Collaboration rapidly connects fly gene discovery to human disease
A collaborative study by scientists at Baylor College of Medicine (BCM) and the Montreal Neurological Institute of McGill University, and published March 20 in the online, open access journal PLoS Biology, has discovered that m ...
Genetics
Mar 20, 2012 |
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Scientists study human diseases in flies
More than two-thirds of human genes have counterparts in the well-studied fruit fly, Drosophila melanogaster, so although it may seem that humans don't have much in common with flies, the correspondence of our genetic instru ...
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Mar 12, 2012 |
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Genetic 'Rosetta Stone' unveiled in Nature
Scientists have developed a new community resource that may act as a Rosetta Stone for revealing the genetic basis of traits and disease.
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Feb 17, 2012 |
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Link found between MicroRNA and neurological aging in fruit flies
(Medical Xpress) -- Researchers from several institutions in the Philadelphia area have banded together to form a team to look into the possible impact a certain type of MicroRNA (miRNA) may have on the neurological ...
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Feb 16, 2012 |
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Turmeric-based drug effective on Alzheimer flies
Curcumin, a substance extracted from turmeric, prolongs life and enhances activity of fruit flies with a nervous disorder similar to Alzheimers. The study conducted at Linköping University, indicates ...
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Feb 14, 2012 |
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Team isolates nerve cells involved in storing long term memory and gene proteins associated with them
(Medical Xpress) -- A research team in Taiwan has succeeded in isolating two nerve cells in fruit fly brains that are believed to be the major players in allowing for the formation of long term memories. Furthermore, ...
Neuroscience
Feb 10, 2012 |
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Study of fruit fly sleep reveals a genetic basis of insomnia
(Medical Xpress) -- On the surface, it’s simple: when night falls, our bodies get sleepy. But behind the scenes, a series of complex molecular events, controlled by our genes, is hard at work to make ...
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Jan 30, 2012 |
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Brain glia cells increase their DNA content to preserve vital blood-brain barrier
The blood-brain barrier is essential for maintaining the brain's stable environment—preventing entry of harmful viruses and bacteria and isolating the brain's specific hormonal and neurotransmitter activity from that ...
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Jan 13, 2012 |
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'Back talk' from blood cells to their progenitors is critical to balancing blood supply
(PhysOrg.com) -- When it comes to the body's blood supply, maintaining the right balance is crucial. UCLA stem cell scientists have now discovered that in the common fruit fly, this balancing act requires a complex "conversation" ...
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Jan 05, 2012 |
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New components of antiviral pathway discovered
Scientists studying how mammals detect microbes have discovered new components in a crucial pathway that allows immune cells to detect viral invaders. Their research not only deepens the understanding of antiviral responses, ...
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Dec 22, 2011 |
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The ABCC9 of sleep: A genetic factor that regulates how long we sleep
A collaborative European study led by LMU researchers has shown that ABCC9, a known genetic factor in heart disease and diabetes, also influences the duration of sleep in humans. This function is evolutionarily conserved ...
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Nov 28, 2011 |
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New research on body parts' sensitivity to environmental changes
Research by a team of Michigan State University scientists has shed new light on why some body parts are more sensitive to environmental change than others, work that could someday lead to better ways of treating ...
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Nov 21, 2011 |
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Researchers discover possible key to degenerative nerve diseases
(Medical Xpress) -- Researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and collaborators have discovered a powerful new protein in the eye of the fruit fly that may shed light on blinding diseases and other ...
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Nov 17, 2011 |
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Why do neurons die in Parkinson's disease?
Current thinking about Parkinson's disease is that it's a disorder of mitochondria, the energy-producing organelles inside cells, causing neurons in the brain's substantia nigra to die or become impaired. A study from Children's ...
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Nov 10, 2011 |
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Biologists use flies, mice to study Down syndrome
A novel study involving fruit flies and mice has allowed biologists to identify two critical genes responsible for congenital heart defects in individuals with Down syndrome, a major cause of infant mortality ...
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Nov 04, 2011 |
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