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Cells Send Signals Via Membrane Nanotubes
4.5.2011 | Press monitoring
Most of the body's cells communicate with each other by sending electrical signals through nano-thin membrane tubes. A sensational Norwegian research discovery may help to explain how cells cooperate to develop tissue in the embryo and how wounds heal.
Scorpion Venom: Bad for Bugs, Good for Pesticides
3.5.2011 | Press monitoring
Ke Dong, MSU insect toxicologist and neurobiologist, studied the effects of scorpion venom with the hopes of finding new ways to protect plants from bugs. The results, which are published in the current issue of the Journal of Biological Chemistry, have revealed new ways in which the venom works.
Bacteria can grow under extreme gravity: study
2.5.2011 | Press monitoring
A new study in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences shows that bacteria is capable of growing under gravity more than 400,000 times that of Earth and gives evidence that the theory of panspermia could be possible.
Global Catastrophic Amphibian Declines Have Multiple Causes, No Simple Solution
28.4.2011 | Press monitoring
Amphibian declines around the world have forced many species to the brink of extinction, are much more complex than realized and have multiple causes that are still not fully understood, researchers conclude in a new report.
Back with a vengeance: Compound offers new hope for treatment of painful adult shingles
27.4.2011 | Press monitoring
Researchers at the University of Georgia and Yale University have discovered a compound with the potential to be more effective than existing agents in treating the very painful blisters known as shingles - a condition that affects up to 30 percent of Americans, mostly elderly, and for which no specific treatment exists.
New Technique Improves Sensitivity of PCR Pathogen Detection
26.4.2011 | Press monitoring
A new procedure devised by U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) scientists and colleagues can improve polymerase chain reaction (PCR)-based methods of detecting plant disease organisms.
What's Your Gut Type? Gut Bacteria Could Help With Diagnostics and Influence Treatments
22.4.2011 | Press monitoring
In the future, when you walk into a doctor's surgery or hospital, you could be asked not just about your allergies and blood group, but also about your gut type. Scientists at the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) in Heidelberg, Germany, and collaborators in the international MetaHIT consortium, have found that humans have three...
Removing Radioactive Contaminants from Drinking Water
21.4.2011 | Press monitoring
A combination of forest byproducts and crustacean shells may be the key to removing radioactive materials from drinking water, researchers from North Carolina State University have found. "As we're currently seeing in Japan, one of the major health risks posed by nuclear accidents is radioactive iodide that dissolves into drinking water. Because...
Dietary Yeast Extracts Tested as Alternative to Antibiotics in Poultry
20.4.2011 | Press monitoring
A dietary yeast extract could be an effective alternative to antibiotics for poultry producers, according to a U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) study.
Successful Strategy Developed to Regenerate Blood Vessels
19.4.2011 | Press monitoring
Researchers at The University of Western Ontario have discovered a strategy for stimulating the formation of highly functional new blood vessels in tissues that are starved of oxygen. Dr. Geoffrey Pickering and Matthew Frontini at the Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry developed a strategy in which a biological factor, called fibroblast...
