News tagged with bone morphogenetic proteins

Speed heals

USC College's Samantha Butler and collaborators show that the rate and direction of axon growth in the spinal cord can be controlled, a discovery that one day may help improve treatment for spinal injuries ...

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Nov 18, 2010 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Zebrafish swim into drug development

By combining the tools of medicinal chemistry and zebrafish biology, a team of Vanderbilt investigators has identified compounds that may offer therapeutic leads for bone-related diseases and cancer.

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Jan 21, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Study provides first clear idea of how rare bone disease progresses

An international team of scientists, led by researchers at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, is taking the first step in developing a treatment for a rare genetic disorder called fibrodysplasia ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Nov 12, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Heart protein regulates blood vessel maintenance

Researchers identify a protein that regulates the physical state of blood vessels. The biochemical processes involved in this regulation are important in the study of cardiovascular health.

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created May 11, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Tuning in on cellular communication in the fruit fly

In their ongoing study of the processes involved in embryonic development in fruit flies, researchers at WPI's Life Sciences and Bioengineering Center at Gateway Park have identified the function of a protein that sticks ...

Biology /

created Feb 18, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0