The nuclei of ordinary hydrogen atoms contain only a single proton. If a neutron is added, the hydrogen becomes deuterium. In principle, molecules that contain…
Today two types of anti-inflammatory pharmaceutical drugs are available: steroids and those known as NSAID (Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs). This second…
Fatal Familiar Insomnia (FFI) is one of the diseases considered as rare — there are less than 100 cases described throughout the world. FFI prevents the…
The study provides the first evidence for a transgenerational effect on immune response based on environmental cues — with maternal perception of disease risk…
Obesity is known to increase the risk of chronic disorders, such as diabetes (type 2). An international team of scientists with German participation through…
University of Utah researchers dusted wild deer mice with fluorescent pink, blue, green, yellow and orange talcum powders to show which rodents most often…
The molecular details of Aromatase, the key enzyme required for the body to make estrogen, are no longer a mystery thanks to the structural biology work done…
Since Ddk is often deregulated in human cancers, this new understanding of its role in DNA damage control could help shape new cancer therapies. The research…
The research, performed by Stefan Riedl, Ph.D., and colleagues, published online on Dec. 31 in the journal Nature, highlights how protein-protein interactions…
A team of researchers at Princeton University and The Cancer Institute of New Jersey has identified a long-sought gene that is fatefully switched on in 30 to…
In the second issue of the British Journal of Pharmacology to be published by Wiley-Blackwell, researchers from the Centre de Recherche Pierre Fabre in France,…
Tripping nimbly from one abode to another, these migrating cancer cells often prove far more deadly than the original tumor. Although little has been known…
In a Science Policy Briefing released today by the European Science Foundation, the scientists provide a detailed strategy for the application of systems…
Experiments show that calcium, when bound to a protein called calmodulin, prompts plants to make salicylic acid (SA) when threatened by infection or other…
At present, cell transplantation therapy is limited because transplant recipients are forced to take powerful immunosuppressant medications that have toxic…
The key to this technique is the CymaScope, a new instrument that reveals detailed structures within sounds, allowing their architecture to be studied…
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