News tagged with glutamic acid

Diabetes vaccine stumbles at second hurdle

An experimental vaccine to prevent progression of Type 1 diabetes failed at the second step of the three-phase trial process, doctors said on Monday in a study reported online by The Lancet.

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Jun 27, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

New test for Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) could be on the way

Researchers from the University of Sydney's Centenary Institute have identified gene mutations that impair kidney function leading to a rare kidney disorder known as dicarboxylic aminoaciduria (DA).

Medicine & Health / Genetics

created Jan 05, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Talented bacteria make food poisoning unpredictable

While we are often exposed to bacteria in our food which could cause food poisoning, we don't always become ill - why should this be so?

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Sep 06, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Receptor activated exclusively by glutamate discovered on tongue

One hundred years ago, Kikunae Ikeda discovered the flavour-giving properties of glutamate, a non essential amino acid traditionally used to enhance the taste of many fermented or ripe foods, such as ripe ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Oct 09, 2009 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (8) | comments 1

Researchers image crucial anthrax protein

(PhysOrg.com) -- Anthrax, long feared for its potential as a biological weapon, has lost some of its mystery. Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory, in collaboration ...

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Jul 14, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Tobacco makes medicine

Tobacco isn't famous for its health benefits. But now scientists have succeeded in using genetically modified tobacco plants to produce medicines for several autoimmune and inflammatory diseases, including diabetes. The research ...

Biology / Biotechnology

created Mar 19, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0