News tagged with adenosine monophosphate

Researchers reverse the cognitive impairment caused by sleep deprivation

(PhysOrg.com) -- A research collaboration led by biologists and neuroscientists at the University of Pennsylvania has found a molecular pathway in the brain that is the cause of cognitive impairment due to sleep deprivation. ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Oct 22, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

New insight into an old reaction: Adenylylation regulates cell signaling

A new study reveals the importance of adenylylation in the regulation of cell signaling from bacteria to higher organisms. The research, published by Cell Press in the April 10th issue of the journal Molecular Cell, provid ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Apr 09, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0




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Key step identified in Legionnaire's disease infection process

(PhysOrg.com) -- NIH researchers have uncovered a key step in the biochemical sequence the bacterium which causes Legionnaire’s disease uses to reproduce inside the cells it infects.

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Jun 17, 2011 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Universal detector made of DNA building blocks

(PhysOrg.com) -- A method for detecting such diverse substances as antibiotics, narcotics and explosives - a universal detector, so to speak - has been developed by German researchers at the Max Planck Institute ...

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Mar 30, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Potential chink in armor of African sleeping sickness parasite: It's social

Long considered a freewheeling loner, the Trypanosoma brucei parasite responsible for African sleeping sickness has revealed a totally unexpected social side, opening a potential chink in the behavioral armor of this and ot ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Dec 13, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Extensive regeneration in nerve connecting eye to brain achieved

Damage to the optic nerve, connecting the eye with the brain, is a major cause of blindness. The most common culprit is glaucoma, estimated to affect more than 4 million Americans. There is currently no way to restore the ...

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Dec 06, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (10) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Gene variations that alter key enzyme linked to prostate cancer

Researchers at the National Institutes of Health have found that variations in a gene for an enzyme involved in cell energy metabolism appear to increase the risk for prostate cancer.

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Oct 01, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Scientists discover the molecular heart of collective behavior

Birds flock. Fish gather in schools. Bees swarm. Even amoebae clump together in mystifyingly clever constellations. Scientists have long wondered what is happening at the cellular and molecular level to bring about this amazing ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created May 20, 2010 | popularity 4.1 / 5 (7) | comments 2 | with audio podcast

The 'sultan of slime': Biologist continues to be fascinated by organisms after nearly 70 years of study

(PhysOrg.com) -- Where others see dirt, John Bonner sees beauty. Where others see jumbled clumps, he sees highly sophisticated organization.

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Jan 22, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Second-hand smoking results in liver disease, study finds

A team of scientists at the University of California, Riverside has found that even second-hand tobacco smoke exposure can result in nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), a common disease and rising cause ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Sep 10, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 2

Another reason to avoid high-fat diet -- it can disrupt our biological clock

Indulgence in a high-fat diet can not only lead to overweight because of excessive calorie intake, but also can affect the balance of circadian rhythms - everyone's 24-hour biological clock, Hebrew University of Jerusalem ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Dec 29, 2008 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (4) | comments 1

Looking beyond the drug receptor for clues to drug effectiveness

Antipsychotic drugs that are widely used to treat schizophrenia and other problems may not work as scientists have assumed, according to findings from Duke University Medical Center researchers that could lead to changes ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Aug 25, 2008 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 0


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