Archive: 18/03/2015
Structure of genetic messenger molecules reveals key role in diseases
Messenger RNAs (mRNA) are linear molecules that contain instructions for producing the proteins that keep living cells functioning. A new study by UCL researchers has shown how the three-dimensional structures of mRNAs determine ...
Mar 18, 2015
Ras protein regulates circadian rhythm
Biochemists at the Ruhr-Universität Bochum have gained new insights into the generation and maintenance of circadian rhythms. They demonstrated that the Ras protein is important for setting the phase of such a circadian ...
Mar 18, 2015
Sierra Leone plans another shutdown to stop Ebola's spread
Sierra Leone is planning another three-day, countrywide shutdown later this month to ferret out Ebola cases, remind people how to protect themselves from the disease and control its transmission.
Mar 18, 2015
Scientists test Actual Reality in functional assessment post-TBI
A recent article by Kessler Foundation researchers describes Actual Reality; as a new tool for assessing performance of activities of everyday life (ADL) in people with traumatic brain injury (TBI). The article, "Actual Reality: ...
Mar 18, 2015
An antihypertensive drug improves corticosteroid-based skin treatments
Basic research on blood pressure has led researchers from Inserm (Inserm Unit 1138, "Cordeliers Research Centre") to obtain unexpected results: drugs used to treat hypertension (high blood pressure) reduce side effects from ...
Mar 18, 2015
Study may explain low blood oxygen for cystic fibrosis patients with infected lungs
Researchers have defined a new bodily process in mice that may explain why blood oxygen levels are lower for patients with cystic fibrosis when they get a lung infection.
Mar 18, 2015