Brian Vastag » Nature http://brianvastag.net Science Journalist Wed, 25 Aug 2010 23:46:51 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 The Brain Fixer http://brianvastag.net/2010/08/the-brain-fixer/ http://brianvastag.net/2010/08/the-brain-fixer/#comments Wed, 18 Aug 2010 18:07:25 +0000 Brian http://brianvastag.net/?p=325 Nature, I explore new technology for sneaking this growth factor, GDNF, into the brain. ]]>

Call it the brain fixer: A potent growth factor that could reverse stroke, interrupt addiction, and halt Parkinson’s disease. But getting it into the brain has proved challenging. In this feature for Nature I explore new technology for sneaking this growth factor, GDNF, into the brain. [Read Story]

]]> http://brianvastag.net/2010/08/the-brain-fixer/feed/ 0 The Melting Snows of Kilimanjaro http://brianvastag.net/2009/11/the-melting-snows-of-kilimanjaro/ http://brianvastag.net/2009/11/the-melting-snows-of-kilimanjaro/#comments Tue, 03 Nov 2009 18:19:13 +0000 Brian http://brianvastag.net/?p=234 Glacier remnant on Kilimanjaro

Glacier remnant on Kilimanjaro

The snows of Kilimanjaro are rapidly disappearing and will be gone by 2033, predicts the most detailed analysis yet of the iconic glaciers gracing Africa’s highest peak.

 ”They’re being decapitated,” says study leader Lonnie Thompson. “In fact, they’re probably not really glaciers anymore. They’re remnants of another climate.”

Published in Nature. [Link]

 

 

 

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]]> http://brianvastag.net/2009/11/the-melting-snows-of-kilimanjaro/feed/ 0 The Beneficial Side of Prions http://brianvastag.net/2009/04/the-beneficial-side-of-prions/ http://brianvastag.net/2009/04/the-beneficial-side-of-prions/#comments Thu, 02 Apr 2009 04:05:34 +0000 Brian http://brianvastag.net/?p=42 Nature.]]> naturenews Prions, the mis-folded proteins best known for causing diseases such as bovine spongiform encephalopathy in cows, scrapie in sheep and Creutzfeldt–Jakob disease in humans, also help yeast survive and may even drive evolution. [READ STORY]

Published at Nature.com

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