Life & Chemistry

Life & Chemistry

Stanford Tool Unlocks Insights into Mice Brain Activity

If you want to read a mouse's mind, it takes some fluorescent protein and a tiny microscope implanted in the rodent's head.Stanford scientists have…

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New Compound Shows Promise Against Kidney Cancer

Chemists at the University of California, Riverside have developed a compound that holds much promise in the laboratory in fighting renal (kidney) cancer.Named…

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New Insights into Crystal Formation Revealed by TU/e Researchers

Researchers at Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e), together with researchers from Germany and the USA, are now presenting the missing piece. This…

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UDE Chemists Create Nanopaste for Bone Defect Repair

Unfortunately, these procedures do not always have the desired effect. Now Prof. Dr. Matthias Epple and his research team at the University of Duisburg-Essen…

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Mobile Lab for Epidemiology: A Collaborative Innovation in Saarland

The project is funded by the state government of Germany´s Saarland and unites local and national partners from industry and craftsmanship. At the MEDTEC…

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New Study Reveals Coronavirus Adaptation and Immunotherapy Potential

The study indicates that the virus HCoV-EMC can penetrate the lining of the passageways in the lung and evade the innate immune system as easily as a cold…

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New Study Unveils Innovative Moth Perfume from Lund University

This has been shown in a new study led by researchers from Lund University in Sweden. In the long run, the researchers say that the results could contribute to…

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Stem Cell-Based Bioartificial Tissues Transform Organ Transplants

Surgeon Paolo Macchiarini has made his name by successfully transplanting bioengineered stem cell-based trachea, composed of both artificial and biological…

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Genetic Breakthrough in Preventing Spine Tumors Discovered

Professor Richard Marias, Director of the Paterson Institute Meningiomas are the commonest form of tumour affecting the brain and spine. Usually meningiomas…

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Blood is thicker than water — and blood plasma is, too

Blood flows differently than water. Anyone who has ever cut themselves knows that blood flows viscously and rather erratically. The similarity between blood…

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New Gene TP63 Linked to Poor Melanoma Outcomes

The scientists discovered that the gene TP63 is unexpectedly expressed in some melanoma and correlates significantly with a worse prognosis. It is hoped this…

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New Mechanism Controls Rapid Cell Growth for Treatment Advances

The finding has revealed an important mechanism controlling the growth of rapidly-dividing cells that may ultimately lead to the development of new treatments…

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Blood Plasma’s Impact on Blood Flow: New Research Revealed

A German-American research team has succeeded in demonstrating that blood plasma has a much greater effect on how blood flows than was previously thought. The…

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Not just our cars, but also living organisms need antifreeze to survive in the cold

If you thought antifreeze was only something that was necessary to keep your car from freezing up in the winter, think again. Plants and animals living in…

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Ancient Teeth Bacteria Record Disease Evolution

The ancient genetic record reveals the negative changes in oral bacteria brought about by the dietary shifts as humans became farmers, and later with the…

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Microbes team up to boost plants' stress tolerance

Discovering how microbes collaborate to improve the hardiness of plants is a key to sustainable agriculture that can help meet increasing food demands, in…

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