Life & Chemistry

Life & Chemistry

New HIV Test Predicts Drug Resistance for Better Treatment

The test may provide physicians with a tool to guide patient treatment by predicting if a patient is likely to become resistant to a particular HIV drug, said…

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There's no scent like home

Tiny larval fish living among Australia's Great Barrier Reef spend the early days of their lives swept up in ocean currents that disperse them far from their…

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Genetically Altered Cells Enhance Artificial Skin’s Infection Defense

Dorothy Supp, PhD, and her team found that skin cells that were genetically altered to produce higher levels of a protein known as human beta defensin 4 (HBD4)…

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Unlocking Memory: How Our Brains Store Vast Information

Phone numbers, the way to work, granny’s birthday – our brain with its finite number of nerve cells can store incredible amounts of information. At the bottom…

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Mercury Contamination Hotspots Found in Eastern North America

A US and Canadian research team surveying mercury contamination in fish and birds in the northeastern United States and southeastern Canada has identified five…

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Cold sore virus might play role in Alzheimer's disease

The new findings, published online in the journal Neurobiology of Aging, add some scientific heft to the idea, long suspected by some scientists, that herpes…

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Imaging techniques permit scientists to follow a day — or four — in the life of a cell

The movement and growth of cells are critical for normal physiological processes, and–when perturbed–can result in negative outcomes such as tumor formation….

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Nanoscale Cubes and Spheres: Innovations in Enzyme Capsules

Porous nano-objects with defined sizes and structures are particularly interesting, for example, as capsules for enzymes, a means of transport for…

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Hybrid Molecule Triggers Self-Destruction in Cancer Cells

By joining a sugar to a short-chain fatty acid compound, Johns Hopkins researchers have developed a two-pronged molecular weapon that kills cancer cells in lab…

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New Skin Molecule Linked to Identity Crisis in Cells

The study will be published MOnday January 14 in the prestigious medical journal Developmental Cell. This molecule is part of a complex signalling system known…

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Renegade RNA — Clues to cancer and normal growth

A report on the renegade ribonucleic acid, and the code that directs its movement, will be published Jan. 5 in Science.MicroRNAs, already implicated in cancer…

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Babraham Institute Launches European Proteomics Initiative

The project, funded through the European Commission’s 6th Framework Programme, sets the stage for an open-access resource of binding molecules directed against…

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LIAI completes world's most comprehensive analysis on influenza virus data

Researchers from the La Jolla Institute for Allergy & Immunology (LIAI) announced today the results of a first of its kind study analyzing all published data…

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How Immune System Recognizes Influenza: Key Insights Revealed

The study should help scientists who are designing new vaccines, diagnostics and immune-based therapies against seasonal and pandemic influenza because it…

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'Marathon mice' elucidate little-known muscle type

The findings could ultimately lead to novel drugs designed to change the composition of muscle, the researchers said. Such treatments might have the potential…

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Liver Sugars Help Clear Bloodstream Fats, Study Reveals

Although we try to reduce fat in our diet, our bodies use it for energy. But patients with elevated levels of fat in their bloodstream – nearly 10 percent of…

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