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Scientists eavesdrop on the exciting conversations within cells

Scientists have discovered the secrets of a sophisticated molecule that plays a role in many aspects of human health from fertility to blood pressure; digestion to mental health. This has opened up the potential for discovery ...

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




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Unearthing a pathway to brain damage

Neuroscientists have long suspected that abnormal calcium signaling and accumulation of misfolded proteins cause an intracellular membrane-bound organelle called the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) to trigger the ...

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Feb 25, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New mechanism links cellular stress and brain damage

A new study uncovers a mechanism linking a specific type of cellular stress with brain damage similar to that associated with neurodegenerative disease. The research, published by Cell Press in the December 9 issue of the ...

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Dec 08, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Calcium connections: Basic pathway for maintaining cell's fuel stores

University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine researchers have described a previously unknown biological mechanism in cells that prevents them from cannibalizing themselves for fuel. The mechanism involves ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Jul 27, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Research reveals lipids' unexpected role in triggering death of brain cells

The lipid that accumulates in brain cells of individuals with an inherited enzyme disorder also drives the cell death that is a hallmark of the disease, according to new research led by St. Jude Children's Research Hospital ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Nov 12, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Scientists identify new regulatory mechanism for critical protein signaling domain

In a study with far-reaching implications, scientists at the Scripps Research Institute and other institutions have for the first time identified a new in vivo regulatory mechanism for the PH Domain, a component of many proteins ...

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created Apr 05, 2007 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0


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