
Drawing Closer to Alzheimer’s Magic Bullet? Drugs Found to Both Prevent and Treat Alzheimer's Disease in Mice
Imagine a pharmaceutical
prevention, treatment or
even cure for Alzheimer's
disease. It is almost
impossible to overstate how
... > full story

Small but Speedy: Short Plants Live in the Evolutionary Fast Lane
Biologists have known for a
long time that some
creatures evolve more
quickly than others. Exactly
why isn't well understood,
... > full story

Do Salamanders' Immune Systems Hold the Key to Regeneration?
Salamanders' immune systems
are key to their remarkable
ability to regrow limbs, and
could also underpin their
ability to regenerate spinal
cords, brain tissue and even ... > full story

Protein Study Suggests Drug Side Effects Are Inevitable
A new study of both
computer-created and natural
proteins suggests that the
number of unique pockets
– sites where small
molecule pharmaceutical
... > full story
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Single-Cell Transfection Tool Enables Added Control for Biological Studies
May 21, 2013 Researchers have developed a novel tool for single-cell transfection, in which they deliver molecules into targeted cells through temporary nanopores in the cell membrane created by a localized ... > full story -
Common Food Supplement Fights Degenerative Brain Disorders, Study Suggests
May 21, 2013 Widely available in pharmacies and health stores, phosphatidylserine is a natural food supplement produced from beef, oysters, and soy. Now scientists have discovered that the supplement improves the ... > full story -
Finding a Family for a Pair of Orphan Receptors in the Brain
May 21, 2013 Researchers have identified a protein that stimulates a pair of "orphan receptors" found in the brain, solving a long-standing biological puzzle and possibly leading to future treatments for ... > full story -
How Gold Nanoparticles Can Help Fight Ovarian Cancer
May 21, 2013 Positively charged gold nanoparticles are usually toxic to cells, but cancer cells somehow manage to avoid nanoparticle toxicity. Researchers found out why and determined how to make the ... > full story -
Parasitic Wasps Use Calcium Pump to Block Fruit Fly Immunity
May 20, 2013 Parasitic wasps switch off the immune systems of fruit flies by draining calcium from the flies' blood cells, a finding that offers new insight into how pathogens break through a host's defenses. ... > full story -
Compound in Mediterranean Diet Makes Cancer Cells 'Mortal'
May 20, 2013 New research suggests that a compound abundant in the Mediterranean diet takes away cancer cells' "superpower" to escape ... > full story -
Fastest Measurements Ever Made of Ion Channel Proteins
May 20, 2013 Engineers have used miniaturized electronics to measure the activity of individual ion-channel proteins with temporal resolution as fine as one microsecond, producing the fastest recordings of single ... > full story -
Molecular Trigger for Alzheimer's Disease Identified
May 20, 2013 Researchers have pinpointed a catalytic trigger for the onset of Alzheimer's disease -- when the fundamental structure of a protein molecule changes to cause a chain reaction that leads to the death ... > full story -
Immune Protein Could Stop Diabetes in Its Tracks, Discovery Suggests
May 20, 2013 Researchers have identified an immune protein that has the potential to stop or reverse the development of type 1 diabetes in its early stages, before insulin-producing cells have been destroyed. The ... > full story -
Mechanism Linking Key Inflammatory Marker to Cancer Identified
May 20, 2013 Researchers have revealed how a key player in cell growth, immunity and the inflammatory response can be transformed into a primary contributor to tumor ... > full story
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