Life & Chemistry

Life & Chemistry

Scientists discover a 'master key' to unlock new treatments for autoimmune disorders

Bethesda, MD—Imagine a single drug that would treat most, if not all, autoimmune disorders, such as asthma, inflammatory bowel disease, and Lupus. That might…

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Carnegie Mellon Develops MRI Technique to Track Stem Cells

Carnegie Mellon University biologists have developed an MRI-based technique that allows researchers to non-invasively follow neural stem cells in vivo. The…

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Scientists discover the proteins that control development of varicose veins

Bethesda, MD—A new discovery published in the October 2011 print issue of The FASEB Journal (http://www.fasebj.org) explains for the first time what kicks off…

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How Mothers Shape Attractive Sons in Zebra Finches

In Zebra Finches, as in most other bird species, both parents contribute to offspring rearing. The social partner of a female, however, is not always the…

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Koalas' bellows boast about size

Then the males begin bellowing. Benjamin Charlton from the University of Vienna, Austria, explains that they probably bellow to attract females and to…

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Hydrogen Storage Innovations for a Renewable Energy Future

Hydrogen could be one of the most important fuels in a new energy economy based on renewable resources. However, no ideal hydrogen storage material has yet…

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Stem Cell Breakthrough: A New Approach to Sickle Cell Disease

The research team cautions that the work, done only in the laboratory, is years away from clinical use in patients, but should provide tools for developing…

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Unlocking Brain Cancer: How Normal Cells Turn Into Oligodendroglioma

The work may help identify new drugs to target oligodendroglioma, a common type of brain tumor, at its earliest stage, when it is generally most treatable. Any…

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Barrow Scientists Discover New Stem Cell Activity in Brain

Researchers at Barrow Neurological Institute at St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center have identified a new pathway of stem cell activity in the brain that…

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Pitt Team Discovers Protein Behind Excess Liver Glucose in Diabetes

Usually, the liver stores excess blood sugar as glycogen, which it doles out overnight during sleep and other periods of fasting to keep glucose levels within…

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Targeting Genes to Combat Tough Prostate Cancer Cells

Xiaoqi Liu, an assistant professor of biochemistry and member of Purdue's Center for Cancer Research, and graduate student Shawn Liu are focusing on the…

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Exploring Hydrogen Innovations for a Greener Future

Over 80 % of the worlds energy demands continue to be met with fossil fuels. The environmental problems associated with this, such as global warming, are…

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Scientists Find Organizing Principle for the Sense of Smell

But new research at the Weizmann Institute of Science shows that odors can be rated on a scale of pleasantness, and this turns out to be an organizing…

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New Enzyme Discovery Regulates Damaged Protein Degradation

The study – led by Jack E. Dixon, PhD, professor of Pharmacology, Cellular & Molecular Medicine, and Chemistry/Biochemistry at the University of California,…

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U of A chemistry team produces a 'game-changing' catalyst

The research led by U of A chemistry professor Steven Bergens targeted the organic compounds known as amides, which are raw materials used by many industries…

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Clemson Biochemists Discover New Tool for DNA Repair

Clemson biochemist Weiguo Cao studies how cells repair damaged DNA. The finding from Cao's lab in the Clemson Biosystems Research Complex in collaboration with…

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