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Drugs without side effects: Researchers explore novel ways to classify proteins

Janelle Leuthaeuser is on the cutting edge of biophysics. A molecular genetics and genomics Ph.D. student, she is part of a nationwide effort to create a more efficient generation of protein-based drugs.

Medical research created Apr 26, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Scientists map elusive 3-D structure of telomerase enzyme, key actor in cancer, aging

(Medical Xpress)—Like finally seeing all the gears of a watch and how they work together, researchers from UCLA and UC Berkeley have, for the first time ever, solved the puzzle of how the various components ...

Medical research created Apr 12, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (15) | comments 2 | with audio podcast

Rewiring the serotonin system

An interdisciplinary team of researchers from the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston and the University of Houston has found a new way to influence the vital serotonin signaling system—possibly leading to more ...

Neuroscience created Feb 13, 2013 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Does Facebook make you fat?

Time spent on social networking sites comes at the expense of other activities – including physical activity, new research by the University of Ulster has revealed. 

Overweight and Obesity created Sep 11, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Target for potent first-strike influenza drugs identified

(Medical Xpress) -- Scientists at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital have reported details of how certain drugs can precisely target and inhibit an enzyme essential for the influenza virus’ replication. Since ...

Medical research created Aug 03, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New study shows Facebook use elevates mood

People visit social networking sites such as Facebook for many reasons, including the positive emotional experience that people enjoy and want to repeat, according to an article in Cyberpsychology, Behavior, an ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Feb 07, 2012 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 1