Life & Chemistry

Life & Chemistry

New Sex Pheromone Discovered in Fruit Flies by Researchers

A team of researchers from the University of Münster and Harvard Medical School in the USA have now discovered a substance that triggers this behaviour of…

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Pine Bark Extract: Study Unveils Anti-Inflammatory Benefits

A recent study published in International Immunopharmacology, reveals why Pycnogenol® (pic-noj-en-all), an antioxidant plant extract from the bark of the…

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Decoding Parasitic Flatworm Genomes: Key Insights Unveiled

Two international research teams have determined the complete genetic sequences of two species of parasitic flatworms that cause schistosomiasis, a…

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DACH1 Protein: A Key Player in ER+ Breast Cancer Tumor Suppression

DACH1, a cell fate determination factor protein, prevents cancer cell proliferation by repressing the function of estrogen receptorsƒnin breast cancer, the…

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'Sloppier copier' surprisingly efficient

The “sloppier copier” discovered by USC biologists is also the best sixth man in the DNA repair game, an article in the journal Nature shows.The enzyme known…

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New Genetic Insights on Asperger Syndrome and Empathy

The research was led by Dr Bhismadev Chakrabarti and Professor Simon Baron-Cohen from the Autism Research Centre in Cambridge. 68 genes were chosen either…

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Environmental Factors Shape Blood Progenitor Cell Lineage Choices

With this method the researchers were able to prove for the first time that not only cell-intrinsic mechanisms, but also external environmental factors such as…

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Scientists Tackle Drug-Resistant Swine Flu Viruses in Japan

Amid reports that swine flu viruses are developing the ability to shrug off existing antiviral drugs, scientists in Japan are reporting a first-of-its kind…

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New Study Reveals CO2 Capture Innovation in a Bowl

J. A. Tossell notes in the new study that another scientist discovered the molecule while doing research unrelated to global climate change. Carbon dioxide was…

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New Insect Discovered in Balearic Islands by UGR Researchers

The researchers, including a team from the University of Granada (UGR), used biochemical and molecular techniques for a decade to detail the taxonomical and…

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MGH Study Uncovers Key Steps in Childhood Leukemia Development

A Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH)-based research team has identified how a chromosomal abnormality known to be associated with acute lymphoblastic…

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Gliomas Exploit Brain Immune Cells for Rapid Growth

As a result, surgery can never completely remove the tumor. Now, the neurosurgeons Dr. Darko S. Markovic (Helios Klinikum Berlin-Buch) and Dr. Michael Synowitz…

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Rapid Brain Changes Could Explain Referred Sensations

The brain’s tendency to call upon these connections could help explain the curious phenomenon of “referred sensations,” in which a person with an amputated arm…

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How Deer, Monkeys, and Birds Use Barking in Conflict

But domestic dogs bark more than other animals for reasons related to their 10,000-year history of hanging around human food refuse dumps. Biologically…

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Small Plants Thrive in Forests: New Insights from Research

“Until now most of the thinking has suggested that to be a good competitor in the forest, you have to be a big plant,” says Queen's Biology professor Lonnie…

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Stealthy Gene Network Fuels Growth of Aggressive Brain Tumors

The brain tumor afflicting Sen. Edward Kennedy – a glioblastoma – is the most aggressive and wily form of brain cancer. It has foiled researchers' decades-long…

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