Posts Tagged ‘biochemistry’
Health & Medicine - Oct 14, 2011 10:38 - 1 Comment
Gut bacteria may affect cholesterol drugs
DUKE (US) — Statins can be effective at lowering cholesterol, but they have a perplexing tendency to work for some people and not others. Gut bacteria may be the reason. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Oct 11, 2011 12:16 - 1 Comment
How to pick ‘best bet’ eggs for IVF
BROWN (US) — A new procedure that gathers genetic information from eggs without harming them may offer a preview of which eggs are likely to make the most viable embryos for in vitro fertilization. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Oct 11, 2011 12:00 - 2 Comments
Protein sends signal to store body fat
UC DAVIS (US) — Shutting down a protein that plays a key role in fat storage may lead to better treatments for obesity and diabetes. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Oct 7, 2011 11:32 - 2 Comments
New clues to how body fights viruses
RUTGERS (US) — Researchers have determined the structure of a protein that is the first line of defense in fighting viral infections, including influenza, hepatitis C, West Nile, rabies, and measles. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Sep 30, 2011 13:48 - 0 Comments
Rock nitrogen helps trees soak up CO2
UC DAVIS (US) — Forest trees have the ability to tap into nitrogen found in rocks, boosting the trees’ growth and their ability to pull more carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.
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Science & Technology - Sep 29, 2011 10:39 - 4 Comments
Gamers succeed where scientists fail
U. WASHINGTON-SEATTLE (US) — Gamers have solved the structure of a retrovirus enzyme whose configuration had stumped scientists for more than a decade. (more…)
Top Stories - Sep 28, 2011 10:12 - 0 Comments
New class of painkillers: Ibuprofen 2.0?
VANDERBILT (US) — Scientists thought there was little left to learn about a class of medications that includes ibuprofen, but a recent discovery raises the possibility of a new class of pain relievers. (more…)
Science & Technology - Sep 22, 2011 10:38 - 0 Comments
Cells chatter to overcome wimpy ‘dial-up’
EMORY (US) — For the first time, scientists have quantified the data capacity of a biochemical signaling pathway and found a surprise—it’s way lower than even an old-fashioned, dial-up modem. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Sep 21, 2011 10:59 - 1 Comment
Laser tags detect prostate cancer
UC SANTA BARBARA (US) — New laser technology can discriminate between cancerous prostate cells in bodily fluids from those that are healthy—and may ultimately help doctors determine when cancer will spread. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Sep 2, 2011 12:42 - 0 Comments
Why influenza B only infects humans
RUTGERS / U. TEXAS-AUSTIN (US) — Researchers say they now know why influenza B is limited to humans, a discovery that could lead to new drugs to fight seasonal flu epidemics. (more…)
Top Stories - Aug 31, 2011 10:43 - 0 Comments
Digital chip analyzes blood from tiny drop
U. TORONTO (CAN) — The days of the blood sample routine—arm out, make a fist, find a vein, and tap in—may soon be over, thanks to a new analysis method that requires only a pinprick of blood. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Aug 16, 2011 16:14 - 7 Comments
Fatty diet triggers diabetes onslaught
UC SANTA BARBARA (US) — Diets with high levels of fat shut down a key enzyme and cause a series of molecular events responsible for the onset and severity of Type 2 diabetes. (more…)
Science & Technology - Aug 4, 2011 15:48 - 0 Comments
Seventh, eighth bases of DNA identified
UNC CHAPEL HILL (US) — Researchers have discovered the seventh and eighth bases of DNA, adding to the original four basic units—adenine, guanine, thymine, and cytosine—and two more that were discovered later. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Aug 4, 2011 15:07 - 0 Comments
Molecule makes cells kill Chlamydia
DUKE (US) — A newly designed molecule disarms the pathogen responsible for the largest number of sexually transmitted infections in the United States. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Aug 3, 2011 16:08 - 0 Comments
Memory decline may be reversible
YALE (US) — Researchers have figured out why we tend to be more forgetful as we age. Interestingly, they say, the findings suggest the condition is reversible. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Aug 1, 2011 14:48 - 0 Comments
Protein pair fights HIV 18x better
CALTECH (US) — Pairing two copies of a protein produced by a type of blue-green algae significantly improves its ability to fight HIV. (more…)
Top Stories - Aug 1, 2011 11:21 - 0 Comments
Nanopits boost stem cell therapy
U. SOUTHAMPTON (UK) — A process similar to the one used to manufacture blu-ray discs offers a new way to culture adult stem cells. The discovery could lead to new therapies for conditions such as arthritis, Alzheimer’s, and Parkinson’s disease. (more…)
Science & Technology - Jul 22, 2011 12:40 - 0 Comments
Songbird ‘cologne’ drives females wild
MICHIGAN STATE (US) — Like teenage boys dousing themselves with body spray to woo girls, male songbirds deploy a similar tactic when they release preen oil from a gland at the base of their tail. (more…)
