Using field studies in watercourses north of Gothenburg and laboratory experiments in Denmark and Scotland, scientist Rasmus Kaspersson at the Department of…
We now have effective anti-HIV drugs that can stop the immune system from being compromised and prevent AIDS. Although these drugs effectively prevent the…
Low bone mineral density, or BMD, was evident in around half of the 144 participants with inflammatory bowel disease aged between six and 19 in a major study…
Tetsuro ToyodaDirectorRIKEN Bioinformatics And Systems Engineering Division (BASE)Databases are becoming increasingly important in the life sciences as a key…
A cell’s RNA content provides a complete snapshot of its gene expression activity so can yield a bonanza of information not only about how that cell functions,…
Helicase enzymes are best known for “unzipping” DNA for replication, but have many other functions for DNA repair and maintenance. The Illinois team focused on…
“This is going to change the way we approach single-gene disorders,” said lead investigator Murat Gunel, M.D., who is chief of the Neurovascular Surgery…
The results will be published online Aug. 22 in the journals Nature, and Nature Structural and Molecular Biology. They open new possibilities for…
The discovery of an “inside out” mechanism by which egg cell chromosomes separate from each other may shed light on mistakes made in chromosome distribution…
A signaling protein released during rheumatoid arthritis dramatically reduced Alzheimer's disease pathology and reversed the memory impairment of mice bred to…
Human pluripotent stem cells, which can become any other kind of body cell, hold great potential to treat a wide range of ailments, including Parkinson's…
Cells use the enzyme ATP synthase to generate a chemical called ATP, the form of energy cells use to function. Structurally, ATP synthase is a nano-machine, a…
Coffee is and remains the drink of choice for German people. They drank 1.3 billion cups last year, according to the German Coffee Association. In other words,…
The new knowledge could help inform the current development of what are called collaterogenic therapies – drugs or procedures that can cause new collaterals to…
Embryonic stem cells (ESCs) have the potential to mature into virtually any type of cell and tissue type, but they require an appropriate environment and…
A UC Irvine study is the first to demonstrate that human neural stem cells can restore mobility in cases of chronic spinal cord injury, suggesting the prospect…
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