News tagged with respiratory cell
Virus 'barcodes' offer rapid detection of mutated strains
Researchers at the University of Leeds are developing a way to 'barcode' viral diseases to rapidly test new outbreaks for potentially lethal mutations.
May 13, 2012 |
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Tibetans developed genes to help them adapt to life at high elevations
Researchers have long wondered why the people of the Tibetan Highlands can live at elevations that cause some humans to become life-threateningly ill - and a new study answers that mystery, in part, by showing ...
May 13, 2010 |
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Respiratory virus infection triggers new class of biomolecules
(PhysOrg.com) -- For the first time, scientists have discovered that a poorly understood class of RNA produced in a mammal's cells during a respiratory virus attack may affect the outcome of the infection. ...
Oct 26, 2010 |
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Scientists find measles' natural nemesis
Scientists at The Scripps Research Institute have found that a known enzyme in cells protects against measles virus, likely by altering the virus's genetic material, RNA. Cells lacking the enzyme become highly vulnerable ...
Jan 20, 2011 |
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NTU scientists invent superbug killers
The superbugs have met their match. Conceived at Nanyang Technological University (NTU), it comes in the form of a coating which has a magnetic-like feature that attracts bacteria and kills them without the need for antibiotics.
May 10, 2012 |
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Cigarette smoke causes harmful changes in the lungs even at the lowest levels
Casual smokers may think that smoking a few cigarettes a week is "no big deal." But according to new research from physician-scientists at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center, having an infrequent smoke, ...
Aug 20, 2010 |
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Reovirus may be a novel approach to prostate cancer treatment
Researchers in Canada have detected a novel oncolytic viral therapy against prostate cancer with use of a virus called the reovirus, according to study results published in Cancer Research, a journal of the American Associ ...
Mar 09, 2010 |
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Bright stars of the brain regulate breathing
Astrocytes - brain cells named after their characteristic star-shape and previously thought to act only as the 'glue' between neurons, have a central role in the regulation of breathing, according to scientists.
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Jul 15, 2010 |
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Vitamin D levels linked to asthma severity
New research provides evidence for a link between vitamin D insufficiency and asthma severity.
Apr 23, 2009 |
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Matrix protein key to fighting viruses
Researchers from Durham University's Centre for Bioactive Chemistry are developing methods that show how proteins interact with cell membranes when a virus strikes. Using their approach, the team hopes to ...
Apr 29, 2009 |
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Manipulated gatekeeper: How viruses find their way into the cell nucleus
Adenoviruses cause respiratory diseases and are more dangerous for humans than previously assumed. They manipulate gatekeeper molecules and infiltrate the cell nucleus with the aid of the host cell. A team of researchers ...
Oct 03, 2011 |
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Protein associated with allergic response causes airway changes in asthma patients
Changes that occur in the airways of asthma patients are in part caused by the naturally occurring protein interleukin-13 (IL-13) which stimulates invasion of airway cells called fibroblasts, according to a study conducted ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Mar 22, 2011 |
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Mannan oligosaccharides offer health benefits to pigs
Feeding mannan oligosaccharides (MOS) can fine-tune the immune system of pigs, suggests a new University of Illinois study.
Jul 29, 2011 |
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New insight into an old reaction: Adenylylation regulates cell signaling
A new study reveals the importance of adenylylation in the regulation of cell signaling from bacteria to higher organisms. The research, published by Cell Press in the April 10th issue of the journal Molecular Cell, provid ...
Apr 09, 2009 |
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Tanning bed exposure can be deadly when complicated by medication reactions
Tanning bed exposure can produce more than some tanners may bargain for, especially when they self-diagnose and use the radiation to treat skin eruptions, according to research conducted by the Indiana University School of ...
Mar 01, 2011 |
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