http://www.physorg.com/ en-us Physorg.com internet news portal provides the latest news on science including: Physics, Nanotechnology, Life Sciences, Space Science, Earth Science, Environment, Health and Medicine. DC-SCRIPT, or dendritic cell-specific transcript, is a key regulator of nuclear receptor activity that may have prognostic value in breast cancer, according to a new study published online December 14 in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute. http://www.physorg.com/news180029567.html Medicine & Health Mon, 14 Dec 2009 17:50:07 EST news180029567 How do fruit flies get high cholesterol and become obese? The same way as people do - by eating a diet that's too rich in fats. http://www.physorg.com/news178980135.html Biology Wed, 02 Dec 2009 12:46:34 EST news178980135 A particular nuclear hormone receptor called DAF-12 and molecules called microRNAs in the let-7 family form a molecular switch that encourages cells in the larvae of a model worm to shift to a more developed state, said a consortium led by researchers from Baylor College of Medicine in a report that appears online today in the journal Science. http://www.physorg.com/news157901074.html Medicine & Health Thu, 02 Apr 2009 14:25:08 EST news157901074 In a study published this week in PLoS Biology, Eric Xu and colleagues have determined the molecular structure of a nuclear receptor, which regulates the expression of specific genes within cells, that may serve as a drug target for diseases related to heart and blood vessel development, human embryonic development and female infertility. Researchers also found that the receptor, named COUP-TFII, is activated by retinoic acid, a form of Vitamin A. http://www.physorg.com/news140777579.html Biology Tue, 16 Sep 2008 09:52:59 EST news140777579