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Primary Cells
A primary cell is a battery that is designed to be used once and discarded, and not recharged with electricity and reused like a secondary cell. In general, the electrochemical reaction occurring in the cell is not reversible, rendering the cell unrechargeable.
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JUL 22, 2015Neuroscience
Treating an aggressive brain tumor may have come one step closer to reality recently as a company developing a novel the ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderJUN 24, 2015Genetics & Genomics
Systemic sclerosis, also known as scleroderma, has the highest mortality of any autoimmune rheumatic disease. The rare, ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderJUN 23, 2015Health & Medicine
The United States loses $28 billion on irreproducible pre-clinical research every year. Leonard Freedman, Iain Cockburn, ...Written By: Kerry EvansJUN 14, 2015Cancer
Oligodendroglioma, which can be an especially aggressive form of brain cancer, may be caused by a genetic mutation. Scie ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderMAY 04, 2015Genetics & Genomics
A team of Spanish researchers believes that a sixth DNA base called methyl-adenine could regulate the expression of cert ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderAPR 27, 2015Neuroscience
Deadly brain tumors called high-grade gliomas grow with the help of nerve activity in the cerebral cortex, according to ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderAPR 22, 2015Cancer
A new research study has shown that pancreatic cancer cells can be coaxed to revert back toward normal cells by introduc ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderAPR 22, 2015Genetics & Genomics
Researchers have identified a biological basis for asthmatic children who do not respond well to corticosteroid treatmen ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderAPR 21, 2015Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists from the Goethe University, Frankfurt, the European Molecular Biology Laboratory, Heidelberg, and the Univers ...Written By: Judy O'RourkeAPR 19, 2015Genetics & Genomics
Aneuploidy-the incorrect number of chromosomes in a cell-is quite common in early embryos; it's also the primary reason ...Written By: Will HectorAPR 13, 2015Neuroscience
Is visual input essential to how the topographical map of the visual cortex develops in the human brain?
In n ...Written By: Will HectorAPR 09, 2015Genetics & Genomics
Lung cancer is the second most common type of cancer and the number one cause of cancer-related mortality. It is estimat ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderAPR 07, 2015Neuroscience
When managing, assigning each task to a specialist is often the most efficient strategy. Most researchers regard the bra ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderAPR 02, 2015Genetics & Genomics
A collaborative study between researchers from the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Massachusetts Institute of Techno ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderAPR 01, 2015Cancer
The body's immune system fights disease, infections and even cancer, acting like foot soldiers to protect against invade ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderMAR 26, 2015Neuroscience
By examining more than 3,600 postmortem brains, researchers at Mayo Clinic's campuses in Jacksonville, Florida, and Roch ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderMAR 26, 2015Genetics & Genomics
Just as two DNA strands naturally arrange themselves into a helix, DNA's molecular cousin RNA can form hairpin-like loop ...Written By: Judy O'RourkeMAR 05, 2015Neuroscience
A study from Harvard Medical School researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital and Brigham and Women's Hospital revea ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderMAR 04, 2015Cancer
New research by market research firm Frost & Sullivan revealed that the increased use of clinical tools such as in vitro ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderMAR 02, 2015Immunology
Alere Inc, Waltham, Mass, a leading maker of rapid diagnostic tests, has received IVD CE marking in Europe for the Alere ...Written By: Judy O'RourkeFEB 27, 2015Genetics & Genomics
Genetically engineered T memory stem cells (Tscm) can last more than 12 years in patients' bodies, and can continually g ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderFEB 11, 2015Genetics & Genomics
Researchers have created a hyper-fast, super-scalable software that shortens from weeks to mere hours the time needed to ...Written By: Judy O'RourkeJAN 28, 2015Cancer
Why does cancer flourish more often in certain tissue (in the colon, say) than in others (bone)? Random mutations, which ...Written By: Judy O'RourkeJAN 21, 2015Cancer
