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Parkinson's Disease Protein Gums Up Garbage Disposal System in Cells
March 28, 2013 — With a new neuron model system of Parkinson's disease pathologies, researchers have demonstrated that these aberrant clumps in cells resist degradation as well as impair the function of the ... > full story -
Brain's 'Molecular Memory Switch' Identified
March 28, 2013 — Scientists have identified a key molecule responsible for triggering the chemical processes in our brain linked to our formation of memories. The findings reveal a new target for therapeutic ... > full story -
You Are What You Eat -- Even the Littlest Bites: Dietary Influences Tied to Changes in Gene Expression
March 28, 2013 — Sometimes you just can't resist a tiny piece of chocolate cake. Even the most health-conscious eaters find themselves indulging in junk foods from time to time. New research raises the striking ... > full story -
Opposites Attract: How Cells and Cell Fragments Move in Electric Fields
March 28, 2013 — Like tiny crawling compass needles, whole living cells and cell fragments orient and move in response to electric fields -- but in opposite directions, scientists have found. Their results could ... > full story -
How Herpesvirus Invades Nervous System
March 28, 2013 — Scientists have identified a component of the herpesvirus that "hijacks" machinery inside human cells, allowing the virus to rapidly and successfully invade the nervous system upon initial ... > full story -
Childhood Asthma Tied to Combination of Genes and Wheezing Illness
March 27, 2013 — About 90 percent of children with two copies of a common genetic variation and who wheezed when they caught a cold early in life developed asthma by age 6, according to a new study. They were nearly ... > full story -
Cancer Biologists Find DNA-Damaging Toxins in Common Plant-Based Foods
March 27, 2013 — In a laboratory study pairing food chemistry and cancer biology, scientists tested the potentially harmful effect of foods and flavorings on the DNA of cells. They found that liquid smoke flavoring, ... > full story -
Certain Breast Cancers Have a Trait That Could Be Attacked by New Therapies
March 27, 2013 — The odds of developing breast cancer increase for women taking hormone replacement therapy to avoid the effects of menopause. New research may lead to treatments for breast cancers associated with ... > full story -
Carbon Cycle: Four Cells Turn Seabed Microbiology Upside Down
March 27, 2013 — With DNA from just four cells, researchers reveal how some of the world's most abundant organisms play a key role in carbon cycling in the ... > full story -
Riding the Exosome Shuttle from Neuron to Muscle
March 27, 2013 — New research demonstrates how exosomes shuttle proteins from neurons to muscle cells where they take part in critical signaling mechanisms, an exciting discovery that means these tiny vehicles could ... > full story
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