Medical Xpress: American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology in the news http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress provides the latest news from American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Insights into a new therapy for a rare form of cystic fibrosis Scientists at the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto have established that a drug recently approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to treat a rare form of cystic fibrosis works in an unconventional way. Their results reveal new possibilities for treating various forms of cystic fibrosis. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-insights-therapy-rare-cystic-fibrosis.html Medical research Mon, 29 Oct 2012 03:40:01 EST news270697850 Protective bacteria in the infant gut have resourceful way of helping babies break down breast milk A research team at the University of California, Davis, has found that important and resourceful bacteria in the baby microbiome can ferret out nourishment from a previously unknown source, possibly helping at-risk infants break down components of breast milk. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-08-bacteria-infant-gut-resourceful-babies.html Medical research Mon, 13 Aug 2012 14:12:17 EST news264085921 Under the right conditions, peptide blocks HIV infection at multiple points along the way Human defensins, aptly named antimicrobial peptides, are made in immune system cells and epithelial cells (such as skin cells and cells that line the gut). One of these peptides, human neutrophil peptide 1, under certain circumstances hinders HIV infection, but exactly how it works remains unclear. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-07-conditions-peptide-blocks-hiv-infection.html HIV & AIDS Tue, 24 Jul 2012 15:23:53 EST news262362225 Exercise is key in the fight against Alzheimer's disease In a recent Journal of Biological Chemistry "Paper of the Week," research led by Ayae Kinoshita at the Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine in Japan reveals the benefits of exercise in combating Alzheimer's disease. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-06-key-alzheimer-disease.html Alzheimer's disease & dementia Wed, 27 Jun 2012 02:43:49 EST news259983738