Archive: 03/02/2016

New insights into the function of the main class of drug targets

About thirty percent of all medical drugs such as beta-blockers or antidepressants interact with certain types of cell surface proteins called G protein coupled receptors. In collaboration with researchers from the Paul Scherrer ...

Feb 3, 2016

Researchers extend lifespan by as much as 35 percent in mice

Researchers at Mayo Clinic have shown that senescent cells - cells that no longer divide and accumulate with age - negatively impact health and shorten lifespan by as much as 35 percent in normal mice. The results, which ...

Feb 3, 2016

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Real time outbreak surveillance using genomics now possible in resource-limited conditions

New research published in Nature has shown how genome sequencing can be rapidly established to monitor outbreaks.

Feb 3, 2016

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Scientists find new tumor markers for the prognosis of head and neck cancer

Head and neck cancers include a heterogeneous group of tumours located in the oral cavity, pharynx and larynx. Despite therapeutic progress, the survival rate of patients with this pathology has hardly improved in the last ...

Feb 3, 2016

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Europe must 'act early' to prevent Zika spread: WHO

The World Health Organization urged European countries Wednesday to act swiftly to fend off the mosquito-born virus Zika, suspected of a surge in brain damaged babies in South America.

Feb 3, 2016

Indian firm says developing 'world's first Zika vaccine'

An Indian drugmaker on Wednesday said it was developing the world's first vaccine against Zika after the World Health Organization declared an global emergency over the rapidly spreading virus.

Feb 3, 2016

Report: It's ethical to test embryos from DNA of 3 people (Update)

It's ethical to test a provocative new fertility technique that would prevent mothers from passing on rare but devastating diseases by creating embryos from the DNA of three people—dad, mom and an egg donor—advisers to ...

Feb 3, 2016

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Structure of brain plaques in Huntington's disease described

Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine have shown that the core of the protein clumps found in the brains of people with Huntington's disease have a distinctive structure, a finding that could shed ...

Feb 3, 2016

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Intense work helped Michelangelo maintain use of hands despite osteoarthritis

Prolonged hammering and chiselling accelerated degenerative arthritis in the hands of Michelangelo Buonarroti, sculptor, painter and one of the greatest artists of all time. But the intense work probably helped him keep the ...

Feb 3, 2016

Receptors inside nerve cells may be a key to controlling pain

In real estate, location is key. It now seems the same concept holds true when it comes to stopping pain.

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Archive: 03/02/2016

New insights into the function of the main class of drug targets

Researchers extend lifespan by as much as 35 percent in mice

Real time outbreak surveillance using genomics now possible in resource-limited conditions

Scientists find new tumor markers for the prognosis of head and neck cancer

Europe must 'act early' to prevent Zika spread: WHO

Indian firm says developing 'world's first Zika vaccine'

Report: It's ethical to test embryos from DNA of 3 people (Update)

Structure of brain plaques in Huntington's disease described

Intense work helped Michelangelo maintain use of hands despite osteoarthritis

Receptors inside nerve cells may be a key to controlling pain

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