsing the stem….
Even the most spectacular Fourth of July fireworks display pales in comparison to what takes place in nature. In a matter of seconds, a supernova releases more…
Their recently reported findings* may add new scientific challenges to the design and manufacture of future ultra-high density data storage devices.The team…
Miniature devices for trapping ions (electrically charged atoms) are common components in atomic clocks and quantum computing research. Now, a novel ion trap…
The data from the study suggest that embryonic stem cells and the reprogrammed cells, known as induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells, have overlapping but still…
The energy of ions impacting surfaces during plasma processing is crucial in determining both
the properties of materials being deposited by plasmas and for…
Whales are usually difficult to spot. On the one hand, they spend the greater part of their life under water. On the other hand, only a small part of their…
Researchers from the University of Adelaide and Landcare Research in New Zealand have identified four different moa species after retrieving ancient DNA from…
The desert rhubarb grows in the mountains of Israel's Negev desert, where average precipitation is particularly low (75 mm per year). Unlike most of the other…
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