News articles tagged with 'molecular'
Researchers publish molecular disease model for melanoma
— 31 Mar 2011 15:12 | HealthCancer Commons, an initiative of CollabRx, a provider of information technology to personalise cancer treatments and accelerate research, announces the publication of a molecular disease…
Next-generation chemical mapping on the nanoscale
— 29 Mar 2011 16:55 | TechnologyA pixel is worth a thousand words? Not exactly how the saying goes, but in this case, it holds true: scientists at Berkeley Lab's Molecular Foundry have pioneered a new chemical mapping…
Heavy metals open path to high temperature nanomagnets
— 29 Mar 2011 15:43 | TechnologyHow would you like to store all the films ever made on a device the size of an I-phone? Magnets made of just a few metallic atoms could make it possible to build radically smaller storage…
Mutant prions help cells foil harmful protein misfolding
— 21 Mar 2011 15:37 | HealthRomping clumps of misfolded proteins are prime suspects in many neurological disorders including Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, and Creutzfeld-Jakob Disease. Those diseases are devastating…
Plasticity of plants helps them adapt to climate change
— 17 Mar 2011 20:14 | EnvironmentThe study, which has been published in Trends in Plant Science, provides an overview of plants' molecular and genetic mechanisms, which is important for ecologists, physiologists and…
Team uncovers dengue fever virus' molecular secrets
— 9 Mar 2011 18:56 | HealthResearchers at the Instituto de Medicina Molecular in Lisbon, Portugal and the Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, are making major strides toward…
Scientists probe the role of motor protein in hearing loss
— 7 Mar 2011 16:58 | HealthFrom grinding heavy metal to soothing ocean waves, the sounds we hear are all perceptible thanks to the vibrations felt by tiny molecular motors in the hair cells of the inner ear.…
Scripps Research scientists develop new test for 'pluripotent' stem cells
— 6 Mar 2011 18:59 | Health'Pluripotent' stem cells - which have the potential to mature into almost any cell in the body - are being widely studied for their role in treating a vast array of human diseases and…
Patients are willing to undergo multiple tests for new cancer treatments
— 4 Mar 2011 13:29 | HealthCancer patients are willing to undergo many tests to receive advanced experimental treatment in clinical trials, according to a new study by Mayo Clinic, Scottsdale Healthcare and the…
Flood-tolerant rice plants can also survive drought, say UC Riverside scientists
— 3 Mar 2011 13:41 | BiologyRice, which is sensitive to drought due to its high water requirement, is particularly vulnerable to how global climate change is altering the frequency and magnitude of floods and…