How does our remarkable immune system retain the ability to defend against viruses previously encountered?…
Month: September 2011
New half-match bone marrow transplant procedure yields promising outcomes for cancer patients
Half-matched bone marrow or stem cell transplants for blood cancer patients have typically been associated…
Study finds more gut reaction to arthritis drugs; Stomach acid-suppressing drugs appear to damage small intestine
A research team has found stomach acid-reducing drugs, known as proton pump inhibitors, may actually…
How to get ahead in the nervous system: Scientists discover a highly conserved mechanism governing brain development
If you think today’s political rhetoric is overheated, imagine what goes on inside a vertebrate…
Warming streams could be the end for spring-run Chinook salmon in California
Warming streams could spell the end of spring-run Chinook salmon in California by the end…
Physicists demonstrate quantum integrated circuit that implements quantum von Neumann architecture
A new paradigm in quantum information processing has been demonstrated. Physicists have developed a quantum…
Just Show Me: How to set the default browser on your Mac (Yahoo! News)
Yahoo! News – Welcome to Just Show Me on Tecca TV, where we show you tips and…
Discovery suggests way to block fetal brain damage produced by oxygen deprivation
Examining brain damage that occurs when fetuses in the womb are deprived of oxygen, researchers…
Starving inflammatory immune cells slows damage caused by multiple sclerosis, study finds
Researchers report that inhibiting the ability of immune cells to use fatty acids as fuel…
Tree-killing pathogen traced back to California
California has emerged as the top suspect as the source of a pathogen responsible for…