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Squishy Hydrogels May Be the Ticket for Studying Biological Effects of Nanoparticles
May 15, 2013 — A class of water-loving, jelly-like materials with uses ranges ranging from the mundane, such as superabsorbent diaper liners, to the sophisticated, such as soft contact lenses, could be tapped for a ... > full story -
No Idle Chatter: Malaria Parasites 'Talk' to Each Other
May 15, 2013 — Scientists have made the surprise discovery that malaria parasites can 'talk' to each other -- a social behavior to ensure the parasite's survival and improve its chances of being transmitted to ... > full story -
Human Skin Cells Converted Into Embryonic Stem Cells: First Time Human Stem Cells Have Been Produced Via Nuclear Transfer
May 15, 2013 — Scientists have successfully reprogrammed human skin cells to become embryonic stem cells capable of transforming into any other cell type in the body. It is believed that stem cell therapies hold ... > full story -
Collecting DNA for Human Rights: How to Help While Safeguarding Privacy
May 15, 2013 — DNA databases might help identify victims of crime and human trafficking, but how do we safeguard the personal privacy of innocent victims and family members? A new report identifies a number of key ... > full story -
Long-Term Use of Prescription Painkillers for Back Pain Linked to Erectile Dysfunction in Men
May 15, 2013 — Regularly taking prescription painkillers, also known as opioids, is associated with a higher risk of erectile dysfunction in ... > full story -
Untangling the Tree of Life
May 15, 2013 — Phylogeneticists examined the reasons why large-scale tree-of-life studies are producing contradictory results and have proposed a suite of novel techniques to resolve the ... > full story -
Cells Must Use Their Brakes Moderately for Effective Speed Control
May 15, 2013 — How cells regulate their own function by “accelerating and braking” is important basic knowledge when new intelligent medicines are being developed, or when plant cells are tweaked to ... > full story -
Study IDs Key Protein for Cell Death
May 14, 2013 — Findings may offer a new way to kill cancer cells by forcing them into an alternative programmed-death ... > full story -
Newly Described Type of Immune Cell and T Cells Share Similar Path to Maturity
May 14, 2013 — Innate lymphoid cells protect boundary tissues such as the skin, lung, and the gut from microbial onslaught. They also have shown they play a role in inflammatory disease. Researchers have found that ... > full story -
Using Clay to Grow Bone: Researchers Use Synthetic Silicate to Stimulate Stem Cells Into Bone Cells
May 14, 2013 — Medical researchers report that synthetic silicate nanoplatelets (also known as layered clay) can induce stem cells to become bone cells without the need of additional bone-inducing ... > full story
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