Life & Chemistry

Life & Chemistry

Scripps Research Unveils New Technology for Ulcerative Colitis Biomarkers

The study was published October 3, 2012, in the Journal of the American Chemical Society.The new research focuses on the protein arginine deiminases (PAD),…

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Understanding Leaf Decay: Nature’s Carbon Storage Explained

The colorful leaves piling up in your backyard this fall can be thought of as natural stores of carbon. In the springtime, leaves soak up carbon dioxide from…

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Transforming Carbon Dioxide Into Valuable Chemical Resources

Carbon dioxide could be a useful alternative source of carbon for the chemical industry. It is inexpensive, is supplied in abundance by nature, and would help…

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Study Suggests Immune System Can Boost Nerve Regrowth

Influencing the macrophages immediately after injury may affect the whole cascade of biochemical events that occurs after nerve damage, potentially eliminating…

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Lakes’ Unique Responses to Climate Change Uncovered

The study in question has been carried out by a group of researchers at the Department of Biology at Lund University. The research team is specifically…

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New Genetic Mutations Linked to Schizophrenia Identified

Columbia University Medical Center (CUMC) researchers have identified dozens of new spontaneous genetic mutations that play a significant role in the…

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Drug Reverses Brain Function in Rett Syndrome Mice Study

A promising study out today in the prestigious Journal of Neurosciences showed that in a mouse model of Rett syndrome, researchers were able to reverse…

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Trojan horse drug therapy provides new approach to treating breast cancer

When Linda Tuttle was diagnosed with breast cancer, she never imagined her experience would inspire her colleagues to design new treatments to tackle the…

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Nanoparticles Glow Through Thick Layer of Tissue

Though optical imaging is a robust and inexpensive technique commonly used in biomedical applications, current technologies lack the ability to look deep into…

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Evidence-Based Guidelines for Managing Low Back Pain

“Traditionally, people have tried to find antibiotics that rapidly kill bacteria. But we found a new class of antibiotics which has no ability to kill…

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RNA Unpacks Genome for Enhanced Gene Expression Access

The genome encoding for all information to build an entire organism is made of DNA. This molecule is a very thin thread of about 2 m in length. The DNA has to…

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Harnessing Immunity: Enhancing Stem Cell Transplant Outcomes

Outlined in the British Journal of Hematology, the Phase II clinical trial was led by Amir Toor, M.D., hematologist-oncologist in the Bone Marrow Transplant…

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Omega-3 Supplements May Slow A Biological Effect of Aging

The study showed that most overweight but healthy middle-aged and older adults who took omega-3 supplements for four months altered a ratio of their fatty acid…

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Noninvasive IFP Measurement: A New Tumor Aggressiveness Biomarker

Many malignant solid tumors generally develop a higher interstitial fluid pressure (IFP) than normal tissue. High IFP in tumors may cause a reduced uptake of…

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New Insights on Epigenetic Code Connections Revealed

As researchers have uncovered more and more of these “epigenetic” tags, they have begun to wonder how they are all connected. Now, research from the University…

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Genetic Insights Into White Finger Disease Uncovered

New research published in BioMed Central's open access journal Clinical Epigenetics finds that people with a genetic polymorphism (A2191G) in sirtuin1 (SIRT1),…

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