News tagged with molecular structure

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Researchers find new culprit in castration-resistant prostate cancer

Scientists at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute have discovered a molecular switch that enables advanced prostate cancers to spread without stimulation by male hormones, which normally are needed to spur the cancer's growth. They ...

Cancer created Dec 13, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Structure of a bond formed by two proteins critical for hearing and balance described for the first time

Researchers have mapped the precise 3-D atomic structure of a thin protein filament critical for cells in the inner ear and calculated the force necessary to pull it apart.

Medical research created Nov 07, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Alzheimer's protein structure offers new treatment directions

The molecular structure of a protein involved in Alzheimer's disease – and the surprising discovery that it binds cholesterol – could lead to new therapeutics for the disease, Vanderbilt University ...

Alzheimer's disease & dementia created May 31, 2012 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Sending out an SOS: How telomeres incriminate cells that can't divide

The well-being of living cells requires specialized squads of proteins that maintain order. Degraders chew up worn-out proteins, recyclers wrap up damaged organelles, and-most importantly-DNA repair crews ...

Medical research created Mar 12, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Scientists create molecular map to guide treatment of multiple sclerosis

A team of scientists from the Scripps Research Institute, collaborating with members of the drug discovery company Receptos, has created the first high-resolution virtual image of cellular structures called ...

Medical research created Feb 16, 2012 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 2 | with audio podcast

Study identifies new approach to improving treatment for MS and other conditions

(Medical Xpress)—Working with lab mice models of multiple sclerosis (MS), UC Davis scientists have detected a novel molecular target for the design of drugs that could be safer and more effective than current FDA-approved ...

Alzheimer's disease & dementia created May 17, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Awakening to new drugs against sleeping sickness

Sleeping sickness kills tens of thousands of people in Africa each year. Current chemotherapies are subject to various limitations, including resistance. Rhodesain, an enzyme of the parasites that cause this ...

Cancer created May 17, 2013 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

In the earliest stages of arthritis, high-impact exercise may worsen cartilage damage, study finds

Osteoarthritis, which affects at least 20 percent of adults in the United States, leads to deterioration of cartilage, the rubbery tissue that prevents bones from rubbing together. By studying the molecular properties of ...

Arthritis & Rheumatism created Apr 17, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Study uncovers key factor in Alzheimer's progression

(Medical Xpress)—A new study from researchers at the University of Florida may have uncovered a critical factor that drives the relentless progression of Alzheimer's disease ― a discovery that could eventually slow its ...

Alzheimer's disease & dementia created Apr 16, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Scientists use nature against nature to develop an antibiotic with reduced resistance

A new broad range antibiotic, developed jointly by scientists at The Rockefeller University and Astex Pharmaceuticals, has been found to kill a wide range of bacteria, including drug-resistant Staphylococcus (MRSA) bacter ...

Medications created Apr 10, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Team makes breakthrough in search for neurodegenerative disease treatments

A significant breakthrough has been made by scientists at The University of Manchester towards developing an effective treatment for neurodegenerative diseases such as Huntington's, Alzheimer's and Parkinson's.

Medical research created Apr 10, 2013 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Why cells stick: Phenomenon extends longevity of bonds between cells

Research carried out by scientists at the Georgia Institute of Technology and The University of Manchester has revealed new insights into how cells stick to each other and to other bodily structures, an essential function ...

Medical research created Feb 14, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Finding the way to memory: Guidance proteins regulate brain plasticity

Our ability to learn and form new memories is fully dependent on the brain's ability to be plastic – that is to change and adapt according to new experiences and environments. A new study from the Montreal Neurological ...

Neuroscience created Feb 04, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Researchers reveal mechanism to halt cancer cell growth, discover potential therapy

University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute (UPCI) researchers have uncovered a technique to halt the growth of cancer cells, a discovery that led them to a potential new anti-cancer therapy.

Cancer created Feb 04, 2013 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

A key gene for brain development

(Medical Xpress)—Neurobiologists at the Research institute of Molecular Pathology (IMP) in Vienna have discovered one of the key genes required to make a brain. Mutations in this gene, called TUBB5, cause ...

Genetics created Dec 14, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast