The scientists caution that the discovery does not suggest the presence of chronic disease, nor does it support extended use of antibiotics to treat Lyme…
As few as 50 particles per cubic metre of air are sufficient to trigger an allergic reaction.The biochemical processes in the human organism are well known,…
In an article published online today in Genome Research (www.genome.org), scientists have utilized recently described genetic variations on the part of the Y…
The rapid growth of China’s industrial and transportation infrastructure is helping to establish non-native species throughout that country and “setting the…
“AIDS is a deadly disease in people that is caused by human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). But similar viruses such as simian immunodeficiency virus (SIV),…
When a normal virus such as the common cold infects people we develop an immune response and produce defence cells which can quickly get rid of the virus. But…
This is the first time that a group of antioxidants known as flavonoids have been found to boost the immune system in studies on living animals, as opposed to…
Huntington’s disease affects up to one person in every 10 000, but clusters in families and certain populations. Affected people develop clusters of a…
For quite some time, DNA, the stuff our genes are made of, has also been considered the building material of choice for nanoscale objects. A team led by Günter…
However, scientists from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and elsewhere have now for the first time demonstrated how the reactions of single neurons give…
Collagenase-2 is a member of a protein family called matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs, collagenase-2 is MMP8), a large group of enzymes that break down collagen…
“Engineering blood vessels for bypass surgery, promoting the formation of new blood vessels or regenerating new skin tissue using stem cells obtained from the…
Using an important new method that can be applied in the study of other psychiatric illnesses, scientists at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) in…
The new findings bring the total number of genes or genomic regions implicated in diabetes to 16, said Laura Scott, assistant research scientist in the…
Dr Anthony Sanchez, from the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention in Atlanta, Georgia is presenting an overview of Ebola vaccine development today (Monday…
“It only makes up 9% of total greenhouse gas emissions, but it’s got 300 times more global warming potential than carbon dioxide”, says Prof Richardson. “It…
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