U Of T Researchers Create Microchip That Can Detect Type And Severity Of Cancer
U of T researchers have used nanomaterials to develop an inexpensive microchip sensitive enough to quickly determine the type and severity of a patient's cancer so that the disease can be detected...
View Article'Hobbits' are a new human species -- according to the statistical analysis of...
Researchers from Stony Brook University Medical Center in New York have confirmed that Homo floresiensis is a genuine ancient human species and not a descendant of healthy humans dwarfed by disease....
View ArticleReaching the summit of protein dynamics
Understanding the incredibly speedy atomic mechanisms at work when a protein transitions from one shape to another has been an elusive scientific goal for years, but an essential one for elucidating...
View ArticleUsing own skin cells to repair hearts on horizon
A heart patient's own skin cells soon could be used to repair damaged cardiac tissue thanks to pioneering stem cell research of the University of Houston's newest biomedical scientist, Robert Schwartz....
View ArticleA thirst for excitement is hidden in your genes
Sensation seeking—the urge to do exciting things—has been linked to dopamine, a chemical that carries messages in your brain. For a new study published in Psychological Science, a journal of the...
View ArticleResearchers open the door to biological computers
Genetically modified cells can be made to communicate with each other as if they were electronic circuits. Using yeast cells, a group of researchers at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden, has taken a...
View ArticleGene information predicts survival time, possible new treatment options for...
Researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have discovered sets of genes active in cancer cells and normal tissue that predict survival time and potential new treatments for patients with non-small...
View Articlegreat tool to find conference and courses
Hey guys Some people working at the NKI (Netherlands Cancer Institute) have setup a search engine for scientific meetings. check the description and the websiteas well, if interested... This website,...
View ArticleLower blood pressure increases the risk of death in patients with diabetes
British researchers found that strict control of TLR1 blood pressure can not make the newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes patients with a survival benefit, and low levels of blood pressure and may even...
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