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ScienceDaily: Top Environment News
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- Researchers examine metabolism in defective cells
- Warming climate has consequences for Michigan's forests
- NASA simulation portrays ozone intrusions from aloft
- Passive houses save lots of energy
- How a bird flu virus spreads could prevent pandemics
- Mercury contamination threatens Antarctic birds
- Influenza has an Achilles' Heel: New drug reduces flu mortality
- Decades-old mystery solved of how cells keep from bursting
- Security barriers in U.S./Mexico national parks affect movement of animals
Researchers examine metabolism in defective cells Posted: 11 Apr 2014 12:38 PM PDT Mitochondria produce energy for cells through oxidative metabolism, but the process produces toxic byproducts that can accumulate and cause defects in the cell's mitochondria. These defects, in turn, affect the cell's ability to generate energy and can potentially lead to cell death and are associated with aging and various neurological diseases. Researchers have examined how dietary changes at the cell level can affect cell health. |
Warming climate has consequences for Michigan's forests Posted: 11 Apr 2014 12:38 PM PDT The vulnerability of forest ecosystems within a 16.6-million-acre area in Michigan's eastern Upper Peninsula and northern Lower Peninsula, about 70 percent of the state's forested land cover, has been assessed by researchers. Topics of their report include information on the contemporary landscape, past climate trends, and a range of projected future climates. |
NASA simulation portrays ozone intrusions from aloft Posted: 11 Apr 2014 06:19 AM PDT Outdoor enthusiasts in Colorado's Front Range are occasionally rewarded with remarkable visibility brought about by dry, clear air and wind. But it's what people in the mountainous U.S. West can't see in conditions like this -- ozone plunging down to the ground from high in the stratosphere, the second layer of the atmosphere -- that has attracted the interest of scientists, university scientists and air quality managers. |
Passive houses save lots of energy Posted: 11 Apr 2014 06:17 AM PDT Housing is the easiest sector to change if we are to reach the climate targets, experts say. Norwegian research shows the housing sector today represents about one-third of the country's energy consumption, or about 35 terawatt hours out of a total of 112 terawatt hours. As a result, it is indirectly one of largest contributors to Norway's greenhouse gas emissions. |
How a bird flu virus spreads could prevent pandemics Posted: 10 Apr 2014 09:20 AM PDT The H5N1 bird flu virus has killed hundreds of people, despite the fact that the virus can't spread easily between people. The death toll could become much worse if the virus became airborne. A study reveals a minimal set of mutations allowing H5N1 to be transmitted through the air from one ferret to another. The findings will be invaluable for future surveillance programs and may provide warning signals of the emergence of potential pandemic strains. |
Mercury contamination threatens Antarctic birds Posted: 10 Apr 2014 09:20 AM PDT Mercury contamination in the Antarctic and Subantarctic affects bird populations, reveal researchers. The scientists monitored skuas in Adélie Land and the Kerguelen Islands for ten years and showed that, when these seabirds exhibit high mercury levels in their blood, their breeding success decreases. This is the first time that toxicological measurements have been combined with a population study carried out over such a long period in the Antarctic and Subantarctic. |
Influenza has an Achilles' Heel: New drug reduces flu mortality Posted: 10 Apr 2014 09:19 AM PDT Flu epidemics cause up to half a million deaths worldwide each year, and emerging strains continually threaten to spread to humans and cause even deadlier pandemics. A study reveals that a drug that inhibits a molecule called prostaglandin E2 (PGE2) increases survival rates in mice infected with a lethal dose of the H1N1 flu virus. The findings pave the way for an urgently needed therapy that is highly effective against the flu virus and potentially other viral infections. |
Decades-old mystery solved of how cells keep from bursting Posted: 10 Apr 2014 09:19 AM PDT A team led by scientists has identified a long-sought protein that facilitates one of the most basic functions of cells: regulating their volume to keep from swelling excessively. The identification of the protein, dubbed SWELL1, solves a decades-long mystery of cell biology and points to further discoveries about its roles in health and disease -- including a serious immune deficiency that appears to result from its improper function. |
Security barriers in U.S./Mexico national parks affect movement of animals Posted: 09 Apr 2014 05:45 PM PDT Security barriers in national parks on the US/Mexican border which aim to deter illegal migrants are affecting the movements of some native animal species while not necessarily restricting the movement of humans, according to new research. |
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ScienceDaily: Most Popular News
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- Scientists grow cartilage to reconstruct nose
- Sneak a peek through the mist to technology of the future
- Laboratory-grown vaginas implanted in patients
- How the brain pays attention: Identifying regions of the brain dealing with object-based, spacial attention
- New 'switch' could power quantum computing: Light lattice traps atoms, builds networks of quantum information transmitters
- Images from NASA Mars rover include bright spots
Scientists grow cartilage to reconstruct nose Posted: 10 Apr 2014 04:46 PM PDT Scientists report first ever successful nose reconstruction surgery using cartilage grown in the laboratory. Cartilage cells were extracted from the patient's nasal septum, multiplied and expanded onto a collagen membrane. The so-called engineered cartilage was then shaped according to the defect and implanted. |
Sneak a peek through the mist to technology of the future Posted: 10 Apr 2014 04:46 PM PDT A tabletop display with personal screens made from a curtain of mist that allow users to move images around and push through the fog-screens and onto the display, will be unveiled at an international conference. |
Laboratory-grown vaginas implanted in patients Posted: 10 Apr 2014 04:43 PM PDT Scientists reported the first human recipients of laboratory-grown vaginal organs. They have described long-term success in four teenage girls who received vaginal organs that were engineered with their own cells. |
Posted: 10 Apr 2014 11:19 AM PDT A brain circuit that's key to shifting our focus from one object to another has been identified by neuroscientists. The new findings suggest that there are two types of attention that have similar mechanisms involving related brain regions: object-based attention, and spatial attention. In both cases, the prefrontal cortex -- the control center for most cognitive functions -- appears to take charge of the brain's attention and control relevant parts of the visual cortex, which receives sensory input. |
Posted: 09 Apr 2014 10:47 AM PDT Using a laser to place individual rubidium atoms near the surface of a lattice of light, scientists have developed a new method for connecting particles -- one that could help in the development of powerful quantum computing systems. The new technique allows researchers to couple a lone atom of rubidium, a metal, with a single photon, or light particle. |
Images from NASA Mars rover include bright spots Posted: 08 Apr 2014 06:51 PM PDT Images taken by NASA's Curiosity Mars rover on April 2 and April 3 include bright spots, which might be due to the sun glinting off a rock or cosmic rays striking the camera's detector. |
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ScienceDaily: Top Health News
ScienceDaily: Top Health News |
- New combination drug therapy proves very effective in hepatitis C treatments
- Hepatitis C treatment cures over 90 percent of patients with cirrhosis
- Researchers examine metabolism in defective cells
- What happens when we try to manipulate our voice to attract a mate? Her voice is hot, his is not
- Tamiflu & Relenza: How effective are they?
