Specific Protein is Instrumental in Myelination
...ollowing: Progenitor cells in the peri-ventricular zone of the brain contribute to remyelination of white matter lesions. A lesion in white matter naturally prompts progenitor cells to replicate and migrate to the site of the lesion where they are involved in remyelination and functional repair. Over-ex...France Steps Up Vigilance After Bird Flu Outbreak
...ith EU norms, a one-kilometre (0.6 mile) exclusion zone has been established around the Assenoncourt pond, as well as a wider 15-kilometre "observation" zone. France's only outbreak of H5N1 was early last year, when it was detected in 62 dead wild birds, contaminating a turkey farm in central France. ...Insight Into Neural Stem Cells Has Implications For Designing Therapies
...la identified the stem cells in the subventricular zone in 1999 ("Cell", June 11, 1999). While scientist...cells in different locations of the subventricular zone are all the same. They did so using a method they developed to follow the fate of early neonatal and...Furore Over Spa Planned on Active Philippines Volcano
...t. "Building a structure at the permanent danger zone (around the crater) should be prohibited because this will endanger lives," the institute's director, Renato Solidum, said at a recent public hearing on the project. He said volcanic activity has increased in recent weeks with the frequency of volc...Chilean Lake Disappears, Thanks to Global Warming
...ke, which drained the water to the ocean. 'In this zone in particular... we have evidence that, in general, the lakes are filling up as the glaciers melt,' Casassa added. Global warming is most likely responsible for this process, as well as for the increase in GLOFs.......ith EU norms, a one kilometre (0.6 mile) exclusion zone has been established around the Assenoncourt lake, as well as a wider 15 kilometre 'observation' zone....