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Researchers create new anti-cancer drug

A team of University of Hawaii Cancer Center scientists led by James Turkson, Ph.D. have created a new type of anti-cancer drug named BP-1-102. The drug, which can be orally administered, targets a key protein that triggers ...

Cancer created May 22, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Parkinson's disease: Parkin protects from neuronal cell death

Researchers from Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitaet (LMU) in Munich identify a novel signal transduction pathway, which activates the parkin gene and prevents stress-induced neuronal cell death.

Parkinson's & Movement disorders created Mar 01, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Exposing the potential of sugar chains for the diagnosis and treatment of disease

Protruding from the surface of cells in the body like whiskers are sugar chains, a biological structure often bound to lipids and proteins embedded in the cell membrane. Recent studies have shown that sugar ...

Medical research created Jun 20, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Chronic exposure to methyl-mercury increases of neurodegenerative disease

The research team led by Prof. Samuel Lo, Associate Head of the Department of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology, recently discovered that chronic exposure to low-dose methyl-mercury, an environmental ...

Health created Aug 04, 2011 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0