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Membrane Remodeling: Where Yoga Meets Cell Biology
April 30, 2013 Endocytosis lets cells absorb nutrients, import growth factors, prevent infections and accomplish many other vital tasks. This study suggests that, in contrast to earlier theories, dynamin proteins ... > full story -
Tactics of New Middle East Virus Suggest Treating by Altering Lung Cells' Response to Infection
April 30, 2013 The deadly Human Coronavirus-Erasmus Medical Center, which first appeared April 2012 in the Middle East, is revealing its stronghold tactics. The virus dysregulates 207 lung cell genes to turn RNA ... > full story -
Protein Improves Efficacy of Tumor-Killing Enzyme
April 30, 2013 Scientists have devised a method for delivering tumor cell-killing enzymes in a way that protects the enzyme until it can do its work inside the cell. In their study researchers assembled microscopic ... > full story -
Experimental Drug Inhibits Growth in All Stages of Common Kidney Cancer
April 30, 2013 Researchers have discovered a protein that is overly active in every human sample of kidney cancer they examined. They also found that an experimental drug designed to block the protein’s ... > full story -
Step Toward Medicines to Help Combat a Range of Diseases Currently Considered 'Undruggable'
April 30, 2013 Scientists have made a further step towards the potential future development of medicines to help combat a range of diseases currently considered ... > full story -
Low Vitamin D Levels a Risk Factor for Pneumonia
April 30, 2013 A new study has shown that low serum vitamin D levels are a risk factor for pneumonia. The risk of contracting pneumonia was more than 2.5 times greater in subjects with the lowest vitamin D levels ... > full story -
Low HDL-Cholesterol: Not Quantity, but Quality
April 30, 2013 Many of the genes regulating the inflammation and immune response of the body are also associated with low HDL-cholesterol levels in the circulation, tells the recent study. The research ... > full story -
Be Alert to Blind Cord Strangulation Risk, Parents of Young Children Warned
April 29, 2013 Window blind cords pose a particular risk of accidental strangulation for young children, doctors have ... > full story -
Obesity in Early 20s Curbs Chances of Reaching Middle Age
April 29, 2013 Young men who are obese in their early 20s are significantly more likely to develop serious ill health by the time they reach middle age, or not even make it that far, suggests ... > full story -
No Benefit of Evening Primrose Oil for Treating Eczema, Review Suggests
April 29, 2013 Research into the complementary therapies evening primrose oil and borage oil shows little, if any, benefit for people with eczema compared with placebo, according to a new systematic review. The ... > full story
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