Life & Chemistry

Life & Chemistry

Biotransformed Blueberry Juice: A Natural Fat Fighter

Juice extracted from North American lowbush blueberries, biotransformed with bacteria from the skin of the fruit, holds great promise as an anti-obesity and…

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New Target Identified for Autoimmune Disease Treatment

University of Michigan scientists say they have uncovered a fundamentally new mechanism that holds in check aggressive immune cells that can attack the body’s…

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New Method Counts Duplicated Genome Segments Efficiently

A newly designed computational method has proven its usefulness in counting copies of duplicated genome sequences and in doing initial assessments of their…

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MSU Researchers Enhance Zebrafish Cloning Techniques

A team of Michigan State University researchers has developed a new, more efficient way of cloning zebra fish, a breakthrough that could have implications for…

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Researchers Discover Protein Linked to Gum Disease and Arthritis

“The study doesn't have immediate therapeutic applications, but it does open a new avenue of research that could help identify novel therapeutic approaches or…

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Think zinc: Molecular sensor could reveal zinc's role in diseases

Zinc is involved in many processes in the body and five percent of all the proteins made by the body's cells are involved in transporting zinc. Scientists…

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Termites Eavesdrop on Rivals for Survival Strategies

Both species eat sound dry wood and can co-exist in the same tree but, while drywood termite colonies contain only about 200 individuals and are confined to…

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New Genetic Mutations Linked to Deadly Skin Cancer Identified

Drawing on the power of DNA sequencing, National Institutes of Health researchers have identified a new group of genetic mutations involved in the deadliest…

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New Biomarkers Enhance Early Detection of Myocardial Infarction

New biomarkers significantly improve the early detection of acute myocardial infarction (AMI). Recent studies reveal a novel and promising way for doctors to…

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Silk-Based Optical Waveguides Advance Biomedical Applications

In an article featured on the cover of Advanced Materials, researchers at Tufts University and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign demonstrated a…

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Genetic Marker Discovery by University of Hawaii Scientists

Drs. Marc Goodman, Galina Lurie, Michael Carney, and Keith Terada of the University of Hawai'i at Mânoa's Cancer Research Center of Hawai'i participated in the…

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Identifying Dog’s Origin: Birthplace and Timeline Revealed

“For the first time in world history it is possible to provide a detailed picture of the dog, with its birthplace, point in time, and how many wolves were…

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Chemotherapy Resistance: Checkpoint Protein Provides Armor Against Cancer Drugs

Their findings, published in the Aug. 28 issue of Molecular Cell, help explain how the checkpoint exit is delayed in some cancer cells, helping them to recover…

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Turning Back the Clock: Fasting Prolongs Reproductive Life Span

Molecular physiologist Marc Van Gilst, Ph.D., and colleagues report that during starvation, sexually mature adult worms stop ovulating and the germline…

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Scientists Identify Gene for Resistance to Parasitic 'Witchweed'

Among the crops heavily parasitized by witchweed is black-eyed pea, known in Africa as “cowpea” or “niebe” in Francophone countries. About 80 percent of the…

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Disinfectant Laundering Process Shows Promising Virucidal Results

Through further modification of this testing method and trials carried out using a commercial, conventional process listed by the RKI at a laundry, the…

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