Articles Tagged “Research”
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Metabolic abnormalities associated with schizophrenia
Scientists in Finland have revealed metabolic abnormalities that are associated with schizophrenia. This may be an important step towards development of a clinical test of the disease. Schizophrenia is a chronic and severe psychotic disorder…
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Liver, Not Brain, May Be Origin of Alzheimer’s Plaques
Unexpected results from a Scripps Research Institute and ModGene, LLC study could completely alter scientists’ ideas about Alzheimer’s disease — pointing to the liver instead of the brain as the source of the “amyloid” that…
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New Study Shows Transparent Inc.’s Cell-able System Maintains Liver Functions In Vitro for 8 Weeks
Transparent Inc. has announced new research results which show that the Cell-able system (http://www.cell-able.com), a human hepatocyte 3-dimensional culture system, can maintain hepatocyte functions for approximately 8 weeks. According to the results, basal activity of…
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Affymetrix Provides Highest Density Rice Genotyping Array for Identifying Unique Genetic Traits
Affymetrix today announced at the Plant and Animal Genome XIX Conference (PAG) that it launched the GeneChip® Rice 44K SNP Genotyping Array, the first high-density rice genotyping array. This array was designed in collaboration with…
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Global Proteomics Market Surging High
Proteomics is a field that is younger than DNA sequencing and although applications are more limited, impact of this technology could prove to be enormous. The industry is growing even more by a diffusion process…
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New Way of Removing Excess Nitrogen in the Environment
Excess nitrogen from agricultural and urban lands is contaminating groundwater, streams, lakes and estuaries, where it causes harmful algal blooms and contributes to fish kills.Cost-effective methods to removing this nitrogen from croplands and urban stormwater…
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Researchers find a ‘liberal gene’
Liberals may owe their political outlook partly to their genetic make-up, based on new research from the University of California, San diego, and Harvard University. Ideology is affected not just by social factors, but also…
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Migraine sufferers have higher risk of dying from heart disease and stroke
Individuals who suffer from migraines with aura (temporary visual or sensory disturbances before or during a migraine headache) are at a higher risk of dying from heart disease or stroke, according to research published today…
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Stomach bacteria provide new experience — and hope — for people with celiac disease
Dietary changes that include probiotics and/or prebiotics (found in some foods) may help alleviate the severity of celiac disease for some patients. “We hope the study will ultimately increase the understanding of the mechanisms of…
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Producing Electronic Individual: Bringing Jewelry To the Technical Age
Dr Jayne Wallace is making electronic a little much less disposable through making gorgeous objects that are destined to become family heirlooms. She fuses emerging technology with contemporary jewelry to produce psychologically significant, beautiful objects…