Friday, May 24, 2013

Biophysicists Measure Mechanism That Determines Fate of Living Cells

For the first time, biophysicists have measured the molecular force required to mechanically transmit function-regulating signals within a cell. A new laboratory method, named the tension gauge tether approach, has made it possible to ...  > full story
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Scientists Offer First Definitive Proof of Bacteria-Feeding Behavior in Green Algae

Researchers have captured images of green alga consuming bacteria, offering a glimpse at how early organisms dating back more than 1 billion years may have acquired free-living photosynthetic cells. ...  > full story
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Hubble Reveals the Ring Nebula’s True Shape

The Ring Nebula's distinctive shape makes it a popular illustration for astronomy books. But new observations by NASA's Hubble Space Telescope of the glowing gas shroud around an old, dying, sun-like star reveal a new twist. ...  > full story
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Hidden Population of Exotic Neutron Stars

Magnetars -- the dense remains of dead stars that erupt sporadically with bursts of high-energy radiation -- are some of the most extreme objects known in the Universe. A major campaign using NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory and several other satellites shows ...  > full story
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Flat Spray-on Optical Lens Created

Engineers have made a breakthrough utilizing spray-on technology that could revolutionize the way optical lenses are made and used. ...  > full story
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The Secret Lives (and Deaths) of Neurons

Researchers have uncovered surprising insights about how nerve cells rewire themselves, shedding light on a process linked with neurodegenerative diseases and neurodevelopmental disorders like schizophrenia and autism. ...  > full story
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Depression Linked to Telomere Enzyme, Aging, Chronic Disease

The first symptoms of major depression may be behavioral, but the common mental illness is based in biology — and not limited to the brain, new research suggests. ...  > full story
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Ants and Carnivorous Plants Conspire for Mutualistic Feeding

An insect-eating pitcher plant teams up with ants to prevent mosquito larvae from stealing its nutrients, according to new research. ...  > full story
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Baby's Life Saved With Groundbreaking 3-D Printed Device That Restored His Breathing

A bioresorbable splint has been created and used for first time at the University of Michigan, where doctors implanted the device in an infant and stopped a life-threatening condition called ...  > full story
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Top 10 New Species of 2012

An amazing glow-in-the-dark cockroach, a harp-shaped carnivorous sponge and the smallest vertebrate on Earth are just three of the newly discovered top 10 species selected by a global committee of taxonomists. ...  > full story
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Brain Can Be Trained in Compassion, Study Shows

A new study shows that adults can be trained to be more compassionate. The report investigates whether training adults in compassion can result in greater altruistic behavior and related changes in neural systems underlying compassion. ...  > full story
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Tests Lead to Doubling of Fuel Cell Life

Researchers working to improve durability in fuel cell powered buses have discovered links between electrode degradation processes and bus membrane durability. The team is quantifying the effects of electrode degradation stressors in ...  > full story
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Heart Healthy Lifestyle May Cut Kidney Disease Patients' Risk of Kidney Failure

Compared with kidney disease patients who had zero or one heart healthy lifestyle component in the ideal range, those with two, three, and four ideal factors had progressively lower risks for kidney failure over four years. No kidney disease ...  > full story

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