News tagged with molecular oxygen
Mechanism explains complications associated with diabetes
New research uncovers a molecular mechanism that links diabetes with an increased risk of cardiovascular problems and sudden cardiac death. The study, published by Cell Press in the June 24 issue of the journal Neuron, finds ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Jun 23, 2010 |
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Energy-efficient plastic production
Davide Crapanzano of the University of Twente (The Netherlands) has demonstrated the conditions under which a new catalytic membrane can be used for the cheaper, faster and more energy-efficient production of raw materials ...
Jun 01, 2010 |
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Seeing the Invisible
(PhysOrg.com) -- Astronomers, like physicians, use as much of the electromagnetic spectrum as they can, from X-ray to radio wavelengths, to examine their subjects the with the most suitable diagnostics.
May 17, 2010 |
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Scientists unlock key enzyme using newly created 'cool' method
A team of Michigan State University scientists -- using a new cooling method they created -- have uncovered the inner workings of a key iron-containing enzyme, a discovery that could help researchers develop new medicines ...
Feb 26, 2010 |
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Research could lead to way to halt deadly immune response
Researchers have teased out the molecular process that can shut down a marauding, often deadly immune response that kills thousands each year who suffer battlefield casualties, heart attacks, strokes, automobile accidents ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Feb 09, 2010 |
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Toxic molecule may help birds 'see' north and south
Researchers at the University of Illinois report that a toxic molecule known to damage cells and cause disease may also play a pivotal role in bird migration. The molecule, superoxide, is proposed as a key ...
Jun 22, 2009 |
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Key protein may explain the anti-aging and anti-cancer benefits of dietary restriction
A protein that plays a key role in tumor formation, oxygen metabolism and inflammation is involved in a pathway that extends lifespan by dietary restriction. The finding, which appears in the May 22, 2009 edition of the ...
May 22, 2009 |
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Bioengineered proteins: Trial confirms new way to tackle cancer
Re-engineering a protein that helps prevent tumours spreading and growing has created a potentially powerful therapy for people with many different types of cancer. In a study published in the first issue of EMBO Molecular Me ...
Mar 26, 2009 |
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