News articles tagged with 'cell' (Page 2)
It's not over when it's over: Storing sounds in the inner ear
— 6 Apr 2011 17:31 | HealthResearch shows that vibrations in the inner ear continue even after a sound has ended, perhaps serving as a kind of mechanical memory of recent sounds. In addition to contributing to…
Researchers link common variant of p53 tumour suppressor gene to increased inflammatory responses
— 6 Apr 2011 17:07 | HealthNew findings by Fox Chase Cancer Centre researchers link a common variant of the powerful anticancer gene p53 to increased inflammatory responses following DNA damage. The results may…
Bone marrow cells that transform into skin cells could revolutionise approach to wound treatment
— 6 Apr 2011 16:49 | HealthResearchers at King's College London and Osaka University in Japan have identified specific bone marrow cells that can transform into skin cells to repair damaged skin tissue, according…
Algae that live inside the cells of salamanders are the first known vertebrate endosymbionts
— 6 Apr 2011 16:13 | BiologyA species of algae long known to associate with spotted salamanders has been discovered to live inside the cells of developing embryos, say scientists from the U.S. and Canada, who…
Addressing the nuclear waste issue
— 6 Apr 2011 16:01 | EnvironmentResearchers from Northwestern University and Argonne National Laboratory have an enhanced understanding of a common freshwater alga and its remarkable ability to remove strontium from…
Repulsion more important than cohesion in embryonic tissue separation
— 6 Apr 2011 15:55 | HealthAs our bodies form, cells within the embryo divide and separate. Certain cells come together to form the outer layer, or ectoderm, of the early embryo, and give rise to tissue such…
Study finds link between chronic depression and accelerated immune cell ageing
— 6 Apr 2011 15:52 | HealthCertain cases of major depression are associated with premature ageing of immune cells, which may make people more susceptible to other serious illness, according to findings from a…
Rejuvenating electron microscopy
— 6 Apr 2011 15:49 | BiologyModifying a protein from a plant much favoured by science, researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine and colleagues have created a new type of genetic…
Researchers link herpes to Alzheimer's disease
— 4 Apr 2011 18:54 | HealthLaboratories at the University of New Mexico (UNM), Brown University, and House Ear Institute (HEI) have developed a new technique to observe herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV1) infections…
Tracking down the origin of leukaemia relapse
— 4 Apr 2011 18:30 | HealthThe cancer cells that reign during relapses of an aggressive human leukaemia are different from those that dominated the original disease, according to a paper published online on April…