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Exploring cholesterol function and fighting against metabolic syndrome
According to Toshihide Kobayashi, Chief Scientist at the RIKEN Advanced Science Institute, “People think cholesterol is bad for health. But without cholesterol, we could not survive. Cholesterol is im...
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Read moreA new view of oceanic phytoplankton
Phytoplankton comprise the forests of the sea, and are responsible for providing nearly half of the oxygen that sustains life on Earth including our own. However, unlike their counterparts on land, th...
Ecology, The Environment and Conservation | Read morePhytoplankton Cell Membranes Challenge Fundamentals of Biochemistry
Until now, it was thought that all cells are surrounded by membranes containing molecules called phospholipids – oily compounds that contain phosphorus, as well as other basic biochemical nutrients in...
Life Sciences | Read moreLiquid or solid? Charged nanoparticles in lipid membrane decide
Using charged nanoparticles, researchers at the University of Illinois have found a new way to stimulate patchiness in phospholipid membranes."We are seeing a previously unsuspected respo...
Life Sciences | Read moreUnsuccessful drug against anxiety opens a novel gateway for the treatment of cancer
Cancer cells have multiple ways to avoid apoptosis, programmed cell death the means by which organisms deal with defective cells. One defense is to produce quantities of phosphatic acid, a phospholipi...
Studies and Analyses | Read moreRadiation and drug combo helps boost efficacy of lung cancer treatment
The study, involving human lung-cancer cells implanted in mice, appears in the Sept. 1 issue of Clinical Cancer Research. In the study, Dr. Philip Thorpe, professor of pharmacology at UT South...
Health and Medicine | Read moreSoft Matter and its Interface with Biology
He described his work at the EPL symposium, “Physics In Our Times” held today (10 May) at the Fondation Del Duca de l’Institut de France, Paris. In particular, he is interested in areas such as cell t...
Physics and Astronomy | Read morePolymers show promise for gene delivery, tissue scaffolds, other biomedical applications
Representing Virginia Tech faculty members and students from engineering, chemistry, and veterinary medicine, Chemistry Professor Tim Long will give an invited lecture at the 233rd National Meeting of...
Life Sciences | Read moreBatten Down the Hatches Against HIV
A promising approach to gene therapy involves short DNA fragments (interfering RNA) that bind to specific genes and block their “translation” into the corresponding, disease-related protein. A stumbli...
Life Sciences | Read moreMIT research offers new hope for Alzheimer’s patients
MIT brain researchers have developed a "cocktail" of dietary supplements, now in human clinical trials, that holds promise for the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease. For...
Health and Medicine | Read moreNano-particles Effective in Killing Cancer with One-Two Punch of Chemotherapeutics
Research studies, based at the University of Pennsylvania, demonstrate that biodegradable nano-particles containing two potent cancer-fighting drugs are effective in killing human breast tu...
Materials Sciences | Read moreVirginia Tech scientists develop process for creating biocompatible fibers
Scientists at Virginia Tech have developed a single-step process for creating nonwoven fibrous mats from a small organic molecule – creating a new nanoscale material with potential appl...
Materials Sciences | Read moreFindings relate aspirin-induced ulcers, hearing loss
Salicylate causes membranes to thin, soften, rupture more easily It’s well known that high doses of aspirin can cause ulcers and temporary deafness, but the biochemical me...
Studies and Analyses | Read moreBeyond genes: Lipid helps cell wall protein fold into proper shape
It takes more than the genetically coded sequence for a membrane protein to fold and function. Its lipid environment also plays a role. A protein that provides a vital pas...
Life Sciences | Read moreAntibody combined with cancer drug shows promise against breast tumors
An antibody that targets the blood vessels nourishing tumors significantly reduced breast cancer formation and growth in mice when combined with a current cancer drug, according to resea...
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