Invisible helpers: How probiotic bacteria protect against inflammatory bowel diseases
Yoghurt has been valued for centuries for its health-promoting effects. These effects are thought to be mediated by the lactic acid bacteria typically contained in yoghurt. Evidence from recent scientific ...
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Apr 26, 2012 |
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A striking link is found between the Fragile-X gene and mutations that cause autism
A team led by scientists at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) publishes research today indicating a striking association between genes found disrupted in children with autism and genes that are targets of FMRP, the protein ...
Genetics
Apr 25, 2012 |
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Light switch added to gene tool opens new view of cell development
University of Oregon scientists collaborating with an Oregon company that synthesizes antisense Morpholinos for genetic research have developed a UV light-activated on-off switch for the vital gene-blocking ...
Genetics
Apr 04, 2012 |
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Genes for learning, remembering, forgetting: Proteins important in embryos found to change the adult brain
Certain genes and proteins that promote growth and development of embryos also play a surprising role in sending chemical signals that help adults learn, remember, forget and perhaps become addicted, University ...
Medical research
Mar 29, 2012 |
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PCP genetic pathway acts as stop sign for cell growth
The genetic pathway that regulates the way cells align themselves relative to each other has been found to act as a "stop sign" that signals organisms when to halt cell growth, according to new research published ...
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Mar 15, 2012 |
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Biologists find potential drug that speeds cellular recycling
A University of Michigan cell biologist and his colleagues have identified a potential drug that speeds up trash removal from the cell's recycling center, the lysosome.
Medical research
Mar 13, 2012 |
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Cuba to test new AIDS vaccine on humans
Cuba's top biotech teams have successfully tested a new AIDS vaccine on mice, and are ready to soon begin human testing, a leading researcher told a biotechnology conference in Havana on Monday.
HIV & AIDS
Mar 06, 2012 |
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Cell biologists describes mechanism by which some people may be more susceptible to colon cancer
An international research team led by cell biologists at the University of California, Riverside has uncovered a new insight into colon cancer, the third leading cause of cancer-related deaths in the United ...
Cancer
Feb 09, 2012 |
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Why bad immunity genes survive: Study implicates arms race between genes and germs
University of Utah biologists found new evidence why mice, people and other vertebrate animals carry thousands of varieties of genes to make immune-system proteins named MHCs – even though some of those ...
Medical research
Feb 06, 2012 |
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Researchers discover key to immune cell's 'internal guidance' system
University of British Columbia researchers have discovered the molecular pathway that enables receptors inside immune cells to find, and flag, fragments of pathogens trying to invade a host.
Immunology
Feb 05, 2012 |
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Why men 'exhibit warrior tendencies'
A new study has looked into how our psychology concerning war and conflict may have been shaped by our evolutionary past.
Psychology & Psychiatry
Jan 24, 2012 |
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Study reveals potential of manganese in neutralizing deadly Shiga toxin
Carnegie Mellon University researchers have discovered that an element commonly found in nature might provide a way to neutralize the potentially lethal effects of a compound known as Shiga toxin. New results ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Jan 19, 2012 |
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Cell's 'battery' found to play central role in neurodegenerative disease
A devastating neurodegenerative disease that first appears in toddlers just as they are beginning to walk has been traced to defects in mitochondria, the 'batteries' or energy-producing power plants of cells.
Neuroscience
Jan 17, 2012 |
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Scientists isolate protein linking exercise to health benefits
A team led by researchers at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute has isolated a natural hormone from muscle cells that triggers some of the key health benefits of exercise. They say the protein, which serves as a chemical messenger, ...
Medical research
Jan 11, 2012 |
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Men with deep voice may be lacking in sperm: study
(Medical Xpress) -- Women look for tall, dark and handsome. Those chiseled features and that deep sexy voice have gained the attention of women for generations. However, a new study published in PLoS ONE shows ...
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Jan 09, 2012 |
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