Science news articles about 'exact nature'

  • Brain stem cells can be awakened, say Schepens scientists

    ... different signal to stem cells. In the second (PNAS) study, the team went on to discover the exact nature of those different chemical signals. They learned that in the areas where stem cells were ...
  • Oxygen ions for fuel cells get loose at low(er) temperatures

    ... thought possible. The finding announced this month in Nature Materials may be key to solving fuel cell ... strontium, gallium and oxygen atoms, however the exact nature of the extra oxygen ions was unclear ...
  • Mate choice in plants

    ... . If they are different, the pollen tubes are allowed to grow toward the ovary. The exact nature of the interactions is still unclear, but the work of Cruz-Garcia and other scientists suggests that ...
  • Researchers use supercomputer to track pathways in myoglobin

    ... , as the protein fluctuates, transient "tunnels" may open up to form a network of pathways. But the exact nature and location of these dynamic pathways at atomic resolution have remained a mystery – ...
  • Scientists identify how gastric reflux may trigger asthma

    ... them to arise together. Physicians could make a case for each scenario, but until now, the exact nature of the relationship was not clear. Working in laboratory experiments with mice, Dr. Shu Lin, an ...
  • How Cranberry Juice Can Prevent Urinary Tract Infections

    People have long consumed cranberry juice to ward off urinary tract infections, though the exact nature of its action has not been clear. The juice, the study shows, changes the ...
  • Major flooding risk could span decades after Chinese earthquake

    ... . "There is a significant risk of a major flooding disaster. At the moment it is very difficult to predict the exact nature of that risk but in ten years or so we may be in a better position. The ...
  • Even mild sleep apnea increases cardiovascular risk

    ... and metabolic alterations that are potentially harmful to the cardiovascular system." To determine the exact nature of some of these effects, Dr. Kohler and colleagues performed a controlled, cross- ...
  • Nitric oxide shown to cause colon cancer

    ... nitric oxide, which may be produced when the immune system responds to bacterial infections, including those of the colon. However, the exact nature of the relationship was unknown -- until now.
  • New understanding of the origin of galaxies advanced

    ... matter that cannot be seen but is detected through its massive gravitational attraction. The exact nature of this matter is still unknown. The galaxies are composed into two major types: spiral ...
  • Mind out of balance, body out of balance

    ... the initial results through a larger study with more control groups. The goal is to explore the exact nature of the relationship between balance and anxiety in children, and to focus the results on ...
  • The pseudogap persists as material superconducts

    ... implies that the pseudogap's mere presence draws electrons away from the superconductor gap. The exact nature of these competing states poses the next challenge for researchers. "That we've shown ...
  • Missing genes link to psoriasis

    ... is an important cause of psoriasis, but it is only recently that scientists have begun to discover the exact nature of the variations that give rise to that predisposition. The study is the result ...
  • Can EUS elastography help distinguish benign from malignant tissue?

    ... major limitation of endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) examination is its limited capacity to determine the exact nature of a lesion. The differential diagnosis between benign and malignant lymph nodes and ...
  • 4 out of 106 heart replacement valves from pig hearts failed

    ... interfere with blood leaving the heart through the aorta. The leaflets were covered with numerous bumps, but the exact nature of these tissue growths couldn't be determined. No specific cause for the ...

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