Soft biological tissues are important constituents that influence human physiology and disease since they impact cell behavior during tissue development, maintenance and repair. Most existing methods are limited by comprehensive ...
Prometheus, the mythological figure who stole fire from the gods, was punished for this theft by being bound to a rock. Each day, an eagle swept down and fed on his liver, which then grew back to be eaten again the next day.
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Researchers have found a novel, non-invasive technique for measuring brain hot spots caused by electromagnetic radiation from mobile phones, according to a study published today.
Dec 17, 2012
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UCLA researchers have discovered a type of cell that is the "missing link" between bone marrow stem cells and all the cells of the human immune system, a finding that will lead to a greater understanding of how a healthy ...
Sep 2, 2012
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A team of researchers at the VIB-KU Leuven Center for Cancer Biology, the Netherlands Cancer Institute and Oncode Institute and the University of Cambridge have discovered that a defensive mechanism connected to the menstrual ...
Sep 4, 2024
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How old are you, really? Your chronological age is the number of years you have been alive. Your biological age is how old your cells are, which scientists believe may better assess one's age-related health and disease risk.
Aug 22, 2024
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In the first 24 hours after a python devours its massive prey, its heart grows 25%, its cardiac tissue softens dramatically, and the organ squeezes harder and harder to more than double its pulse. Meanwhile, a vast collection ...
Aug 21, 2024
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As part of a breast cancer diagnosis, pathologists take cells from a biopsy and check them under a microscope. Most cancerous cells form roundish clumps, known as no special type, or invasive ductal carcinoma (IDC). In fewer ...
Jul 24, 2024
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New research led by Unity Health Toronto that examines how fibroblast cells in the body are activated to cause fibrosis and organ scarring has been published in Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology. Fibrosis and organ scarring ...
May 8, 2024
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Cancer cells can change shape to travel around the body and spread (metastasize), but how they know when to do this has remained elusive.
Apr 17, 2024
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