Posts Tagged ‘enzymes’
Health & Medicine - Jan 11, 2010 16:15 - 0 Comments
To protect heart, compound props up enzyme
INDIANA U.—Researchers have determined how a “chemical chaperone” does its job in the body, which could lead to a new class of drugs to help reduce the muscle damage caused by heart attacks. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jan 4, 2010 17:34 - 0 Comments
Protein ‘makeover’ key to muscular dystrophy
U. IOWA (US)—The discovery of a novel type of chemical modification on a particular muscle protein promises to shed light on certain muscular dystrophies. The finding may also have implications for cancer detection. (more…)
Science & Technology - Dec 28, 2009 11:49 - 0 Comments
Following the rules of cell division
INDIANA (US)—No matter how complex things get, it comes down to this: Cells are either directed to divide, or they are not. (more…)
Science & Technology - Dec 24, 2009 13:53 - 0 Comments
Unraveling the code to DNA’s ribbons
EMORY (US)—Researchers have determined the structures of two enzymes that customize histones, the spool-like proteins around which DNA coils inside the cell. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Dec 4, 2009 17:54 - 0 Comments
Body’s own chemical could cut ticker toxins
EMORY (US)—Scientists have found a way of getting a naturally occurring antioxidant directly into the hearts of rats, with the hope that someday this discovery could improve the health of human heart-attack sufferers. (more…)
Science & Technology - Dec 2, 2009 17:07 - 3 Comments
Team unravels mystery of ubiquitin chains
CALTECH (US)—Researchers have been able to view in detail, and for the first time, the previously unexplained process by which long chains of a protein called ubiquitin are added to proteins that control the cell cycle. The finding may one day lead to the development of targeted cancer therapies. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Dec 2, 2009 12:14 - 0 Comments
Cancer’s sweet tooth may be its downfall
EMORY (US)—Cancer cells tend to consume more blood sugar than healthy cells and scientists have discovered a way to possibly exploit that craving for glucose. (more…)
Science & Technology - Nov 9, 2009 13:54 - 0 Comments
Keeps whites white and living cells on time
USC (US)—If a circadian rhythm is like an orchestra—the united expression of the rhythms of millions of cells—hydrogen peroxide may serve as the conductor, or at least as the baton. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Oct 26, 2009 15:52 - 6 Comments
Gene ‘cancer-proofs’ rodent’s cells
U. ROCHESTER (US)—Despite a 30-year lifespan that gives ample time for cells to grow cancerous, a small rodent species called a naked mole rat has never been found with tumors of any kind—and now biologists think they know why. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Oct 13, 2009 18:15 - 1 Comment
Stable proteins may yield ‘sweet’ biofuels
NYU (US)—Scientists report they have developed a novel method of stabilizing proteins, including important enzymes used to produce certain artificial sweeteners and bioethanol. (more…)
Science & Technology - Oct 8, 2009 15:29 - 0 Comments
Predicting when cells will be unpredictable
DUKE (US)—Scientists have discovered a quirky trait that makes some bacteria zig when others zag. The finding could help bioengineers fine-tune the development of synthetic “circuits”—designed to produce a myriad of useful proteins and chemicals. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Oct 2, 2009 12:12 - 0 Comments
Enzyme offers target for curing tuberculosis
IOWA STATE (US)—Researchers have identified an enzyme that helps make tuberculosis resistant to a human’s natural defense system. Neutralizing that enzyme may someday lead to a cure for tuberculosis, a contagious disease that’s on the rise. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Sep 28, 2009 11:50 - 1 Comment
Therapy breaks barrier to repair brain damage
U. IOWA (US)—Researchers have discovered a nonsurgical way to treat a specific type of brain damage by turning the very blood vessels surrounding brain cells into a production and delivery system. (more…)
