News tagged with inhibition
New class of compounds offers great potential for research and drug development
Scientists from The Scripps Research Institute have identified a class of compounds that could be a boon to basic research and drug discovery.
May 15, 2011 |
4.5 / 5 (4) |
1
|
Can't focus? Maybe it's the wrong time of month
Feeling a little sluggish and having trouble concentrating? Hormones might be to blame according to new research from Concordia University published in the journal Brain and Cognition. The study shows that high estrogen levels ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Sep 24, 2010 |
4.9 / 5 (10) |
2
|
Nanoparticles may help inhibit Alzheimer's disease and other neurodegenerative disorders
(PhysOrg.com) -- Nanoparticles of the right dimensions and shape may be the key in combating the plaque that destroys neurons and leads to symptoms associated with Alzheimer's disease, a new report shows.
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Jun 14, 2011 |
4 / 5 (1) |
2
|
Tiny LNA-based compounds inhibit entire disease-associated microRNA families
A study published online in this week's Nature Genetics demonstrates that tiny Locked Nucleic Acid (LNA)-based compounds developed by Santaris Pharma A/S can inhibit entire disease-associated microRNA families. This provid ...
Mar 20, 2011 |
5 / 5 (1) |
1
|
How our brains get tripped up when we're anxious
A new University of Colorado at Boulder study sheds light on the brain mechanisms that allow us to make choices and ultimately could be helpful in improving treatments for the millions of people who suffer ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Sep 13, 2010 |
5 / 5 (8) |
5
|
Migrating birds can't control themselves
During the Spring and Fall migratory seasons, sparrows become significantly less capable of resisting temptation. Researchers writing in the open access journal BMC Neuroscience investigated impulse control and sleep in Whi ...
Jul 28, 2010 |
5 / 5 (1) |
0
|
Gold nanoparticles bring scientists closer to a treatment for cancer
Scientists at the University of Southampton have developed smart nanomaterials, which can disrupt the blood supply to cancerous tumours.
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Jul 07, 2011 |
5 / 5 (3) |
0
International team tracks clues to HIV
Rice University's Andrew Barron and his group, working with labs in Italy, Germany and Greece, have identified specific molecules that could block the means by which the deadly virus spreads by taking away its ability to ...
May 19, 2009 |
5 / 5 (1) |
0
Inhibiting proteins may prevent cartilage breakdown in arthritis patients
Current arthritis medications can ease the pain, but stopping the progression of the disease requires more aggressive treatments: use of very limited available drugs or surgical intervention. University of Missouri researchers ...
Feb 18, 2009 |
4 / 5 (1) |
0
BATTLE researchers identify new biomarkers for EGFR inhibition
Scientists are continuing their work on the Biomarker-integrated Approaches of Targeted Therapy for Lung Cancer Elimination trial — known more commonly as the BATTLE trial — and presented updated results at the ...
Apr 02, 2011 |
not rated yet |
0
Unique nerve-stimulation device proves effective against epilepsy
Epilepsy is a common medical condition characterized by convulsions and short periods of confusion. It affects more than 50 million people worldwide. But intractable epilepsy, which affects more than 1 million Americans and ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Mar 18, 2009 |
not rated yet |
0
New insights for a therapeutic approach in glioblastoma
(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists from the Friedrich Miescher Institute for Biomedical Research have identified a new and important molecular player in glioblastoma. The amount of the MNK1 kinase is not only dramatically ...
Mar 18, 2011 |
not rated yet |
0
Mechanism behind demethylation pinpointed in APC gene mutants
Researchers at Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University of Utah demonstrate in a study featured in Cell the mechanism by which mutation of the APC gene affects a cellular process known as DNA methylation.
Sep 17, 2010 |
4.5 / 5 (2) |
0
Vitamin K may protect against developing non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, say researchers
In the first study of vitamin K and Non-Hodgkin lymphoma risk, researchers at the Mayo Clinic campus in Minnesota have found that people who have higher intakes of vitamin K from their diet have a lower risk of developing ...
Apr 19, 2010 |
5 / 5 (4) |
1
First-ever covalent irreversible inhibition of a protease central to hepatitis C infection
Avila Therapeutics, Inc., a biotechnology company developing novel targeted covalent drugs, has published research in Nature Chemical Biology demonstrating the first-ever selective irreversible inhibition of a viral protea ...
Nov 28, 2010 |
not rated yet |
0
Inhibitor
Something that restrains, blocks, or suppresses.
Inhibitor or inhibition may refer to:
For more information about Inhibitor, read the full article at
Wikipedia.
This text uses material from Wikipedia and is available under the GNU Free Documentation License.
