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New screening technique yields elusive compounds to block immune-regulating enzyme

Scientists at The Scripps Research Institute have found the first chemical compounds that act to block an enzyme that has been linked to inflammatory conditions such as asthma and arthritis, as well as some ...

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created May 11, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Knocking out key protein in mice boosts insulin sensitivity

By knocking out a key regulatory protein, scientists at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine and the Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne (EPFL) in Switzerland dramatically boosted ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Nov 10, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Mice and men should have more in common in clinical trials

Just as no two humans are the same, a Purdue University scientist has shown treating mice more as individuals in laboratory testing cuts down on erroneous results and could significantly reduce the cost of ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Mar 30, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Experimental vaccine used in Ebola exposure case

(AP) -- It was a nightmare scenario: A scientist accidentally pricked her finger with a needle used to inject the deadly Ebola virus into lab mice. Within hours, members of a tightly bound, yet far-flung ...

Medicine & Health / Other

created Mar 27, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 1

'Dirty' wild mice may be more relevant immunology model

Like humans, mice that live in their natural habitat encounter bacteria and other pathogens that exercise their immune system, yet the lab mice typically used in immunology studies are raised in isolation from most diseases. ...

Biology / Ecology

created Sep 08, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Final space shuttle to carry five CU-Boulder-built payloads

The University of Colorado Boulder is involved with five different space science payloads ranging from antibody tests that may lead to new bone-loss treatments to an experiment to improve vaccine effectiveness ...

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Jul 05, 2011 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Researchers create first transgenic prairie voles

Researchers at the Yerkes National Primate Research Center, Emory University, have successfully generated the first transgenic prairie voles, an important step toward unlocking the genetic secrets of pair bonding. The future ...

Biology / Biotechnology

created Dec 01, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0