News tagged with dependence syndrome

New report suggests why risk for sudden infant death syndrome is greater in babies of mothers who smoke

The link between maternal cigarette smoking during pregnancy and Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) may relate to the negative effects of nicotine on the development of brain centers that regulate breathing, according to ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Nov 09, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Highest cannabis users are Australians

(PhysOrg.com) -- A new Lancet paper co-authored by a UQ researcher states that Australians are the highest cannabis users in the world, only matched by USA and New Zealand.

Medicine & Health / Health

created Oct 20, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (3) | comments 4




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Research reveals novel transport mechanism for large ribonucleoproteins

The movement of genetic materials, such as RNA and ribosomes, from the nucleus to the cytoplasm is a critical component in a cell's ability to make the proteins necessary for essential biological functions. Until now, it ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created May 10, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Connecting cilia: Cellular antennae help cells stick together

Primary cilia are hair-like structures which protrude from almost all mammalian cells. They are thought to be sensory and involved in sampling the cell's environment. New research, published in BioMed Central's open access ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Apr 24, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Bats rebound in NY caves first hit by white-nose

(AP) -- Researchers found substantially more bats in several caves that were the first ones struck by white-nose syndrome, giving them a glimmer of hope amid a scourge that has killed millions of bats in ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Apr 19, 2012 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (8) | comments 4

Mutations in people with cancerous Lynch syndrome prevent a DNA mismatch repair protein from doing its job properly

When the cell’s DNA proofreading system encounters a mismatch in the genome, a number of repair proteins are thrown into action, ripping up the mistake and filling in the correct nucleotides. One of these ...

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Mar 23, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Scientists develop novel technique to map protein interactions leading to better understanding of disease mechanisms

Scientists have developed a powerful new technique, named BioID, to screen for both interacting and neighboring proteins in their native cellular environment. Elucidating protein interactions is key to better understanding ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Mar 15, 2012 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Metabolic errors can spell doom for DNA

Many critical cell functions depend on a class of molecules called purines, which form half of the building blocks of DNA and RNA, and are a major component of the chemicals that store a cell’s energy. ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Jan 31, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Smooth muscle cells created from patients' skin cells

(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists have created cells which make up the walls of blood vessels; research could lead to new treatments and better screening for cardiovascular disease.

Biology / Biotechnology

created Jan 17, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

New database for vital model organism launched

A new database promises to be an invaluable resource to scientists who use a unique single-celled fungus to study human diseases.

Biology / Biotechnology

created Nov 28, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Catching a breath - wirelessly: Noninvasive method to watch for SIDS, help surgery patients

University of Utah engineers who built wireless networks that see through walls now are aiming the technology at a new goal: noninvasively measuring the breathing of surgery patients, adults with sleep apnea ...

Technology / Engineering

created Sep 19, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Are cancers newly evolved species?

(PhysOrg.com) -- Cancer patients may view their tumors as parasites taking over their bodies, but this is more than a metaphor for Peter Duesberg, a molecular and cell biology professor at the University of ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Jul 26, 2011 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (21) | comments 18 | with audio podcast


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