News articles tagged with 'focal'
Mechanical regulation of cell substrates effects stem cell development, adhesion
— 2 Aug 2010 09:34 | HealthBioengineers at the University of Pennsylvania have created a system to control the flexibility of the substrate surfaces on which cells are grown without changing the surface properties,…
CE 3-D US for differentiating focal liver lesions
— 8 May 2010 17:48 | HealthRecently, contrast-enhanced (CE) ultrasound (US) appeared as an important modality to show the vascularity in the areas of interest, and has been used widely in clinical diagnosis of…
Caltech researchers create 'sound bullets'
— 22 Apr 2010 09:23 | TechnologyTaking inspiration from a popular executive toy ('Newton's cradle'), researchers at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) have built a device - called a nonlinear acoustic…
When cancer cells can't let go
— 13 Apr 2009 14:34 | HealthLike a climber scaling a rock face, a migrating cancer cell has to keep a tight grip on the surface but also let go at the right moment to move ahead. Chan et al. reveal that the focal…
Very low birth weight is a risk factor for 1 cause of CKD
— 20 Nov 2008 15:58 | HealthIndividuals who were underweight at birth are at increased risk of developing a condition called secondary focal segmental glomerulosclerosis, according to a study appearing in the…
Scientists identify a molecule that coordinates the movement of cells
— 9 Oct 2008 11:29 | BiologyEven cells commute. To get from their birthplace to their work site, they sequentially attach to and detach from an elaborate track of exceptionally strong proteins known as the extracellular…
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