Posts Tagged ‘Cornell University’
Health & Medicine - Aug 29, 2011 10:57 - 0 Comments
How gene linked to cancer moves cells
CORNELL (US) — Mutations to the p53 gene have been linked to half of all cancers, and now researchers have identified how the gene controls cell movement and invasion into other areas of the body. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Aug 12, 2011 8:29 - 0 Comments
How gut grows is simple physics
CORNELL (US) — Embryos face a tight squeeze when it’s time to pack in internal organs, but with a little help from simple mechanical forces between neighboring types of tissue, they’re able to take shape and grow. (more…)
Top Stories - Aug 9, 2011 11:54 - 0 Comments
Sex suffers when his pals become hers
U. CHICAGO (US) — Sexual problems can develop, including erectile dysfunction, when a female partner comes between a man and his male friends. (more…)
Science & Technology - Aug 2, 2011 9:15 - 0 Comments
Portable, pronto anthrax detection
CORNELL (US) — A device about the size of a suitcase can detect the presence of the anthrax bacterium in about one hour—even with a sample as small as 40 microscopic spores. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jul 20, 2011 16:05 - 2 Comments
Sentence struggle may flag Alzheimer’s
CORNELL (US) — Older adults with early Alzheimer’s disease may find it especially difficult to not only grasp for the right word, but also to construct complex sentences. (more…)
Science & Technology - Jul 18, 2011 14:41 - 0 Comments
Bilingual kids tune into right stuff
CORNELL (US) — Young children who learn a second language have a heightened ability to pay attention to what’s important and to ignore what’s not. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jul 15, 2011 10:55 - 0 Comments
Pay cash to win junk food war
CORNELL (US) — Pain of payment can curb impulsive buying, but only when purchasing vice foods like cookies and chips, not virtuous ones like milk and bread. (more…)
Science & Technology - Jul 8, 2011 11:22 - 2 Comments
NY Farmers ask: Bumblebee or honeybee?
CORNELL (US) — As honeybee populations decline, New York farmers can count on the native eastern bumblebee to pollinate pumpkin crops—and boost yields. (more…)
Science & Technology - Jun 21, 2011 10:38 - 0 Comments
Fish tale tells communication story
CORNELL (US) — The grunts and hoots that make up fish chatter offer a basic wiring diagram for how all vertebrates, including humans, communicate. (more…)
Top Stories - Jun 6, 2011 11:41 - 1 Comment
In pristine forests, fungus threatens frogs
CORNELL (US) — Untouched forests may not be a complete safe haven for amphibians. Risk of fungal infections is higher in such pristine environments, a new study finds. (more…)
Science & Technology - Jun 1, 2011 11:31 - 0 Comments
Dual bladder helps toadfish ‘talk’
CORNELL (US) — A swim bladder that is split it two allows the toadfish to be heard above the roar of the underwater crowd. (more…)
Health & Medicine - May 18, 2011 15:21 - 0 Comments
Tissue pushes healthy skin invasion
CORNELL (US) — Manufactured tissue grafts could benefit victims of traumatic injuries by encouraging healthy skin to move into wounded areas, reducing the need for surgery. (more…)
Science & Technology - May 16, 2011 16:49 - 0 Comments
How neurons say ‘go, mouse, go!’
CORNELL (US) — A group of spinal cord nerve cells manages running in mice, telling them when to go—and when to go faster. (more…)
Science & Technology - May 9, 2011 16:34 - 1 Comment
Communication gives fish a jolt
WASHINGTON U.-ST. LOUIS (US) — An African family of fish has a unique recognition tool—an electrical signal that is distinctive not only to species, but also to sex, dominance, and even to individual identity. (more…)
Science & Technology - Apr 25, 2011 16:58 - 1 Comment
Nano-transistor has colossal capability
U. PITTSBURGH (US) — A super-small, super-sensitive transistor could be used as an artificial atom to develop electronic materials with properties not found in nature. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Apr 15, 2011 16:55 - 0 Comments
Zebrafish lead way to melanoma gene
CORNELL (US) — Discovery of a new gene may open a path to advanced drug targets to help treat melanoma, an aggressive skin cancer, responsible for about 8,700 deaths each year. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Apr 13, 2011 15:51 - 1 Comment
Widows lose ability to think positive
CORNELL (US) — A steep drop in positive emotions—not a spike in negative ones—causes widows to experience increased illness and mental health issues. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Apr 13, 2011 12:01 - 2 Comments
Dirty business: Fracking natural gas
CORNELL (US) — Methane-rich natural gas extracted from Marcellus shale has 105 times more global warming impact, pound for pound, than carbon dioxide. (more…)
