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Structure mediating spread of antibiotic resistance identified
Jan 08, 2009 |
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Scientists have identified the structure of a key component of the bacteria behind such diseases as whooping cough, peptic stomach ulcers and Legionnaires' disease. The research, funded by the Wellcome Trust and the Biotechnology ...
Bioinformatics sheds light on evolutionary origin of Rickettsia virulence genes
Mar 12, 2009 |
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Scientists from the Virginia Bioinformatics Institute (VBI) at Virginia Tech, the University of Maryland School of Medicine, and the University of Louisville have revealed that genes for a specific type of molecular secretion ...
Scientists get up close to bacteria's toxic pumps
Nov 30, 2009 |
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Scientists are building a clearer image of the machinery employed by bacteria to spread antibiotic resistance or cause diseases such as whooping cough, peptic stomach ulcers and legionnaires' disease.
Gold Nanoparticles Delivery Platinum Warheads to Tumors
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Oct 29, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Cisplatin is one of the most powerful and effective drugs for treating a wide variety of cancers, but serious side effects ultimately limit the drug's use and effectiveness. Now, however, researchers have ...
Plant polymerases IV and V are special forms of Polymerase II
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Jan 06, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- It's a little like finding out that Superman is actually Clark Kent. A team of biologists at Washington University in St. Louis has discovered that two vital cellular components, nuclear RNA ...
New strategy improves stem cell recruitment, heart function and survival after heart injury
Apr 02, 2009 |
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A new study in mice shows that a dual therapy can lead to generation of new blood vessels and improved cardiac function following a heart attack. The research, published by Cell Press in the April 3rd issue of the journal ...
Test identifies toxic platinum and palladium without time-consuming sample pretreatment
Nov 14, 2008 |
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The painstaking process of detecting toxic species of platinum and palladium mixed in with the form of platinum essential to certain pharmaceuticals could be reduced to one simple step, University of Pittsburgh researchers ...
Protein that regulates hormones critical to women's health found in pituitary
Jan 11, 2009 |
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University of Wisconsin-Madison researchers have solved the mystery surrounding a "rogue protein" that plays a role in the release of neurotransmitters and hormones in the brain.
Scientists discover new link in pathway to cancer: hope for drug design
Aug 28, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- University of Manchester scientists have identified an exciting connection between a cell’s extracellular environment and the activity of a signalling pathway molecule that controls the development of organs ...
Special protein helps maintain an efficient brain
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
May 18, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- The instruction manual for maintaining an efficient brain may soon include a section on synaptotagmin-IV (Syt-IV), a protein known to influence learning and memory, thanks to a study by UW-Madison researchers.
A new indicator for esophageal varix in alcoholic disease
May 20, 2008 |
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Variceal hemorrhaging is associated with a high mortality rate. The early detection of esophageal varices is critical for the effective prevention of variceal hemorrhage.
Scientists study microbe filaments' power
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Apr 18, 2008 |
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Researchers from The University of Arizona and Columbia University have discovered that tiny filaments on bacteria can bundle together and pull with forces far stronger than experts had previously thought ...
Researchers Find no Adjustment Method Fully Resolves Confounding by Indication
May 26, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers at Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) and Boston University School of Public Health have found that no adjustment method fully resolves confounding by indication in observational studies, ...
Ketamine reduces suicidality in depressed patients
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Sep 10, 2009 |
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Drug treatment options for depression can take weeks for the beneficial effects to emerge, which is clearly inadequate for those at immediate risk of suicide. However, intravenous (IV) ketamine, a drug previously used as ...
Surgery not necessary for most late-stage colorectal cancers
May 31, 2009 |
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A new study shows that a large majority of patients who present with advanced colorectal cancer that has spread to other organs (stage IV) don't require immediate surgery to remove the primary tumor in the colon. Researchers ...
