Alternating hemiplegia of childhood is a very rare disorder that causes paralysis that freezes one…
Month: July 2012
New discovery of how carbon is stored in the Southern Ocean
Scientists have discovered an important method of how carbon is drawn down from the surface…
Cell receptor has proclivity for T helper 9 cells, airway inflammation
A cell surface molecule, OX40, is a powerful inducer of T helper cells that make…
Giant ice avalanches on Saturn’s moon Iapetus provide clue to extreme slippage elsewhere in the solar system
Saturn’s ice moon Iapetus has more giant landslides than any solar system body other than…
Bone tissue engineering: Attaching proteins for better regeneration
Researchers have demonstrated a new protein binding approach for effectively promoting bone regeneration. Current treatments…
Smell the Potassium: New understanding of trigger for compulsive mating and male-on-male death matches
Scientists have made a surprising find in study of sex- and aggression-triggering vomeronasal organ.
Elusive gene that causes a form of blindness from birth dlscovered
Researchers have isolated an elusive human gene that causes a common form of Leber congenital…
Chronic 2000-04 drought, worst in 800 years, may be the ‘new normal’
The chronic drought that hit western North America from 2000 to 2004 left dying forests…
Magnetic field, mantle convection and tectonics
On a time scale of tens to hundreds of millions of years, the geomagnetic field…
New dimension of physics research: Cutting the graphene cake
Researchers have demonstrated that graphene can be used as a building block to create new…