Archive: 01/27/2008
Giving mice a cold virus offers hope of new asthma treatments
Scientists have been able to recreate rhinovirus infection, which is behind most common colds, in a small animal for the first time.
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A major step toward a more targeted treatment for auto-immune diseases?
More and more people in Western society are suffering from auto-immune diseases. Discovering the cause of these chronic inflammations is a first important step in the search for targeted medicines. VIB researchers connected ...
Jan 27, 2008 |
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Mitochondrial 'bottleneck' cracked
Scientists have shown for the first time how a particular family of diseases are passed down from mother to child and how this can lead to the severity of the disease differing widely. The research, funded by the Wellcome ...
Jan 27, 2008 |
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Notch-ing glucose into place
A novel gene called rumi regulates Notch signaling by adding a glucose molecule to the part of the Notch protein that extends outside a cell, said researchers from Baylor College of Medicine in Houston and Stony Brook University ...
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Jan 27, 2008 |
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'Generalist bacteria' discovered in coastal waters may be more flexible than known before
Marine bacteria come almost a billion to a cup. Until recently, however, little has been known about how these minute creatures live or what they need to flourish.
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Scientists find plant gene that affects stress resistance
A University of Saskatchewan team of scientists has isolated a gene that has never before been identified in helping plants to resist stress.
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Jan 27, 2008 |
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