News tagged with molecular basis
Alcohol withdrawal symptoms caused by molecules in the brain
(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers in Britain have discovered the molecular basis of some of the symptoms of hangover and alcohol withdrawal that appear as the body attempts to adapt to reduced levels of alcohol.
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
May 12, 2010 |
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Highlight: Researchers uncover new data about Arl13b function in Joubert syndrome
Researchers in Ireland have gained new understanding of the role played by the cilial protein Arl13b in Joubert syndrome (JS), a rare disorder characterized by developmental delay, mental retardation, and low muscle tone, ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Mar 15, 2010 |
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Up a little on the left... now, over to the right... Scientists find a source of nonallergic itch
Scratching below the surface of a troublesome sensation that's equal parts tingle-tickle-prickle, sensory scientists from Johns Hopkins have discovered in mice a molecular basis for nonallergic itch.
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Dec 22, 2009 |
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Scientists take a step towards uncovering the histone code
Researchers at Emory University School of Medicine have determined the structures of two enzymes that customize histones, the spool-like proteins around which DNA coils inside the cell.
Dec 20, 2009 |
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Researchers publish review of the 'molecular basis of colorectal cancer'
Every year in the United States, 160,000 cases of colorectal cancer are diagnosed, and 57,000 patients die of the disease, making it the second leading cause of death from cancer among adults, after lung cancer.
Dec 16, 2009 |
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Researchers discover key to vital DNA, protein interaction
(PhysOrg.com) -- A researcher at Iowa State University has discovered how a group of proteins from plant pathogenic bacteria interact with DNA in the plant cell, opening up the possibility for what the scientist ...
Nov 09, 2009 |
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Scientists Are First To Observe The Global Motions Of An Enzyme Copyinng DNA
(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists here have identified how the motions of an enzyme are related to correctly copying genetic instructions, setting the stage for studies that can uncover what happens when DNA copying ...
Oct 27, 2009 |
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Platypus link to ovarian cancer
(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers from the Royal Adelaide Hospital and University of Adelaide believe our oldest mammalian relative may help us to better understand ovarian cancer.
Jun 26, 2009 |
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New hope for advances in treating malaria
Researchers at the University of Leeds have developed chemicals which kill the most deadly malaria-causing parasite, Plasmodium falciparum - including those resistant to existing drugs.
Apr 22, 2009 |
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