Posts Tagged ‘biochemistry’
Health & Medicine - Jul 20, 2011 13:11 - 0 Comments
Virus with sweet tooth causes diarrhea
RICE (US) — Scientists have defined the structure, down to the atomic level, of a virus that causes juvenile diarrhea. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jul 20, 2011 12:04 - 1 Comment
Cancer, stem cells: Separated at birth?
USC (US) — Protein mutation helps determine the path a healthy cell will take—toward cancer or toward stem-like cells that can be used to treat a variety of diseases. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jul 20, 2011 11:03 - 1 Comment
Mutant fly gene linked to mental disability
EMORY (US) — The same genetic mutation that makes it hard from fruit flies to climb and use their wings also appears to play a role in inherited intellectual disability in humans. (more…)
Top Stories - Jul 13, 2011 11:46 - 0 Comments
Cocaine exploits our lust for salt
DUKE (US) — Addictive drugs may have hijacked the same nerve cells and connections in the brain that serve a powerful, ancient instinct: the appetite for salt. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jul 12, 2011 15:09 - 0 Comments
Protein tail crucial to membrane fusion
RICE U. (US) — New findings shed light on the role that a protein plays in a group of hereditary neurological disorders that affects 20,000 people in the U.S. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jul 11, 2011 11:36 - 0 Comments
Shield eases antibiotic’s toxicity
CARDIFF U. (UK) — New research is expected to expand the use of the antibiotic colistin, effective in fighting infection, but underused because it is toxic to kidneys and nerves. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jul 7, 2011 15:25 - 0 Comments
Structure of DNA transcription ‘machine’
INDIANA U. (US) — Scientists have deciphered the structure of an essential part of Mediator, a complex molecular machine that plays a vital role in regulating the transcription of DNA. (more…)
Top Stories - Jul 7, 2011 10:55 - 0 Comments
Termite guts act like biofuel refinery
PURDUE (US) — A cocktail of enzymes from the guts of termites may be better at getting around the barriers that inhibit biofuel production from woody biomass. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jun 29, 2011 14:30 - 1 Comment
Disorderly enzyme fights off body slams
USC (US) — An enzyme’s random behavior is crucial to antibody diversity and how the immune system works to keep the body healthy. (more…)
Science & Technology - Jun 27, 2011 15:49 - 0 Comments
Nature’s antifreeze: The smaller the better
U. LEEDS (UK) — Cryoprotectants—compounds that act as a natural antifreeze to protect drugs, food, and tissue—work best when small, according to new research. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jun 24, 2011 9:42 - 3 Comments
New HIV drug’s secret is flexibility
RUTGERS (US) — A new HIV drug’s effectiveness comes from its ability to adapt to the constantly mutating virus, changes that can prevent existing AIDS drugs from working. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jun 17, 2011 11:29 - 0 Comments
Healthy brain protein links to Parkinson’s
USC (US) — Structural clues about a protein commonly found in healthy brains may lead to finding a cure for Parkinson’s disease. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jun 16, 2011 11:30 - 1 Comment
Med reduces swings of Type 1 diabetes
U. BUFFALO (US) — An injectable medication used to treat Type 2 diabetes appears to also help Type 1 diabetics on insulin better control blood glucose levels. (more…)
Top Stories - Jun 8, 2011 12:36 - 2 Comments
Alzheimer’s ‘curve ball’: Why cells die
UC SANTA BARBARA (US) — Scientists have discovered new information about what happens to brain cells that are destroyed in Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias. (more…)
Science & Technology - Jun 7, 2011 12:49 - 2 Comments
DNA devices build complex circuit
CALTECH (US) — Taking a page from the world of electronic circuitry, researchers have used DNA-based devices in a test tube to build the most complex biochemical circuit ever created from scratch. (more…)
Top Stories - Jun 2, 2011 9:55 - 0 Comments
Say cheese: Nanotubes take mice gut pics
STANFORD (US) — A new imaging method offers a clear view of living mouse innards, an improvement that could aid in drug testing and development. (more…)
Health & Medicine - May 31, 2011 14:49 - 1 Comment
Cystic fibrosis bacteria fight MRSA
CARDIFF U. (UK) — A bacterium that can cause severe lung infection in people with cystic fibrosis is effective in fighting a variety of drug-resistant microbes, including MRSA. (more…)
Top Stories - May 31, 2011 12:06 - 0 Comments
Fast and cheap: Chip cranks out DNA
DUKE (US) — Bioengineers have designed a 1-by-3 inch chip that can produce custom-made segments of DNA in two days. Current methods take two weeks and require large equipment and significant human labor. (more…)
