Aerobic Respiration: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/04/140417164026.htm
Although cancer cells encounter uncontrollable growth, they are also very different from healthy cells through their way of producing energy. Healthy cells receive their energy through aerobic respiration. Cancer cells use lactic acid fermentation. The fermentation produces two ATPs per glucose molecules and aerobic respiration produces 30 or more ATPs per glucose molecule, indicating that cancer cells prefer the "less productive process"
Cellular Respiration: http://www.science20.com/science_20/the_most_promising_antioxidant_you_never_heard_of-136215
There has been a recent discovery that an antioxidant, called MitoQ , helps improve "the function of aging hearts... showed improvements in the arteries" The reason the antioxidant works well, is because it uses cellular respiration, impacting "how the energy stored in food can be used within our cells" This antioxidant targets the mitochondria, the organelle that turns carbohydrates into energy. It does not directly enter the mitochondria, although it does trigger cellular respiration, improving the energy production in a cell.
Substrate: http://phys.org/news/2014-05-soft-substrates-production-pluripotent-stem.html
Today, reprogramming adult cells into stem cells is a difficult process that leaves them damaged and not fully repaired. Sayaka Higuchi and colleagues from RIKEN Quantitive Biology Center have discovered that soft, elastic substrates help improve stem cell reprogramming. Other observations show that culturing cells on soft surfaces changes their ability to multiply. The substrate's elasticity alters the amount of actin fibers. Overall, substrates is an effective way to produce stem cells.
Joint: http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/267895.php
A team of biomechanical experts at MIT has made a robot called "Anklebot" that can measure an ankle stiffness in different directions giving information for physical therapist during rehabilitation. The anklebot is like a knee brace that is connected to a shoe. The robot would move the patient's foot to move the ankle. Moving the joint, shows the stiffness of the ankle is the strongest when the foot is moving up and down and the weakest when moving side to side. All in all, the anklebot allows patients to train the muscle and reduces injury.
Gravitropism: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/07/130725125310.htm
Plants are recognized by their number of branches and the positioning of a plants shoots. But recently researchers at the University of Leeds have found that the distinctive rot system is determined by gravity. Gravitropism is the bending growth of branches but then put them back in place with gravity. Auxin also help gravitropism by making one shoot or root longer than another. This is important to farmers because the plants determine whether it can capture resources from above and below ground. Also, plants with shorter branches can let sunlight to other crops for photosynthesis.
Photosynthesis: http://www.science20.com/news_articles/can_synthetic_biology_improve_photosynthesis-136391
Photosynthesis is very important to every living thing and how they live. Considering it is so effective on our life, we need it to be as efficient as it can be. Scientists are now looking into improving the photosynthetic reate so they can improve plant production. They are trying to develop micro compartments that will be installed inside the chloroplasts of plants to improve the efficiency. The plants could be made more efficient at fixing carbon dioxide form the air into molecules used by the plant for growth.
Brain: http://www.hngn.com/articles/31665/20140519/how-does-the-brain-work-during-meditation-researchers-find-out-using-mri.htm
This study is to see how different meditation types effect the brain. There were two types are concentrative meditation and nondirective meditation. Concentrative meditation is when the person focuses on one thought or their breathing, while nondirective is when they allow their mind to wonder. The brain activity was at its highest when the person’s mind wonders feely. The nondirective meditation is more effective at clearing the mind and allowing one to process emotions and memories.
Spinal Cord: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/01/140115113506.htm
Many people who have had spinal cord injuries have symptomatic sleep-disordered breathing and many also have poor sleep quality. Sleep apnea has been diagnosed to many people who have injuries with their spinal cord. Considering the number of people who suffer with sleeping problems after dealing with spinal cord problems are advised to undergo a sleep evaluation to see if there is a treatment they can undergo also.
Phototropism: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/05/130528105946.htm
Recently, TMU scientists have found a deeper insight in the plant hormone auxin. Plants start growing toward the light at the beginning of their early years. Auxin is responsible for their process by elongating the tip of the shoot causing the plant to bend. The most important element for this process is a protein that regulate the direction of the auxin. This is important to plants because they need sunlight in order to go through the photosynthesis.