- Confirmation of neurobiological origin of attention-deficit disorder
- New molecules working against Alzheimer's discovered
- How a bird flu virus spreads could prevent pandemics
- Influenza has an Achilles' Heel: New drug reduces flu mortality
- Decades-old mystery solved of how cells keep from bursting
New combination drug therapy proves very effective in hepatitis C treatments Posted: 12 Apr 2014 11:58 AM PDT Treatment options for the 170 million people worldwide with chronic Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) are evolving rapidly, although the available regimens often come with significant side effects. Two multi-center clinical trials show promise for a new option that could help lead to both an increase in patients cured with a much more simple and tolerable all oral therapy. |
Hepatitis C treatment cures over 90 percent of patients with cirrhosis Posted: 12 Apr 2014 06:34 AM PDT Twelve weeks of an investigational oral therapy cured hepatitis C infection in more than 90 percent of patients with liver cirrhosis and was well tolerated by these patients, according to a new study. |
Researchers examine metabolism in defective cells Posted: 11 Apr 2014 12:38 PM PDT Mitochondria produce energy for cells through oxidative metabolism, but the process produces toxic byproducts that can accumulate and cause defects in the cell's mitochondria. These defects, in turn, affect the cell's ability to generate energy and can potentially lead to cell death and are associated with aging and various neurological diseases. Researchers have examined how dietary changes at the cell level can affect cell health. |
What happens when we try to manipulate our voice to attract a mate? Her voice is hot, his is not Posted: 11 Apr 2014 12:33 PM PDT Trying to sound sexier? Sorry, guys, it seems you just don't have what it takes. New research suggests that men cannot intentionally make their voices sound more sexy or attractive, while women have little trouble. And true to the stereotype, women will lower their pitch and increase their hoarseness to dial up the allure. |
Tamiflu & Relenza: How effective are they? Posted: 11 Apr 2014 06:19 AM PDT Experts call on government and health policy decision makers to review guidance on use of Tamiflu in light of the most recent evidence. Tamiflu (the antiviral drug oseltamivir) shortens symptoms of influenza by half a day, but there is no good evidence to support claims that it reduces admissions to hospital or complications of influenza. |
Confirmation of neurobiological origin of attention-deficit disorder Posted: 11 Apr 2014 06:17 AM PDT The neurobiological origin of attention-deficit disorder (ADD), a syndrome whose causes are poorly understood, has just been confirmed by a study carried out on mice. Researchers have identified a cerebral structure, the superior colliculus, where hyperstimulation causes behavior modifications similar to those of some patients who suffer from ADD. Their work also shows noradrenaline accumulation in the affected area, shedding light on this chemical mediator having a role in attention disorders. |
New molecules working against Alzheimer's discovered Posted: 11 Apr 2014 06:17 AM PDT Eight new active molecules working against Alzheimer's have been discovered by researchers. One of the most relevant aspects of the work is that the new molecules have been designed following a mechanism which not only implies the inhibition of the deposit of the beta-amyloid protein, which causes the disease to originate and the creation of small fragments of protein, called oligomers, which originate in the initial stages of the disease and seem to play a determinant role in the development of the process. |
How a bird flu virus spreads could prevent pandemics Posted: 10 Apr 2014 09:20 AM PDT The H5N1 bird flu virus has killed hundreds of people, despite the fact that the virus can't spread easily between people. The death toll could become much worse if the virus became airborne. A study reveals a minimal set of mutations allowing H5N1 to be transmitted through the air from one ferret to another. The findings will be invaluable for future surveillance programs and may provide warning signals of the emergence of potential pandemic strains. |
Influenza has an Achilles' Heel: New drug reduces flu mortality Posted: 10 Apr 2014 09:19 AM PDT Flu epidemics cause up to half a million deaths worldwide each year, and emerging strains continually threaten to spread to humans and cause even deadlier pandemics. A study reveals that a drug that inhibits a molecule called prostaglandin E2 (PGE2) increases survival rates in mice infected with a lethal dose of the H1N1 flu virus. The findings pave the way for an urgently needed therapy that is highly effective against the flu virus and potentially other viral infections. |
Decades-old mystery solved of how cells keep from bursting Posted: 10 Apr 2014 09:19 AM PDT A team led by scientists has identified a long-sought protein that facilitates one of the most basic functions of cells: regulating their volume to keep from swelling excessively. The identification of the protein, dubbed SWELL1, solves a decades-long mystery of cell biology and points to further discoveries about its roles in health and disease -- including a serious immune deficiency that appears to result from its improper function. |
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