Physician-researchers have reported the first effective therapy for a class of previously untreatable and potentially…
Month: November 2012
Stem cells could heal equine tendon injuries
Tendon injuries affect athletic horses at all levels. Researchers are studying the use of stem…
New therapeutic target for Alzheimer’s disease identified
Medical researchers have identified an enzyme called Monoacylglycerol lipase as a new therapeutic target to…
Rethinking reading instruction
Many educators have long believed that when words differ on only one sound, early readers…
Genetic test results for Lynch syndrome improved with new computer program
Genetic test results for Lynch syndrome often prove inconclusive, but two new studies show that…
Experimental therapy for emphysema tested
Researchers at the University of Alabama at Birmingham have performed the first U.S. trial of…
Laser-light testing of breast tumor fiber patterns helps show whose cancer is spreading
Using advanced microscopes equipped with tissue-penetrating laser light, cancer imaging experts have developed a promising,…
Chloroplast breakthrough could help unlock key to controlling fruit ripening in crops, research suggests
Biologists may have unearthed the potential to manipulate the functions of chloroplasts, the parts of…
USDA patents method to reduce ammonia emissions
Capturing and recycling ammonia from livestock waste is possible using a process developed by U.S….
A protein’s role in helping cells repair DNA damage
Scientists have described the role that a protein called TFIIB plays in helping cells repair…