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Combining Strategies Speeds the Work of Enzymes
May 7, 2013 — Enzymes could break down cell walls faster -- leading to less expensive biofuels for transportation -- if two enzyme systems are brought together in an industrial setting, new research ... > full story -
Potential Therapeutic Target for Cushing's Disease
May 7, 2013 — Scientists at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies have identified a protein that drives the formation of pituitary tumors in Cushing's disease, a development that may give clinicians a ... > full story -
How Breast Cancer Cells Acquire Drug Resistance
May 7, 2013 — A seven-year quest to understand how breast cancer cells resist treatment with the targeted therapy lapatinib has revealed a previously unknown molecular network that regulates cell death. The ... > full story -
Amplification of a Stat5 Gene Produces Excess Oncogenic Protein That Drives Prostate Cancer Spread
May 7, 2013 — Scientists have solved the mystery of why a substantial percentage of castrate-resistant metastatic prostate cancer cells contain abnormally high levels of the pro-growth protein ... > full story -
Discovery of New Hormone Opens Doors to New Type 2 Diabetes Treatments
May 7, 2013 — Researchers have discovered that a particular type of protein (hormone) found in fat cells helps regulate how glucose (blood sugar) is controlled and metabolized in the liver. Using experimental ... > full story -
New Insights Into Ebola Infection Pave the Way for Much-Needed Therapies
May 7, 2013 — The Ebola virus is among the deadliest viruses on the planet, killing up to 90 percent of those infected. A new study reveals how the most abundant protein making up the Ebola virus -- viral protein ... > full story -
Silk and Cellulose Biologically Effective for Use in Stem Cell Cartilage Repair
May 7, 2013 — Over 20 million people in Europe suffer from osteoarthritis which can lead to extensive damage to the knee and hip cartilage. Stem cells offer a promising way forward but a key challenge has been to ... > full story -
Stem Cell Researchers Move Toward Treatments for Rare Genetic Nerve Disease
May 7, 2013 — Researchers have used induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSC) to advance disease-in-a-dish modeling of a rare genetic disorder, Ataxia Telangiectasia. Their discovery shows positive effects of drugs ... > full story -
New Perspective Needed for Role of Major Alzheimer's Gene
May 7, 2013 — Scientists' picture of how a gene strongly linked to Alzheimer's disease harms the brain may have to be revised, researchers have ... > full story -
New Class of Drug Targets Skin Cancer
May 7, 2013 — A new class of drug targeting skin cancer's genetic material has been successfully tested in humans for the first time, opening the way to new treatments for a range of conditions from skin cancers ... > full story
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