News tagged with molecular pathways
Cocaine-linked genes enhance behavioral effects of addiction
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
May 13, 2009 |
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New research sheds light on how cocaine regulates gene expression in a crucial reward region of the brain to elicit long-lasting changes in behavior. The study, published by Cell Press in the May 14th issue of the journal ...
Pioneering study may open door to first targeted treatment for common childhood brain tumour
Apr 16, 2009 |
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Scientists have found evidence to suggest that ‘small molecule’ drugs could offer the first effective chemotherapy for childhood low-grade astrocytomas, improving the prognosis for hundreds diagnosed with the disease - reveals ...
Malaria immunity trigger found for multiple mosquito species
Mar 13, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health have for the first time identified a molecular pathway that triggers an immune response in multiple mosquito species capable of stopping ...
Scientists Identify Stem-Cell Genes That Help Form Plant Organs
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Feb 24, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Plant stem-cells are master cells located at the tip of the stem and are part of a structure called the shoot apical meristem (SAM). Here, the stem cells—all clumped together—divide throughout ...
Researchers identify gene that helps plant cells keep communication channels open
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Feb 17, 2009 |
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Plant cells communicate via microscopic channels called plasmodesmata that are embedded in their cell walls. For the stem cells in the plants' growing tips, called "meristems," the plasmodesmata are lifelines, allowing nutrients ...
'Scrawny' gene keeps stem cells healthy
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Jan 07, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Stem cells are the body's primal cells, retaining the youthful ability to develop into more specialized types of cells over many cycles of cell division. How do they do it? Scientists at the ...
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