Although cancer cells encounter uncontrollable growth, they are also very different from healthy cells through their way of producing energy. Healthy cells receive their energy through aerobic respiration. Cancer cells use lactic acid fermentation. The fermentation produces two ATPs per glucose molecules and aerobic respiration produces 30 or more ATPs per glucose molecule, indicating that cancer cells prefer the "less productive process"
Cellular Respiration: http://www.science20.com/science_20/the_most_promising_antioxidant_you_never_heard_of-136215
There has been a recent discovery that an antioxidant, called MitoQ , helps improve "the function of aging hearts... showed improvements in the arteries" The reason the antioxidant works well, is because it uses cellular respiration, impacting "how the energy stored in food can be used within our cells" This antioxidant targets the mitochondria, the organelle that turns carbohydrates into energy. It does not directly enter the mitochondria, although it does trigger cellular respiration, improving the energy production in a cell.
Substrate: http://phys.org/news/2014-05-soft-substrates-production-pluripotent-stem.html
Today, reprogramming adult cells into stem cells is a difficult process that leaves them damaged and not fully repaired. Sayaka Higuchi and colleagues from RIKEN Quantitive Biology Center have discovered that soft, elastic substrates help improve stem cell reprogramming. Other observations show that culturing cells on soft surfaces changes their ability to multiply. The substrate's elasticity alters the amount of actin fibers. Overall, substrates is an effective way to produce stem cells.
Joint: http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/267895.php
A team of biomechanical experts at MIT has made a robot called "Anklebot" that can measure an ankle stiffness in different directions giving information for physical therapist during rehabilitation. The anklebot is like a knee brace that is connected to a shoe. The robot would move the patient's foot to move the ankle. Moving the joint, shows the stiffness of the ankle is the strongest when the foot is moving up and down and the weakest when moving side to side. All in all, the anklebot allows patients to train the muscle and reduces injury.
Gravitropism: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/07/130725125310.htm
Plants are recognized by their number of branches and the positioning of a plants shoots. But recently researchers at the University of Leeds have found that the distinctive rot system is determined by gravity. Gravitropism is the bending growth of branches but then put them back in place with gravity. Auxin also help gravitropism by making one shoot or root longer than another. This is important to farmers because the plants determine whether it can capture resources from above and below ground. Also, plants with shorter branches can let sunlight to other crops for photosynthesis.
Photosynthesis: http://www.science20.com/news_articles/can_synthetic_biology_improve_photosynthesis-136391
Photosynthesis is very important to every living thing and how they live. Considering it is so effective on our life, we need it to be as efficient as it can be. Scientists are now looking into improving the photosynthetic reate so they can improve plant production. They are trying to develop micro compartments that will be installed inside the chloroplasts of plants to improve the efficiency. The plants could be made more efficient at fixing carbon dioxide form the air into molecules used by the plant for growth.
Brain: http://www.hngn.com/articles/31665/20140519/how-does-the-brain-work-during-meditation-researchers-find-out-using-mri.htm
This study is to see how different meditation types effect the brain. There were two types are concentrative meditation and nondirective meditation. Concentrative meditation is when the person focuses on one thought or their breathing, while nondirective is when they allow their mind to wonder. The brain activity was at its highest when the person’s mind wonders feely. The nondirective meditation is more effective at clearing the mind and allowing one to process emotions and memories.
Spinal Cord: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/01/140115113506.htm
Many people who have had spinal cord injuries have symptomatic sleep-disordered breathing and many also have poor sleep quality. Sleep apnea has been diagnosed to many people who have injuries with their spinal cord. Considering the number of people who suffer with sleeping problems after dealing with spinal cord problems are advised to undergo a sleep evaluation to see if there is a treatment they can undergo also.
Phototropism: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/05/130528105946.htm
Recently, TMU scientists have found a deeper insight in the plant hormone auxin. Plants start growing toward the light at the beginning of their early years. Auxin is responsible for their process by elongating the tip of the shoot causing the plant to bend. The most important element for this process is a protein that regulate the direction of the auxin. This is important to plants because they need sunlight in order to go through the photosynthesis.