News tagged with mrna molecules
Little molecule makes big difference in bladder cancer metastasis
In order to kill, bladder cancer must metastasize, most commonly to the lung – what are the differences between bladder cancers that do and do not make this deadly transition? Research presented by the Director of the University ...
Cancer
Apr 09, 2013 |
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Making axons branch and grow to help nerve regeneration after injury
(Medical Xpress)—One molecule makes nerve cells grow longer. Another one makes them grow branches. These new experimental manipulations have taken researchers a step closer to understanding how nerve cells ...
Neuroscience
Mar 22, 2013 |
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A proposed link between aging, autism, and oxidation
Like any factory, the body burns oxygen to get energy for its various needs. As a result, detrimental byproducts are released and our cells try to clean up shop with antioxidants. But as we age, this process ...
Medical research
Mar 04, 2013 |
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Dark matter DNA active in brain during day-night cycle
(Medical Xpress)—Long stretches of DNA once considered inert dark matter appear to be uniquely active in a part of the brain known to control the body's 24-hour cycle, according to researchers at the National Institutes ...
Medical research
Sep 24, 2012 |
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Researchers may have found a weak link in the flu virus
(Medical Xpress)—A team of researchers, led by scientists at the University of Rochester, has identified a location in a gene of the influenza A virus that could be used as a "switch" for disrupting replication ...
Medical research
Aug 27, 2012 |
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Catching the cap-snatcher: Structural analysis opens the way to new anti-influenza drugs
Researchers at the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) in Grenoble, France, have determined the detailed 3-dimensional structure of part of the flu virus' RNA polymerase, an enzyme that is crucial for influenza virus ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Aug 02, 2012 |
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Think global, act local: New roles for protein synthesis at synapses
(Medical Xpress) -- How do we build a memory in the brain? It is well known that for animals (and humans) new proteins are needed to establish long-term memories. During learning information is stored at the synapses, the ...
Neuroscience
May 10, 2012 |
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