Life & Chemistry

Life & Chemistry

Genetic Errors Linked to Schizophrenia: Key Research Findings

The scientists found that deletions and duplications of DNA are more common in people with the mental disorder, and that many of those errors occur in genes…

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Dengue Virus Maturation Insights: Unveiling Infectious Mechanisms

The findings pertain to all viruses in the family of flaviviruses, which includes a number of dangerous insect-borne diseases such as dengue, West Nile, yellow…

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Key Culprit in Stroke Brain Damage Identified by Scientists

The results are published in the March 28 issue of the journal Molecular Cell.Finding drugs that block AEP may help doctors limit permanent brain damage…

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Lithuanian Biotech Fermentas Ltd. Accelerates Innovation

Fermentas Ltd. is a R&D and manufacturing company, which develop and produce products for genetic engineering, molecular biology, genomic research and other…

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Scientists learn what's 'up' with a class of retinal cells in mice

Harvard University researchers have discovered a new type of retinal cell that plays an exclusive and unusual role in mice: detecting upward motion. The cells…

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UCLA Researchers Unlock Human Embryonic Stem Cell Insights

The technique used to study the genome, which contains all the genes on 46 chromosomes, is called array CGH. The use of higher resolution techniques, such as…

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Electric shocks boost plants' production of commercially useful chemicals

Researchers have known for years that plants can produce a diverse array of substances as part of their natural response to environmental factors such as…

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Rectal Artemisinins: Fast Action Against Malaria Parasites

Plasmodium falciparum malaria can progress to severe disease and death in a number of hours, so prompt treatment is crucial. As such, rectal artemisinins can…

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New Insights Into Genetic Factors Behind Tuberculosis Risk

TB, which is caused by the bacterium Mycobacterium tuberculosis, kills over 2 million people each year. It is estimated that well over 2 million people are…

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Neurons Uncover Left/Right Differences in Brain Function

Now researchers from UCL publishing their work in the open access journal Neural Development have pinpointed for the first time the left/right differences in…

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Large multicenter study suggests new genetic markers for Crohn's disease

The study examined changes in DNA associated with the two most common forms of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD): Crohn’s Disease (CD), which is most frequently…

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Food calories – independently of its taste – are directly recognised by the brain says new research

But while this hedonistic effect of food in the brain is well known, new research reveals that calories – per se – can do exactly the same. The study, to be…

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Nitrites Show Promise in Fighting Ischemia Retinal Damage

The conclusion has been made by specialists of the Moscow Research Institute for Eye Diseases named after Gelmholtz and the N.M. Emanuel Institute of…

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New Model Sheds Light on Information Flow in Cells

Looking for answers in the bright light of day, rather than the confined beam of a street light at night. That’s how University of Michigan researcher Sofia…

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Unlocking Metastasis: Robert Weinberg on Transcription Factors

The reason for this is the discovery of transcription factors in the last few years. “Transcription factors are proteins that turn genes on and off and can act…

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EDCTP Offers €5M for Research on Poverty-Related Diseases

With this call, EDCTP invites member states to link their national research activities on the three poverty-related diseases (PRDs) and offers a financial…

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