Life & Chemistry

Life & Chemistry

Vax and Pax: Collaborative Advances in Eye Development Research

That's why researchers at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies were surprised to find the respective team captains–Vax2, a protein that along with Vax1…

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Human stem cells delay start of Lou Gehrig's disease in rats

The grafted stem cells develop into nerve cells that make substantial connections with existing nerves and do not themselves succumb to Lou Gehrig's, also…

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IRF6 Gene Links Birth Defects and Skin Cell Development

Their latest findings, published online Oct. 15 in Nature Genetics, reveal an unexpected role for IRF6 in the growth and development of skin cells, a discovery…

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Friendly Bacteria in Kefir Milkshake May Combat Food Allergies

Kefir, a traditional fermented drink, is consumed in Eastern Europe as a health food, and is often used to wean babies, as it is easily digested. Food allergy…

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“Zilch” instead of explosion

They are being developed and tested by specialists of two Moscow academic institutes – Institute of Thermal Physics of Extreme Conditions (United Institute of…

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Grape Seeds Show Promising Health Benefits, Study Finds

This has been experimentally proved by specialists of the Research Institute of Physicochemical Medicine (Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation),…

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Chemical reaction between matter and antimatter realized for the first time: it brings about the formation of protonium

The international collaboration Athena, that involves Genoa, Pavia and Brescia Infn researchers, has yet been able to induce for the first time a chemical…

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Research could lead to new treatments for birth defects

University of Manchester researchers have uncovered the causes behind two genetic conditions that lead to facial anomalies including clefts, where the lip and…

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Innovative Approaches to Combat Drug-Resistant Germs

Although a number of new antibiotics have been discovered in recent decades, our armory against infection is continually being depleted, as our microscopically…

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Genetic Breakthrough Reveals Fuchs Corneal Origins

Guided by families with an unusual number of cases, scientists at Johns Hopkins have discovered the genetic origins of at least one form of Fuchs corneal…

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Major Breakthrough in Biofilm Dispersion by Researcher David Davies

David Davies has found and is in the process of synthesizing a compound that will cause biofilm colonies to disperse, thus leaving individual bacteria up to…

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Chemists Innovate Room Temperature Method for Making Plastics

Unlike the traditional method for living polymerization, which has been around for more than 50 years, this method takes place at room temperature, uses less…

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Algae Insights: New Discoveries in Cancer Research

Their findings, which will be published in the October 13 online edition of PLoS Genetics, show that RB blocks cells from dividing before they reach a minimum…

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Insights Into Immune System Self-Protection Uncovered

A finding by University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine researchers about how immune cells “decide” to become active or inactive may have applications in…

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Extreme Environment Alters Fish Appearance: Protecting Species

But their environment is not only cramped: it also has a profound effect on the fishes' appearance, raising questions about how rare species can be protected…

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Forsyth Scientists Discover Link Between Serotonin and Bone Mass

Scientists at The Forsyth Institute have found that fluoxetine (Prozac), a drug used in the treatment of depression and obsessive-compulsive disorders,…

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