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Medicine 2013-12-10

May the cellular force be with you

May the cellular force be with you UC Santa Barbara assistant professor Otger Campas is one of the minds behind a new method for measuring the cellular forces that shape tissues and organs (Santa Barbara, Calif.) — Like tiny construction ...
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Medicine 2013-12-10

New sensor tracks zinc in cells

New sensor tracks zinc in cells Shifts in zinc's location could be exploited for early diagnosis of prostate cancer CAMBRIDGE, Mass-- Zinc, an essential nutrient, is found in every tissue in the body. The vast majority of the metal ion is tightly bound ...
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Space 2013-12-10

Ancient crater could hold clues about moon's mantle

Ancient crater could hold clues about moon's mantle PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] — Researchers from Brown University and the University of Hawaii have found some mineralogical surprises in the Moon's largest impact crater. Data from the Moon Mineralogy Mapper ...
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Physics 2013-12-09

rTMS for hallucination in schizophrenia spectrum disorders

rTMS for hallucination in schizophrenia spectrum disorders Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation uses a non-invasive and relatively painless tool to stimulate the human brain in vivo using very strong, pulsed magnetic fields. It is also used to explore and ...
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Science 2013-12-09

JCI early table of contents for Dec. 9, 2013

JCI early table of contents for Dec. 9, 2013 Breast cancer prognosis associated with oncometabolite accumulation The metabolic profile of cancer cells can be used to develop therapies and identify biomarkers associated with cancer outcome. In this issue ...
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