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Big Boost in Drug Discovery: New Use for Stem Cells Identifies a Promising Way to Target ALS
April 18, 2013 Using a new stem-cell based drug screening technology with the potential to reinvent and greatly reduce the cost of the way new pharmaceuticals are developed, researchers have found a compound more ... > full story -
Toxic Protein Made in Unusual Way May Explain Brain Disorder
April 18, 2013 A bizarre twist on the usual way proteins are made may explain mysterious symptoms in the grandparents of some children with mental disabilities. The discovery may lead to better treatments for older ... > full storyMore: -
Stem Cell Senescence Drives Aging, Study Suggests
April 18, 2013 Declining levels of the protein BubR1 occur when both people and animals age, and contribute to cell senescence or deterioration, weight loss, muscle wasting and ... > full story -
Discovery Paves the Way for Ultrafast High-Resolution Imaging in Real Time
April 18, 2013 Ultrafast high-resolution imaging in real time could be a reality thanks to a new discovery. Researchers have demonstrated that ultra short durations of electron bunches generated from laser-cooled ... > full story -
Scientists Throw New Light on DNA Copying Process
April 18, 2013 Scientists have thrown new light on the way breakdowns in the DNA copying process inside cells can contribute to cancer and other ... > full story -
Researchers Abuzz Over Caffeine as 'Cancer-Cell Killer'
April 18, 2013 Scientists are using caffeine and fruit flies to pinpoint genetic pathways that guide DNA repair in cancer ... > full story -
Previously Unpublished Paper by Francis Crick and Jeffries Wyman, 'a Footnote on Allostery'
April 18, 2013 It is rare that an unpublished piece of research or theory remains significant after half a century. It is also a wonderful example of the boundless curiosity of the late Francis Crick. A previously ... > full story -
Why Does Smallpox Vaccine Shield Some, Not Others? It's in the Genes
April 18, 2013 How well people are protected by the smallpox vaccine depends on more than the quality of the vaccination: individual genes can alter their response, research ... > full story -
'Chink in the Armor' of Schmallenberg Virus Identified
April 17, 2013 A key building block in the Schmallenberg virus could be targeted by anti-viral drugs, according to a new ... > full story -
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
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