News tagged with inhibitory protein

New human reproductive hormone could lead to novel contraceptives

(PhysOrg.com) -- Nearly 10 years after the discovery that birds make a hormone that suppresses reproduction, University of California, Berkeley, neuroscientists have established that humans make it too, opening ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Dec 22, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (4) | comments 0

New mechanism explains how the body prevents formation of blood vessels

Researchers at Uppsala University, in collaboration with colleagues in Sweden and abroad, have identified an entirely new mechanism by which a specific protein in the body inhibits formation of new blood vessels. Inhibiting ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Nov 11, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

A potential drug for liver carcinoma

Looking for efficient anti-tumor drugs is a hot research area. Chrysin (5,7-dihydroxy flavone), a natural widely-distributed flavonoid, has been reported to have many different biological activities such as anti-oxidant, ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created May 22, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

The matchmaker that maintains neuronal balance

A protein identified by researchers at Baylor College of Medicine helps maintain a critical balance between two types of neurons, preventing motor dysfunction in mammals.

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Mar 25, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0