LA JOLLA, Calif., March 7, 2011 -- In the past few months, a slew of papers have indicated that the therapeutic potential of a promising type of stem cell…
Mar 7, 2011
STANFORD, Calif. -- Thirteen new gene regions have been convincingly linked to coronary atherosclerosis in a massive, new, international genetics study involving investigators from the Stanford University School of Medicine.
Mar 6, 2011
An international research collaboration has identified 13 new gene sites associated with the risk of coronary artery disease and validated 10 sites found in previous studies.
Mar 6, 2011
When a Rhode-Island-sized ice chunk separates from Greenland, is the calving due to typical seasonal variations or a long-term warmer world?
Mar 4, 2011
A process called gasification can turn carbonaceous fuels -- coal, petroleum, or biomass -- into syngas, a cleaner-burning fuel mix of carbon monoxide and hydrogen.
Mar 4, 2011
WASHINGTON -- A new report from the National Research Council offers a framework for evaluating the effects of a 2007 reform law on the District of Columbia's public schools.
Mar 4, 2011
Atlanta - DNA provides the instruction manual for all life forms. Occasionally, instructions are not carried out properly, and bad messages are sent leading to the creation of mutant proteins and possible tumor development.
Mar 4, 2011
Biologically targeted BNCT treatment is based on producing radiation inside a tumour using boron-10 and thermal neutrons.
Mar 4, 2011
VERNON -- Texas AgriLife Research scientists are trying to bring more beauty to the colder regions of the state by breeding winter-hardiness into a tropical ornamental plant, the angel's trumpet flower.
Mar 3, 2011
NEW YORK -- March 3, 2011 -- In an article to be published in the forthcoming issue of International Finance, Dr.
Mar 3, 2011
The burning, tingling pain of neuropathy may affect feet and hands before other body parts because the powerhouses of nerve cells that supply the extremities…
Mar 3, 2011
LA JOLLA, CA -- March 3, 2011 -- Unexpected results from a Scripps Research Institute and ModGene, LLC study could completely alter scientists' ideas about…
Mar 3, 2011
Researchers from Mount Sinai School of Medicine have found that lactate, a type of energy fuel in the brain, plays a critical role in the formation of long-term memory.
Mar 3, 2011
Troy, N.Y. -- Recent research by doctoral student Sevan Goenezen holds the promise of becoming a powerful new weapon in the fight against breast cancer.
Mar 3, 2011
