'Better detection' for Alzheimer's and cancers
A new chemical discovery will lead to better monitoring and treatment for cancers and degenerative diseases, according to latest research by scientists.
Analytical Chemistry
Aug 26, 2013
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A new gene-expression mechanism is a minor thing of major importance
A rare, small RNA turns a gene-splicing machine into a switch that controls the expression of hundreds of human genes. Howard Hughes Medical Institute Investigator and professor of Biochemistry Gideon Dreyfuss, PhD, and his ...
Cell & Microbiology
Aug 21, 2013
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Neurotransmitter protein structure and operation principle identified
KAIST Physics Department's Professor Tae-Young Yoon has successfully identified the hidden structure and operation mechanism of the SNARE protein, which has a central role in transporting neurotransmitters between neurons, ...
Biochemistry
May 27, 2013
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Complex responsible for protein breakdown in cells identified using Bio TEM
Using TEM to observe protein molecules and analysing its high resolution 3D structure is now possible. KAIST Biomedical Science and Engineering Department's Professor Ho-Min Kim has identified the high resolution structure ...
Cell & Microbiology
May 27, 2013
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Assembly of a protein degradation machine could lead to treatments in cancer, neurological diseases
Kansas State University scientists helped discover new details about an intricate process in cells. Their finding may advance treatments for cancer and neurological diseases.
Cell & Microbiology
May 6, 2013
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Research shows great promise for millet grains
Climate change, water scarcity, increasing world population, and rising food prices are only some of the socioeconomic factors that threaten agriculture and food security worldwide, especially for disadvantaged populations ...
Other
Apr 17, 2013
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Researchers see surprising twist to protein misfolding
An effort to develop software that unravels the complexities of how proteins fold is paying dividends in new findings on how they misfold, according to researchers at Rice University.
Biochemistry
Jan 14, 2013
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Color-coded markers may help doctors diagnose neural diseases through the eyes
Sticky plaques of proteins called amyloids mark several different, though related degenerative brain diseases including Alzheimer's, Parkinson's and Creutzfeld-Jacobs. The symptoms of these disorders overlap and methods to ...
Biochemistry
Aug 15, 2012
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Study shows vast majority of cells close to death after toxin exposure can survive and thrive
(Phys.org) -- The vast majority of cells that appear to be on a one-way track to death after exposure to toxins can bounce back completely after those toxins are removed, Johns Hopkins scientists report in a new study. The ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jul 3, 2012
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Solar-panel-like retinal prosthesis could better restore sight to blind
(Phys.org) -- Using tiny solar-panel-like cells surgically placed underneath the retina, scientists at the Stanford University School of Medicine have devised a system that may someday restore sight to people who have lost ...
Optics & Photonics
May 13, 2012
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