News tagged with sugar molecules


New research shows PET imaging effective in predicting lung cancer outcomes

Advanced imaging with Positron Emission Tomography (PET) scans shows great promise in predicting which patients with inoperable lung cancer have more aggressive tumors and need additional treatment following standard chemotherapy/radiation ...

Cancer created Oct 05, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Tuberculosis bacterium's outer cell wall disarms the body's defense to remain infectious

The bacterium that causes tuberculosis has a unique molecule on its outer cell surface that blocks a key part of the body's defense. New research suggests this represents a novel mechanism in the microbe's evolving efforts ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Oct 03, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Revealed: How sticky egg captures sperm

Researchers have uncovered exactly how a human egg captures an incoming sperm to begin the fertilisation process, in a new study published this week in the journal Science.

Medical research created Aug 18, 2011 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (5) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Protein unmasks pathogenic fungi to activate immune response

The first step in defending against a hostile attack is identifying the enemy. It's how a healthy immune system mounts a response to invading pathogens. In the case of certain fungi, however, the attacking cells may be so ...

Medical research created Aug 08, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

New clues to the cause of Alzheimer's disease

Researchers at the Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, have identified a series of novel proteins in human cerebrospinal fluid. The proteins, which carry specific sugar molecules, are found in greater concentrations ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Jun 30, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0


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