For the first time, researchers have witnessed how this enzyme works at the atomic level to repair sun-damaged DNA.The discovery holds promise for future…
Most people now understand the importance of LDL, the bad cholesterol and HDL, the good cholesterol, to their overall health. But high triglycerides are like…
This non-human sialic acid sugar is an ingredient in some biotechnology drugs, and may be limiting or undermining their therapeutic effectiveness in some…
Today, an intriguing paper published in Europe's leading reproductive medicine journal Human Reproduction [1] reveals for the first time the reasoning behind…
They report their findings in the July 23 issue of the Journal of Biological Chemistry.Early areas of atherosclerosis (seen using a red stain that identifies…
Recently, clinically available therapies to suppress the growth of these vessels have been available to improve patient survival in some cancer types. Accurate…
Oral cancer is an under-treated and poorly understood disease, says Xiaofeng “Charles” Zhou, assistant professor in the UIC Center for Molecular Biology of…
The Basque Institute for Agricultural Research and Development —Neiker–Tecnalia— is investigating of the use of the oil for fuel and the storage capacity of…
When it infects the lungs, the Legionnaire’s bacterium Legionella pneumophila causes acute pneumonia. The pathogen’s modus operandi is particularly ingenious:…
In recent years, scientists have shown that they can reprogram human skin cells to an immature state that allows the cells to become any type of cell. This…
Patients who underwent high doses of radiation that hit the specific neural stem cell site, known as the stem cell niche, experienced 15 months of…
New research, published in the journal Development, by Dr. Anthony-Samuel LaMantia, professor of Pharmacology & Physiology and director of the newly formed GW…
“This new discovery has significant scientific implications and application for lamprey conservation,” says principal investigator and lead author David Close,…
More than 1 million people are affected by inflammatory bowel disease in North America alone and direct healthcare expenses for inflammatory bowel disease in…
Researchers hope that these cells could one day be used for clinical treatments of a wide range of medical conditions as the discovery may help scientists…
The discovery, reported in the article “Arpc 1b, a centrosomal protein, is both an activator and substrate of Aurora A,” furthers the science world’s…
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