Stem cells' repair skills might be link to cancer
...s from alcohol or heartburn, can create a breeding ground for certain cancers. At the heart of their argument, outlined in the Nov. 18 issue of Nature, are two key chemical signals, called Hedgehog and Wnt ("wint"), that are active in the stem cells that repair damaged tissue. Recently and unexpectedly, the...Innovative take-off system could lead to safer, cleaner air travel
...inimising the amount of time aircraft spend on the ground with engines running, the system would also reduce noise and fuel pollution affecting people living close to airports, and could save thousands of litres of aviation fuel. The research could lead to a computer-based system that helps runway controll...Increased suicide rate is possibly linked to chemicals released from nearby asphalt plants
...eisler.Also needed, he added, is the retrospective ground water contamination modeling study called for in 2...ms in the affected neighborhoods. I do not know if ground water modeling would help us understand the suicides, but since there were exposures it would be qui...National Academies news: Gulf War and Health
...y have come into contact with fuels when refueling ground vehicles, aircraft, and equipment. Of the approximately 800 studies reviewed in detail for this report, most involved individuals who were exposed to these agents in occupational settings over long periods of time. Only a small number actually studi...Radon in the home responsible for 9% of lung cancer deaths across Europe
...re constructed, a radon proof barrier installed at ground level would be even lower cost, they conclude....Entrepreneurism Center at UC San Diego funds commercialization of lung, shock, other devices
...s" $50,000 During major seismic events, horizontal ground motion can lead to soil liquefaction, and subsequent lateral spreading of the liquefied ground material is the largest cause of structural damage, including cracking, fracture, and even catastrop......urements by satellite constellations, supported by ground stations, ships and aircraft carrying magnetic ins...ft and astronauts but technological systems on the ground as well. Magnetic storms can damage power systems and pipelines, whilst the changes in the magnetic ...National Academies news: Academy honors 17 for major contributions to science
... Medicine, St. Louis.Needleman was chosen "for his ground breaking contributions to ourunderstanding of the metabolism of arachidonic acid in physiology andpathophysiology, which generates prostacyclin and thromboxane." Theaward was established by the IBM Corp. in honor of Ralph E. Gomory andhas been prese...Study sheds light on cross-species infection for BSE
...lleagues gave two adult primates a 5g oral dose of ground brain tissue from a BSE-affected cow. One primate developed a neurological disease closely resembling vCJD 5 years after exposure, whereas the other remained free of disease. On the basis of these findings and data from other studies the investigator...Telemedicine is healthcare's new frontier
...e European Space Agency has decided to prepare the ground for a Telemedicine Programme to be presented at the next ESA Ministerial Conference. This is in response to the need to further tailor support for the development of telemedicine via satellite to comply with the key priorities of the healthcare syste...Views from space help oil prospectors see deep underground
It takes seismic force to make the ground give up its secrets. Through the years, those sear... used varied methods to send sound energy into the ground and to record the waves reflected by the geological features beneath the surface. Modern methods inc...Effects of autism reach beyond language, new research suggests
...hort phrase. For example, students were given way, ground and weather, for which the answer was "fair," to create fairway, fairground and fair-weather. For the second problem-solving test, students were to fill in the only blank spot on a grid that had a series of shapes and symbols. They were given a list ...Columbia researchers receive $3 million to combat genetic killer of infants & toddlers
...n instrumental in raising awareness and supporting ground breaking SMA projects in biotechnology, government and academia which will advance translational research overall, including the efforts underway at NIH. The SMA Foundation's donation to Columbia University research is part of a broader strategy to ......mum spatial resolution of five metres and measures ground movement on a scale of millimetres in order to eva...isk, particularly for those areas without reliable ground data." Casagli explained that GNDCI played a role in assessing the SLAM products "in terms of compl...