This is the second article in a series. The first article, titled "New Year Brings Overhaul of CPT Test Codes for ...Written By: Judy O'Rourke
JUL 22, 2015
Neuroscience
Treating an aggressive brain tumor may have come one step closer to reality recently as a company developing a novel the
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
JUN 24, 2015
Genetics & Genomics
Systemic sclerosis, also known as scleroderma, has the highest mortality of any autoimmune rheumatic disease. The rare,
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
JUN 23, 2015
Health & Medicine
The United States loses $28 billion on irreproducible pre-clinical research every year. Leonard Freedman, Iain Cockburn,
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
JUN 14, 2015
Cancer
Oligodendroglioma, which can be an especially aggressive form of brain cancer, may be caused by a genetic mutation. Scie
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
MAY 04, 2015
Genetics & Genomics
A team of Spanish researchers believes that a sixth DNA base called methyl-adenine could regulate the expression of cert
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
APR 27, 2015
Neuroscience
Deadly brain tumors called high-grade gliomas grow with the help of nerve activity in the cerebral cortex, according to
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
APR 22, 2015
Cancer
A new research study has shown that pancreatic cancer cells can be coaxed to revert back toward normal cells by introduc
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
APR 22, 2015
Genetics & Genomics
Researchers have identified a biological basis for asthmatic children who do not respond well to corticosteroid treatmen
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
APR 21, 2015
Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists from the Goethe University, Frankfurt, the European Molecular Biology Laboratory, Heidelberg, and the Univers
...
Written By:
Judy O'Rourke
APR 19, 2015
Genetics & Genomics
Aneuploidy-the incorrect number of chromosomes in a cell-is quite common in early embryos; it's also the primary reason
...
Written By:
Will Hector
APR 13, 2015
Neuroscience
Is visual input essential to how the topographical map of the visual cortex develops in the human brain?
In n ...
In n ...
Written By:
Will Hector
APR 09, 2015
Genetics & Genomics
Lung cancer is the second most common type of cancer and the number one cause of cancer-related mortality. It is estimat
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
APR 07, 2015
Neuroscience
When managing, assigning each task to a specialist is often the most efficient strategy. Most researchers regard the bra
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
APR 02, 2015
Genetics & Genomics
A collaborative study between researchers from the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Massachusetts Institute of Techno
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
APR 01, 2015
Cancer
The body's immune system fights disease, infections and even cancer, acting like foot soldiers to protect against invade
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
MAR 26, 2015
Neuroscience
By examining more than 3,600 postmortem brains, researchers at Mayo Clinic's campuses in Jacksonville, Florida, and Roch
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
MAR 26, 2015
Genetics & Genomics
Just as two DNA strands naturally arrange themselves into a helix, DNA's molecular cousin RNA can form hairpin-like loop
...
Written By:
Judy O'Rourke
MAR 05, 2015
Neuroscience
A study from Harvard Medical School researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital and Brigham and Women's Hospital revea
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
MAR 04, 2015
Cancer
New research by market research firm Frost & Sullivan revealed that the increased use of clinical tools such as in vitro
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
MAR 02, 2015
Immunology
Alere Inc, Waltham, Mass, a leading maker of rapid diagnostic tests, has received IVD CE marking in Europe for the Alere
...
Written By:
Judy O'Rourke
FEB 27, 2015
Genetics & Genomics
Genetically engineered T memory stem cells (Tscm) can last more than 12 years in patients' bodies, and can continually g
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
FEB 11, 2015
Genetics & Genomics
Researchers have created a hyper-fast, super-scalable software that shortens from weeks to mere hours the time needed to
...
Written By:
Judy O'Rourke
JAN 28, 2015
Cancer
Why does cancer flourish more often in certain tissue (in the colon, say) than in others (bone)? Random mutations, which
...
Written By:
Judy O'Rourke
JAN 21, 2015
Cancer
This is the second article in a series. The first article, titled "New Year Brings Overhaul of CPT Test Codes for ...
Written By:
Judy O'Rourke