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Pathogenic Bacteria Adhering to the Human Vascular Wall Triggers Vascular Damage During Meningococcal Sepsis
January 24, 2013 — Researchers have shown how adhesion of Neisseria meningitidis to human microvessels in a humanized mouse model leads to the characteristic cutaneous lesions of meningococcal sepsis. This work is an ... > full story -
Weight Loss Helps to Oust Worms
January 17, 2013 — Scientists have discovered that weight loss plays an important role in the body’s response to fighting off intestinal ... > full story -
Luminescent Mice Used to Track Cancer and Aging in Real-Time
January 17, 2013 — Researchers have developed a new method to visualize aging and tumor growth in mice using a gene closely linked to these ... > full story -
Lack of Key Enzyme in the Metabolism of Folic Acid Leads to Birth Defects
January 17, 2013 — Researchers have discovered that the lack of a critical enzyme in the folic acid metabolic pathway leads to neural tube birth defects in developing ... > full story -
Is Athleticism Linked to Brain Size? Exercise-Loving Mice Have Larger Midbrains
January 17, 2013 — Is athleticism linked to brain size? Researchers performed laboratory experiments on house mice and found that mice that have been bred for dozens of generations to be more exercise-loving have ... > full story -
Learning the Alphabet of Gene Control
January 17, 2013 — Scientists have made a large step towards the understanding of how human genes are regulated. They have now identified the DNA sequences that bind to over four hundred proteins that control ... > full story -
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Light Exposure During Pregnancy Key to Normal Eye Development
January 16, 2013 — New research concludes the eye -- which depends on light to see -- also needs light to develop normally during pregnancy. Scientists say the unexpected finding offers a new basic understanding of ... > full story -
Tamoxifen Ameliorates Symptoms of Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, Study Suggests
January 15, 2013 — A new study has found that tamoxifen, a well-known breast cancer drug, can counteract some pathological features in a mouse model of Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD). At present, no treatment is ... > full story -
Dimmer Switch for Regulating Cell's Read of DNA Code
January 9, 2013 — Researchers have been studying the epigenetics enzyme HDAC3 for several years. They discovered that its activity requires interaction with a specific region on another protein called the Deacetylase ... > full story -
Eliminating Useless Information Important to Learning, Making New Memories
January 9, 2013 — As we age, it just may be the ability to filter and eliminate old information -- rather than take in the new stuff -- that makes it harder to learn, scientists ... > full story
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