Common metal wipes out deadly toxin
CARNEGIE MELLON (US) — An element commonly found in nature might be a way to neutralize the potentially lethal effects of a compound known as Shiga toxin.. Continue…
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Science & Technology - Dec 21, 2011 15:19 - 0 Comments
Tool shows ‘handedness’ of gold nanoparticles
CARNEGIE MELLON (US) — Researchers have successfully used simple nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) to analyze the ‘handedness,’ or chirality, of gold nanoparticles. (more…)
Science & Technology - Dec 19, 2011 14:47 - 0 Comments
Early black holes gorged on ‘fast food’
CARNEGIE MELLON (US) — The largest cosmological simulation ever conducted shows that a steady diet of cold dense gas caused the rapid growth of the early supermassive black holes. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Oct 17, 2011 12:19 - 0 Comments
Live view of neural stem cells with MRI
CARNEGIE MELLON (US) — An MRI-based technique that allows researchers to non-invasively follow stem cells in vivo could be used to develop treatments for brain injury caused by trauma, stroke, Parkinson’s disease, and other neurological disorders. (more…)
Society & Culture - Oct 17, 2011 11:47 - 1 Comment
How to get (and give) better advice
CARNEGIE MELLON/ DUKE (US) — Advisers feel more empathy and may be more motivated to offer unbiased advice when they are advising one known recipient, rather than an anonymous group, new research shows. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Aug 12, 2011 14:55 - 0 Comments
Molecules go to sleep to save power
CARNEGIE MELLON (US) — To conserve cellular fuel, tiny protein motors that transport vital cargo around a cell are able to put themselves into energy save mode to control what is moved and when. (more…)
Science & Technology - Apr 29, 2011 15:59 - 0 Comments
Math shows how materials meld to last
CARNEGIE MELLON (US) — A large-scale computer simulation of the evolution of grain boundaries under a variety of conditions is giving scientists insight into what is needed to precisely engineer a material. (more…)
Top Stories - Mar 28, 2011 9:29 - 0 Comments
How neurons hear above the din
CARNEGIE MELLON (US) — Much like a person trying to be heard across a crowded room, billions of neurons in the brain need to figure out how to get their message heard over all the chatter. (more…)
Science & Technology - Dec 23, 2010 14:33 - 2 Comments
Cells reduce, reuse, and recycle
CARNEGIE MELLON (US) — Much like we sort recycling into paper, plastic, and glass, cells sort receptors after their initial use and send them on different recycling pathways. (more…)
Science & Technology - Nov 18, 2010 16:40 - 0 Comments
It’s a match: Algorithm finds kidneys
CARNEGIE MELLON (US) — Living kidney donors and medically compatible transplant candidates have been successfully matched using a newly developed computer algorithm. (more…)
Science & Technology - Sep 1, 2010 7:42 - 0 Comments
Neuron diversity’s no ‘bug of biology’
CARNEGIE MELLON (US)—Much like snowflakes, no two neurons are exactly alike. But it’s not the size or shape that sets one neuron apart from another, it’s the way it responds to incoming stimuli. (more…)
Science & Technology - Jul 23, 2010 10:35 - 1 Comment
Intensity mapping shines light on dark energy
CARNEGIE-MELLON (US)—A new tool for tracking large cosmic structures—called intensity mapping—is expected to provide valuable clues about the nature of the “dark energy” believed to constitute nearly three-fourths of the mass and energy of the universe. (more…)
Science & Technology - May 5, 2010 6:16 - 9 Comments
It’s alive! Mammoth blood resurrected
CARNEGIE-MELLON (US)—Hemoglobin from an authentic woolly mammoth has been given new life by an international team of researchers. (more…)
Science & Technology - Apr 7, 2010 10:32 - 1 Comment
Decisions rely on ‘maps’ more than memory
CARNEGIE-MELLON (US)—The old “mouse in a maze” experiment has yielded new insight into how the brain functions, revealing a new understanding of the hippocampus’ role in memory. (more…)
Science & Technology - Feb 10, 2010 10:42 - 0 Comments
Fighting viruses with physics
CARNEGIE MELLON (US)—The energy associated with the expulsion of viral DNA has been measured for the first time in what is believed to be a pivotal discovery toward understanding the mechanisms that control viral infection. (more…)
Science & Technology - Nov 6, 2009 17:39 - 1 Comment
Structure of natural cancer fighters unraveled
CARNEGIE MELLON (US)—A new nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) methodology has enabled a group of chemists to determine the correct chemical structure of a natural compound known as a withanolide, which has been shown to slow the growth of breast cancer cells. (more…)
