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Salt Gets Under Your Skin
June 3, 2013 — It's time to expand the models for blood pressure regulation, according to clinical pharmacologist. Scientists have identified a new cast of cells and molecules that function in the skin to control ... > full story -
New Technique Selectively Dampens Harmful Immune Responses
June 3, 2013 — Current immune suppressants have major drawbacks, but medical researchers have now demonstrated a new technique that may lead to a better way to selectively repress unwanted immune reactions without ... > full story -
Allergic and Autoimmune Diseases Linked, Mouse Study Suggests
June 3, 2013 — Scientists have discovered that a gene called BACH2 may play a central role in the development of diverse allergic and autoimmune diseases, such as multiple sclerosis, asthma, Crohn's disease, celiac ... > full story -
Molecular Switch for Cheaper Biofuel
June 3, 2013 — Lignocellulosic waste such as sawdust or straw can be used to produce biofuel -- but only if the long cellulose and xylan chains can be successfully broken down into smaller sugar molecules. To do ... > full story -
A Step Closer to Artificial Livers: Researchers Identify Compounds That Help Liver Cells Grow Outside Body
June 2, 2013 — The liver can indeed regenerate itself if part of it is removed. However, researchers trying to exploit that ability in hopes of producing artificial liver tissue for transplantation have repeatedly ... > full story -
New Method of Mass-Producing High-Quality DNA Molecules
June 2, 2013 — A new method of manufacturing short, single-stranded DNA molecules can solve many of the problems associated with current production methods. The new method can be of value to both DNA nanotechnology ... > full story -
Oncogene Mutation Hijacks Splicing Process to Promote Growth and Survival
May 31, 2013 — Scientists have found that a singular gene mutation helps brain cancer cells to not just survive, but grow tumors rapidly by altering the splicing of genes that control cellular ... > full story -
Live and Let Die: Protein Prevents Immune Cell Suicide
May 31, 2013 — A protein called c-FLIP-R is critical to immune cell survival: If this molecule is missing, the cells kill themselves -- and are thus no longer able to perform their job fighting off ... > full story -
How Disease Mutations Affect the Parkin Protein
May 31, 2013 — Researchers have determined the crystal structure of Parkin, a protein found in cells that when mutated can lead to a hereditary form of Parkinson’s disease. The results define the position of ... > full story -
New Weapon in Fight Against Cervical Cancer
May 30, 2013 — Scientists have found a way to target and destroy a key protein associated with the development of cervical and other ... > full story
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