News tagged with knockout mice


Discovery of a molecule that initiates maturation of mammalian eggs can lead to more IVF pregnancies

Women who have eggs that cannot mature will not become pregnant, and they cannot be helped by in vitro fertilization (IVF). Now researchers at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden, have identified a molecule called Cdk1 that ...

Genetics created Mar 05, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Scientists link dietary DHA to male fertility

Who knew that male fertility depends on sperm-cell architecture? A University of Illinois study reports that a certain omega-3 fatty acid is necessary to construct the arch that turns a round, immature sperm cell into a pointy-headed ...

Health created Jan 09, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Intestinal protein may have role in ADHD, other neurological disorders

A biochemical pathway long associated with diarrhea and intestinal function may provide a new therapeutic target for treating ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder) other neuropsychiatric disorders, according to ...

Attention deficit disorders created Aug 11, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

New resource to unlock the role of microRNAs

A new resource to define the roles of microRNAs is announced today in Nature Biotechnology. The resource, called mirKO, gives researchers access to tools to investigate the biological role and significance for human health ...

Medical research created Aug 07, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Gene gives clues to self-injurious behavior in rare disorder

In humans, inherited mutations in a gene called HPRT1 lead to very specific self-destructive behavior. Boys with Lesch-Nyhan disease experience uncontrollable urges to bite their fingers, slam their arms into doorways and ...

Medical research created Jul 27, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Research sheds new light on how blood clots form

Scripps Research Institute scientists have discovered new elements of the blood clot-formation process. The findings could lead to better drugs for preventing heart attacks and other clot-related conditions.

Medical research created Jun 13, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Research team tests alternative approach to treating diabetes

In a mouse study, scientists at Mayo Clinic Florida have demonstrated the feasibility of a promising new strategy for treating human type 2 diabetes, which affects more than 200 million people worldwide.

Medical research created Jun 09, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Stem cell treatment may offer option for broken bones that don't heal

Researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine have shown in an animal study that transplantation of adult stem cells enriched with a bone-regenerating hormone can help mend bone fractures ...

Medical research created Jun 05, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Abcc10 may be effective in extending the effectiveness of anticancer drugs

Today's anticancer drugs often work wonders against malignancies, but sometimes tumors become resistant to the effects of such drugs, and treatment fails. Medical researchers would like to find ways of counteracting such ...

Cancer created May 16, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Can one model the social deficits of autism and schizophrenia in animals?

5 May 2011 - The use of animal models to study human disease is essential to help advance our understanding of disease and to develop new therapeutic treatments.

Psychology & Psychiatry created May 05, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1


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