Browse News Stories
491 to 500 of 73,755 stories
view headlines only
-
Personalized Bone Substitutes Created from Skin Cells
May 6, 2013 Scientists have made patient-specific bone substitutes from skin cells for repair of large bone defects. The study represents a major advance in personalized reconstructive treatments for patients ... > full story -
Bats Use Blood to Reshape Tongue for Feeding
May 6, 2013 Scientists have found that a species of bat uses blood flow to reshape its tongue while feeding. The quick dynamic action makes the tongue an effective "mop" for nectar and could even inspire new ... > full story -
Effects of Stress on Brain Cells Offer Clues to New Anti-Depressant Drugs
May 6, 2013 New research reveals the detailed mechanism behind how stress hormones reduce the number of new brain cells -- a process considered to be linked to depression. The researchers identified a key ... > full story -
Competing Antibodies May Have Limited the Protection Achieved in HIV Vaccine Trial in Thailand
May 6, 2013 Continuing analysis of an HIV vaccine trial undertaken in Thailand is yielding additional information about how immune responses were triggered and why the vaccine did not protect more ... > full story -
Cognitive Impairment in Families With Exceptional Longevity Studied
May 6, 2013 Researchers examines the relationship between families with exceptional longevity and cognitive impairment consistent with Alzheimer ... > full story -
Hubble Sees the Remains of a Star Gone Supernova
May 6, 2013 A new image from the Hubble Space Telescope shows delicate wisps of gas that make up an object known as SNR B0519-69.0, or SNR 0519 for short. The thin, blood-red shells are actually the remnants ... > full story -
NASA Opens New Era in Measuring Western U.S. Snowpack
May 6, 2013 A new NASA airborne mission has created the first maps of the entire snowpack of two major mountain watersheds in California and Colorado, producing the most accurate measurements to date of how much ... > full story -
Scaling Up Gyroscopes: From Navigation to Measuring Earth's Rotation
May 6, 2013 Researchers discuss “large ring laser gyroscopes” that are six orders of magnitude more sensitive than gyroscopes commercially ... > full story -
Solid-State Controllable Light Filter May Protect Preterm Infants from Disturbing Light
May 6, 2013 Researchers describe a proof-of-concept mirror that switches between reflective and red-transparent states when a small voltage is ... > full story -
Critical Link in Mammalian Odor Detection Identified
May 6, 2013 Researchers at the Monell Center have identified a protein that is critical to the ability of mammals to smell. Mice engineered to be lacking the Ggamma13 protein in their olfactory receptors were ... > full story
Search ScienceDaily
Number of stories in archives: 137,076

