The majority of cells in the human brain are not nerve cells but star-shaped glia cells, the so called “astroglia”. “Glia means “glue”, explains Götz. “As…
The controversy surrounding genetic engineering has more to offer than simply arguments for and against the science. For example, it provides a model for the…
Observations of the comet using the 8.2 m-ESO Very Large Telescope (VLT) show an irregularly-shaped object that is about 4.6 kilometres in diameter with a…
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia is a type of blood cancer in which specific white blood cells, called B lymphocytes or B cells, build up in the blood, bone marrow…
Stroke is the result of an infarction, or bleeding, within the brain, and it may lead to impaired movement, impaired sensation, and difficulties in cognitive…
A prototype of this radical design has been successfully developed and tested by a team of mechanical engineers at Vanderbilt University as part of a $30…
The new “lab on a chip” can automatically treat, sort and image small animals like the 1-millimeter C. elegans worm, accelerating research and eliminating…
Background: Southern Ocean Current In a commentary published in the journal Science today, Dr John Church of the Antarctic Climate and Ecosystem Cooperative…
Astronomers from UCLA report that a white dwarf star known as GD 362, which is surrounded by dusty rings similar to those of Saturn, has been contaminated by a…
The latest issue of Public Policy & Aging Report (PPAR) tackles the surrounding issues that older Americans will now face.This publication presents analyses…
Charlie Johnson, associate professor in the Department of Physics and Astronomy and the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at Penn, and colleagues…
The researchers, who forecast in April a 33 percent chance the September minimum of sea ice would set a new record, dramatically revised their prediction…
These results challenge our understanding of the way clusters merge,” said Dr. Andisheh Mahdavi of the University of Victoria, British Columbia. “Or, they…
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome, or ARDS, is an often fatal complication of severe traumatic injury, bacterial infections, blood transfusions and overdoses…
Researchers at the University of Washington and New York University who examined networks of companies in relation to their creative strengths have discovered…
Scientists have been trying to determine how individuals of a key fungus, Aspergillus nidulans, are able to have sex without the need for a partner.In new…
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