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Small molecule inhibits pathology associated with myotonic dystrophy type 1

Small molecule inhibits pathology associated with myotonic dystrophy type one

Medicine & Health / Research

created Sep 07, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Researchers at the University of Illinois have designed a small molecule that blocks an aberrant pathway associated with myotonic dystrophy type 1, the most common form of muscular dystrophy.


Study reveals how a common virus eludes the immune system

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Aug 31, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Viruses have numerous tricks for dodging the immune system. In the September 7, 2009 issue of the Journal of Cell Biology, Stagg et al. reveal a key detail in one of these stratagems, identifying a protein that enables cyto-m ...


A Cell’s Private Life: Researchers Peer Inside a Hidden Protein

A Cell's Private Life: Researchers Peer Inside a Hidden Protein

Medicine & Health / Research

created Aug 30, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (3) | comments 2

(PhysOrg.com) -- To understand the molecular machinery of the human body, scientists have to be able to observe the structure of cellular proteins. This has been particularly challenging for those proteins ...


Breakthrough uses light to manipulate cell movement

Breakthrough uses light to manipulate cell movement

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Aug 19, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (6) | comments 1

One of the biggest challenges in scientists' quest to develop new and better treatments for cancer is gaining a better understanding of how and why cancer spreads. Recent breakthroughs have uncovered how ...


Peptide linked to glucose metabolism and neuronal cell survival

Peptide linked to glucose metabolism and neuronal cell survival (w/ Video)

Medicine & Health / Research

created Jul 22, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 0

A cellular protein that may prevent nerve cells from dying also helps to improve insulin action and lower blood glucose levels, according to a study by researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of ...


Cellular target may prove useful in treating deadly brain tumors

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Apr 03, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Duke University researchers have identified a receptor on the surface of cells that may give them another avenue of attack against glioblastoma, the most common and most deadly type of brain cancer.


Team learns how cellular protein detects viruses and sparks immune response

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created Feb 19, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 0

A study led by researchers at the University of Illinois reveals how a cellular protein recognizes an invading virus and alerts the body to the infection.


Mutant host cell protein sequesters critical HIV-1 element

Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS

created Jan 15, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Scientists have identified a new way to inhibit a molecule that is critical for HIV pathogenesis. The research, published by Cell Press in the January 16th issue of the journal Molecular Cell, presents a target for develo ...