Investigators have observed that the survival rate of people with a rare immunodeficiency disease called…
Month: December 2010
New imaging advance illuminates immune response in breathing lung
In a recent study in mice, researchers developed a method to stabilize living lung tissue…
Gene protects against dementia in high-risk individuals, study finds
Neuroscientists had assumed that a mutation in the progranulin gene, which makes the progranulin protein…
Light dawns on dark gamma-ray bursts
Gamma-ray bursts are among the most energetic events in the Universe, but some appear curiously…
Mobile Apps for Android and Phone 7 Are Growing
Industry observers report that the number of applications available for Android smartphones has risen dramatically…
Linuxy Hopes, Dreams and Resolutions for 2011
Now that New Year’s Eve is almost upon us, there seems little to do with…
World’s Teensiest Battery Could Drive Big Innovations
With electron microscopes and tiny wires far thinner than a human hair, DoE researchers have…
Wake up, Mom: Gender differences in accepting sleep interruptions
Working mothers are two-and-a-half times as likely as working fathers to interrupt their sleep to…
Gatekeeper for tomato pollination identified
Having identified a tomato pollen gene associated with blocking self-pollination in petunias and cross-species fertilization…
New regulator plays critical role in development B cells
Researchers have identified a new regulator playing a critical role in the development B cells,…