Archive: 01/29/2007
Researchers discover zip codes for protein
McMaster scientists are very close to defining small molecule drugs that should be able to redirect the huntingtin protein from accumulating in the wrong place within brain cells, which could potentially translate to a therapy ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Jan 29, 2007 |
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Nanoengineered concrete could cut CO2 emissions
While government leaders argue about the practicality of reducing world emissions of carbon dioxide, scientists and engineers are seeking ways to make it happen.
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Jan 29, 2007 |
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Does evolution select for faster evolvers?
It's a mystery why the speed and complexity of evolution appear to increase with time. For example, the fossil record indicates that single-celled life first appeared about 3.5 billion years ago, and it then took about 2.5 ...
Jan 29, 2007 |
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Worldwide Parkinson's cases will double in next 25 years
The number of individuals with Parkinson’s disease in 15 of the world’s largest nations will double over the next generation, according to a study published in the January 30 issue of the journal Neurology. The study highli ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Jan 29, 2007 |
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Important mechanism identified in the formation of blood vessels
All tissues, sick and healthy alike, need a blood supply to survive and grow. The key to many medical problems, like preventing tumour development, is therefore to obstruct the spread of the blood vessels. Research scientists ...
Jan 29, 2007 |
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Cholera pathogen reveals how bacteria generate energy to live
Researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute have discovered new details about how bacteria generate energy to live. In two recently published papers, the scientists add key specifics to the molecular mechanism behind ...
Biology /
Jan 29, 2007 |
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Earth-shattering proof of continents on the move
Africa is being torn apart. And as Ethiopia's rift valley grows slowly wider, an international team of scientists is taking a unique opportunity to plot the progress of continents on the move.
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Jan 29, 2007 |
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Novel laboratory technique nudges genes into activity
A new technique that employs RNA, a tiny chemical cousin of DNA, to turn on genes could lead to therapeutics for conditions in which nudging a gene awake would help alleviate disease, researchers at UT Southwestern Medical ...
Biology /
Jan 29, 2007 |
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100 percent juices found as beneficial to health as fruits and vegetables
When it comes to some of today’s health issues, 100 percent fruit and vegetable juices do help reduce risk factors related to certain diseases.
Jan 29, 2007 |
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Major link in brain-obesity puzzle found
A single protein in brain cells may act as a linchpin in the body’s weight-regulating system, playing a key role in the flurry of signals that govern fat storage, sugar use, energy balance and weight, University of Michigan ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Jan 29, 2007 |
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