News tagged with copper metabolism
New screen offers hope for copper deficiency sufferers
Copper deficiency diseases can be devastating. Symptoms can range from crippling neurological degeneration in Menkes disease - a classic copper deficiency disease - to brittle bones, anaemia and defective skin pigmentation ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Aug 17, 2010 |
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Research sheds light on workings of anti-cancer drug
(PhysOrg.com) -- The copper sequestering drug tetrathiomolybdate (TM) has been shown in studies to be effective in the treatment of Wilson disease, a disease caused by an overload of copper, and certain metastatic cancers. ...
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Nov 26, 2009 |
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How plants absorb the perfect quantity of minerals
In order to survive, plants should take up neither too many nor too few minerals from the soil. New insights into how they operate this critical balance have now been published by biologists at the Ruhr-Universität ...
Apr 12, 2012 |
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Good preparation is key -- even for plant cells and symbiotic fungi
Not only mineral oil and petroleum gas, also phosphorous is a scarce resource. According to well-respected scientists who gathered together for a conference in Cambridge this August, we will face significant problems relating ...
Nov 14, 2011 |
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Bugs and paperwork: How unlocking the genetic secret of insects could improve human health and welfare
It's difficult to find much unused table space in Michael Kanost's office. The university distinguished professor and head of the department of biochemistry has nearly all of it claimed by stacks of folders ...
Oct 28, 2011 |
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Click chemistry with copper -- a biocompatible version
Berkeley Lab researchers have found a way to make copper-catalyzed click chemistry biocompatible. By adding a ligand that minimizes the toxicity of copper but still allows it to catalyze the click chemistry ...
Jul 18, 2011 |
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Zinc and the zebrafish: Fluorescent fish could hold the key to understanding diabetes
Scientists from Queen Mary, University of London have discovered a new way of detecting zinc in zebra fish, that could pave the way for furthering our understanding of diseases like type 2 diabetes, prostate cancer and Alzheimer's.
Jul 03, 2011 |
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How microbes take out the trash
(PhysOrg.com) -- The molecular machinery bacteria use to rid themselves of toxic substances including antimicrobial drugs has been studied in detail by a UA-led team of researchers. A better understanding ...
May 10, 2011 |
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Denture adhesives can cause zinc overdose, study says
The simple act of trying to keep dentures in place can trigger serious health problems, including neurological damage, a new study by University of Maryland researchers warns.
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Apr 05, 2011 |
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The role of metal ions in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
(PhysOrg.com) -- Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou Gehrig's disease, is a progressive neurodegenerative disease that affects motor neurons in the spinal cord, leading to muscle weakness, ...
Mar 10, 2011 |
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Greenhouse gas-producing enzyme may yield insights into earliest oxygen-breathing ancestor evolution
Every year, nitrogen-metabolizing bacteria in the soil and seas churn out more than ten billion kilograms of nitrous oxide (N2O) gas as they respire in these oxygen-deficient environments.
Mar 07, 2011 |
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Life's origins in need of metals
Scientists have proposed a new potential catalyst for jump-starting metabolism, and life itself, on the early Earth. Transition metals like iron, copper and nickel along with small organic molecules could ...
Sep 10, 2010 |
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