Clinical Research

Protein Phosphorylation Could Be The Key To Understanding Stem Cell Differentiation

Stem cell researchers trying to understand the mechanisms that determine whether stem cells divide or differentiate, and what types of cells they become and how to control them to develop new treatments, may have gotten some much needed help. Investigators ...

Article - News Staff - Aug 6 2009 - 4:30pm

Feel Stupid? Lazy? It May Be Your Diet

If you feel lethargic or that your memory is slipping, diet may be a factor.   A new research study says that in less than 10 days of eating a high-fat diet, rats had decreased ability to exercise and experienced significant short-term memory loss. The res ...

Article - News Staff - Aug 12 2009 - 10:01am

More Daylight, Less Obesity

New research led by Michael Symonds, Professor of Developmental Physiology in the School of Clincal Sciences at The University of Nottingham, says Brown adipose tissue (BAT), the brown fat found in abundance in hibernating animals and newborn babies, could ...

Article - News Staff - Aug 22 2009 - 11:15am

Risky Business- Women Have Higher Testosterone In Financial Careers

There once was a battle of the sexes, when some women and men believed the genders were basically the same.   Then there was a cultural détente, which regrettably involved a lot of pantsuits, before settling into the modern realization that a uni-sex socie ...

Article - News Staff - Aug 24 2009 - 3:05pm

A big "wtf" salute to NPR- dog hair and cancer

I love NPR. I listen almost every day. I just want to get that that up front and center, because right now I am staring at the NPR story on my computer with a "WTF?" look on my face, and this is not my typical NPR look.* The headline, "Dog H ...

Blog Post - Becky Jungbauer - Aug 27 2009 - 3:12pm

Piper longum Linn (Piperaceae) used in Ayurvedic medicines helps cure leprosy.

  Piper longum Linn (Piperaceae) used in  Ayurvedic medicines helps cure leprosy.  Proessor Ashwani Kumar ...

Blog Post - Ashwani Kumar - Sep 3 2009 - 9:22am

PHARMACOGNOSTICAL CHARACTERIZATION OF SOME SELECTED MEDICINAL PLANTS: Historical landmarks

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Blog Post - Ashwani Kumar - Sep 26 2009 - 7:12pm

Plant trees to protect you from un noticed dehydration in Rajasthan

Dr P.K. Tewari  made observation that AN  un noticed dehydration in Rajasthan especially in Jaipur even when one sits under roof at home with fan running. The sign of dehydration is dry skin, face, and arms and legs, drying of tounge are some of the common ...

Blog Post - Ashwani Kumar - Sep 26 2009 - 11:07pm

Scoliosis- Old Technology May Be The Wave Of The Future

In scoliosis treatment for babies, doctors often try bracing first and if that fails, they escalate to surgery; placing metal rods in their backs with spinal fusion. These children face the risk of complications from the surgery and their backs and chests ...

Article - News Staff - Sep 30 2009 - 10:52am

Why Do Our Muscles Age? Muscle Regeneration Gets A Boost

Researchers at the University of California, Berkeley say they have identified critical biochemical pathways linked to the aging of human muscle and, by manipulating these pathways, they were able to 'turn back the clock' on old human muscle, res ...

Article - News Staff - Oct 1 2009 - 11:58am