Posts Tagged ‘Vanderbilt University’
Health & Medicine - Nov 9, 2010 14:20 - 1 Comment
For a few, no HIV drugs needed
UNC-CHAPEL HILL (US) — A small number of people with HIV have the ability to control the infection without therapy by priming their immune system to target the virus. (more…)
Science & Technology - Nov 1, 2010 10:59 - 0 Comments
Gene helps fish hide in plain sight
VANDERBILT (US) — Scientists have discovered a new member of a gene family that has powerful influences on pigmentation and the regulation of body weight. (more…)
Science & Technology - Oct 28, 2010 15:42 - 1 Comment
Fingers find typos that brain ignores
VANDERBILT (US) — Typing without thinking is a skill managed by an autopilot, one that is able to catch errors that can fool our conscious brain. (more…)
Science & Technology - Oct 15, 2010 14:35 - 0 Comments
Image gets to heart of mosquito
VANDERBILT (US) — A fluorescent image showing a section of the tube-like mosquito heart magnified 100 times has captured first place in Nikon’s “Small World” 2010 photomicrography competition. (more…)
Science & Technology - Oct 11, 2010 13:16 - 0 Comments
Tipping point precedes choice
VANDERBILT (US) — When faced with a choice, the brain goes about accumulating evidence and only triggers an action once the evidence has reached a critical juncture, according to new research. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Oct 8, 2010 10:51 - 1 Comment
Extra tool in DNA’s repair kit
VANDERBILT (US) — On a good day about one million bases in the DNA in a human cell are damaged. Now researchers have discovered a fundamentally new way that DNA-repair enzymes detect and fix that damage. (more…)
Science & Technology - Oct 8, 2010 10:12 - 0 Comments
On display: Unrivalled liquid crystals
VANDERBILT (US) — A new class of liquid crystals could improve the performance of digital displays used on everything from digital watches to flat panel televisions. (more…)
Society & Culture - Sep 28, 2010 15:26 - 2 Comments
Crime by the numbers: What is the cost?
IOWA STATE (US) — A single murder costs society about $17.25 million according to a new study. (more…)
Society & Culture - Sep 22, 2010 11:33 - 3 Comments
Does bonus pay raise student scores?
VANDERBILT (US) — Rewarding teachers with incentive pay, in the absence of any other support programs, does not raise student test scores. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Sep 1, 2010 11:48 - 0 Comments
Mosquitoes sniff out prey with multi-sensors
VANDERBILT (US)—To track human prey, malaria mosquitoes use several different kinds of odor sensors, according to a new study. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Aug 3, 2010 11:52 - 3 Comments
‘Bendable’ brain adapts to what eyes see
VANDERBILT (US)—The human brain never stops adapting to its environment in a quest to formulate what the mind perceives based on what the eyes see, according to a new study. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Aug 3, 2010 10:07 - 4 Comments
Putting the brakes on impulsive behavior
VANDERBILT (US)—Why some people are more susceptible to rash behavior and act without thinking is related to a specific deficit in the way the brain regulates dopamine signaling, according to new research. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jul 12, 2010 10:59 - 7 Comments
How water helps us lose weight
VANDERBILT (US)—Ordinary water—without any additives—does more than just quench thirst. It increases the activity of the sympathetic—fight or flight—nervous system, which raises alertness, blood pressure, and energy expenditure. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jun 28, 2010 11:44 - 0 Comments
Pump out peptides for low-cost drugs
VANDERBILT (US)—A new way to chemically synthesize peptides promises to lower the cost and increase the availability of drugs based on natural compounds. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jun 15, 2010 9:15 - 4 Comments
Impaired insulin signaling links food to mood
VANDERBILT (US)—Defects in insulin action—which occur in diabetes and obesity—could directly contribute to psychiatric disorders like schizophrenia. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jun 2, 2010 16:57 - 0 Comments
Nanosponge delivers better than injection
VANDERBILT (US)—When loaded with an anticancer drug, a delivery system based on a novel material called nanosponge is three to five times more effective at reducing tumor growth than direct injection. (more…)
Health & Medicine - May 10, 2010 15:58 - 1 Comment
Cancer cells ignore their internal clocks
VANDERBILT (US)—A new finding challenges the assumption that the biological clocks in cancer cells are damaged and can’t regulate cell division in the fashion that they do in normal cells. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Apr 29, 2010 16:25 - 0 Comments
Fluorescent compounds make tumors glow
VANDERBILT (US)—A series of novel imaging agents could light up tumors as they begin to form—before they turn deadly—and signal their transition to aggressive cancers. (more…)
