Scientists uncover mechanism that propels liver development after birth
Any expectant mother will tell you that she wants her baby's organs to develop properly in the womb.
Nov 4, 2015
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Any expectant mother will tell you that she wants her baby's organs to develop properly in the womb.
Nov 4, 2015
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Scientists at the flagship motor neuron disease research centre, based at the University of Sheffield, investigated how specialised nerve cells that control voluntary movements die – something which is key to understanding ...
May 28, 2015
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A team of scientists led by RIKEN researcher Yutaka Muto, in collaboration with Hidehito Kuroyanagi of Tokyo Medical and Dental University and Masatoshi Hagiwara of Kyoto University, has revealed some of the mechanisms that ...
Oct 17, 2014
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Scientists from the Florida campus of The Scripps Research Institute have revealed an atomic-level view of a genetic defect that causes a form of muscular dystrophy, myotonic dystrophy type 2, and have used this information ...
Jan 2, 2014
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Move over, plaques and tangles.
Sep 10, 2013
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For the first time, scientists from the Florida campus of The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have identified small molecules that allow for complete control over a genetic defect responsible for the most common adult onset ...
Jun 28, 2013
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(Medical Xpress)—Researchers have found that missteps in a basic cellular process, RNA splicing, is the culprit behind a class of rare neurological disorders manifested by intellectual disability and stunted development.
Mar 29, 2013
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By broadly comparing the DNA of children to that of elderly people, gene researchers have identified gene variants that influence lifespan, either by raising disease risk or by providing protection from disease.
Feb 4, 2013
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Repression of a single protein in ordinary fibroblasts is sufficient to directly convert the cells – abundantly found in connective tissues – into functional neurons. The findings, which could have far-reaching implications ...
Jan 10, 2013
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Scientists from the Structural Computational Biology Group at the Spanish National Cancer Research Centre (CNIO), led by Alfonso Valencia, together with French and American researchers, have published recently two articles ...
Dec 17, 2012
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