Life & Chemistry

Life & Chemistry

UA Researchers Discover Pili: New Adherence Factor in TB

Researchers at The University of Arizona College of Medicine’s Department of Immunobiology have discovered that the agent that causes tuberculosis (TB),…

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Expanding Italy’s clinical trial capacities to the rest of the world

Opened in 2002, the park is now home to 3 companies and 9 research groups from Universities and centres working in: Stem cells, Oncology, leukaemia and…

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Cells’ Resistance to Chemotherapy: New Insights on Mechanism

In his paper, published in The EMBO Jorunal, Dr Surrallés describes how proteins of the Fanconi/BRCA pathway recognise the presence of genetic mutations in…

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Unlocking Sphingolipids: New Insights for Therapeutic Uses

In the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology of the University of the Basque Country (EHU-UPV), they are trying to understand how sphingolipids…

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Genetic Mutation Linked to Early Heart Disease Risks

“Unfortunately, most of the individuals in this family who carried the mutation died in their early fifties from coronary artery disease that resulted in heart…

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Monochloramine Treatment’s Limited Impact on Drinking Water Quality

“We have found something that is not necessarily a surprise but has important implications. These are considerations that water quality professionals should…

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Waking Viruses in Tumors: New Method to Image and Treat Cancer

In the March 1 issue of Clinical Cancer Research, a team of radiologists and oncologists from Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions describe how they used two…

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Scientists expand microbe 'gene language'

The Plant-Associated Microbe Gene Ontology (PAMGO) consortium and the GO consortium staff at the European Bioinformatics Institute approved and released more…

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Rare Mutation Linked to Early Heart Disease and Metabolic Syndrome

The study also shows that three of these miRNAs inhibit the action of two genes important for cancer development, helping to explain how the drug works. The…

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New Insights on Gene Activity Levels and Health Implications

The findings could also have major implications for medical research, as differing levels of gene activity may affect one's susceptibility to developing a…

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Insights on Wood Formation from Arabidopsis Research

Wood is formed from secondary xylem tissue consisting of cells with a heavily thickened secondary cell wall that is enriched in lignin and cellulose. In…

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New Study Reshapes Evolutionary History of Vespid Wasps

In the study, published in the Feb. 21 Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, the researchers found genetic evidence that eusociality (the…

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Government Seeks Public Input on Stem Cell Science Innovation

The Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) and the Medical Research Council (MRC) will run the public dialogue programme to gain an…

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UCLA study uncovers clues for why Graves' disease attacks the eyes

UCLA researchers have uncovered new clues that may explain why Graves’ disease (GD) attacks the muscle tissue behind the eyes, often causing them to bulge…

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EuroBioFund’s Second Call for Life Sciences Innovations

This new Call marks an important step in a process which will result in the selection of six Expressions of Interest addressing future life sciences challenges…

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Fruit Flies Unlock New Insights for Heart Disease Treatments

The tiny Drosophila fruit fly may pave the way to new methods for studying and finding treatments for heart disease, the leading cause of death in…

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