Life & Chemistry

Life & Chemistry

Proteomics Role in Detecting Hematologic Malignancies

Reported in the advance issue of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (which appears on-line the week of January 8) the findings point to a…

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New Microscopic Life Forms Discovered in Arctic Ocean

The researchers have discovered a new group of microscopic organisms, which they have baptized “picobiliphytes”: pico because of their extremely small size,…

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Campylobacter Jejuni: How It Navigates Cells to Cause Illness

While scientists are just beginning to answer basic questions about how Campylobacter jejuni (campylobacter) causes infection, Robert Watson, a graduate…

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Innovative Techniques for Preparing Cardiac Glycosides

For example, to prepare the highly active cardiovascular medication digoxin effective methods have to be developed to extract medicinal substances –…

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Euro Notes Found 100% Contaminated With Cocaine: Study Insights

The research was carried out by PhD student, Jonathan Bones, working under the supervision of Professor Brett Paull at DCU's National Centre for Sensor…

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Dramatic results from combo therapy surprises Krabbé-disease researchers

The Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis researchers who made the discovery set out with low hopes for the combination therapy because on its…

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Cambridge Scientists Identify Key Stage for Stem Cell Development

Cambridge scientists have discovered the stage at which some of the cells of a fertilised mammalian egg are fated to develop into stem cells and why this…

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PMR1 Enzyme: Unveiling Its Surprising Benefits for mRNA

The study examined a recently discovered enzyme called PMR1. That enzyme attaches to certain mRNA molecules and remains there like a hand grenade with its pin…

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MicroRNA Discovery Enhances Pancreatic Cancer Detection

The study examined human pancreatic tumor tissue and compared it to nearby normal tissue and control tissue for levels of microRNA (miRNA). It identified about…

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Homing Nanoparticles Target Tumors with Precision

A collaborative team led by Erkki Ruoslahti, M.D., Ph.D., of the Burnham Institute for Medical Research at UC Santa Barbara (Burnham) has developed…

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Turning Green Gunk into Anti-Cancer Gold: New Breakthrough

This accomplishment is expected to make it possible to produce enough of the promising drugs for use in clinical trials.In a study featured on the cover of the…

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USC Study Links Stem Cells to Cancer Origins in Nature Genetics

Researchers at the University of Southern California (USC) recently made significant strides toward settling a decades-old debate centering on the role played…

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Blood Test Predicts Cardiac Events in Heart Patients

The study of 987 men and women with stable coronary heart disease revealed that the higher a patient's level of NT-proBNP, the greater the chance the patient…

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Gene Linked to Severe Kidney Failure in Diabetes Uncovered

Diabetes is the leading cause of end-stage kidney disease worldwide, an illness that requires either kidney dialysis treatments or a kidney transplant for…

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New study sheds light on 'dark states' in DNA

This is the first time scientists have been able to probe the “dark” energy state — so called because it cannot be detected by fluorescence techniques used to…

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Invasive Plants: Insights on Their Successful Adaptation

University of California, Riverside genetics Professor Norman Ellstrand led a team of researchers whose findings suggest that harnessing the sexual…

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