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Researchers Identify and Block Protein That Interferes With Appetite-Suppressing Hormone
April 17, 2013 — Researchers have both identified a protein that interferes with the brain's response to the appetite-regulation hormone leptin and created a compound that blocks the protein's action -- a potential ... > full story -
Testing Lung Cancer Drugs and Therapies in Mice
April 17, 2013 — Researchers have designed a genetically engineered mouse for use in the study of human lung squamous cell carcinoma ... > full story -
Plant Protein Shape Puzzle Solved by Molecular 3-D Model
April 15, 2013 — Researchers believe they have solved a puzzle that has long vexed science. The researchers provide the first three-dimensional model of an enzyme that links a simple sugar, glucose, into long-chain ... > full story -
Autism Model in Mice Linked With Genetics
April 15, 2013 — For the first time, researchers have linked autism in a mouse model of the disease with abnormalities in specific regions of the animals’ ... > full story -
Bacterial Security Agents Go Rogue
April 14, 2013 — CRISPR, a system of genes that bacteria use to defend themselves against viruses, has been found to be involved in helping some bacteria evade the mammalian immune system. Scientists have shown that ... > full story -
How Alzheimer's Could Occur: Wrong Signal for Cell Division?
April 11, 2013 — A new hypothesis has been developed on how Alzheimer's disease could occur. Protein spheres in the nucleus give the wrong signal for cell division. This may explain the degeneration and death of ... > full story -
Molecular 'Superglue' Based on Flesh-Eating Bacteria
April 11, 2013 — In a classic case of turning an enemy into a friend, scientists have engineered a protein from flesh-eating bacteria to act as a molecular "superglue" that promises to become a disease ... > full story -
Couch Potatoes May Be Genetically Predisposed to Being Lazy, Rat Study Suggests
April 8, 2013 — Researchers were able to selectively breed rats that exhibited traits of either extreme activity or extreme laziness. They say these rats indicate that genetics could play a role in exercise ... > full story -
Gulf of Mexico Has Greater-Than-Believed Ability to Self-Cleanse Oil Spills
April 8, 2013 — The Gulf of Mexico may have a much greater natural ability to self-clean oil spills than previously believed, an expert in bioremediation has ... > full story -
Avian Virus May Be Harmful to Cancer Cells
April 8, 2013 — Researchers have discovered that a genetically engineered Newcastle disease virus, which harms chickens but not humans, kills prostate cancer cells of all kinds, including hormone-resistant cancer ... > full story
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