News tagged with nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide
Naturally fluorescent molecules may serve as cancer biomarker
Apr 02, 2009 |
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Excess amounts of a naturally fluorescent molecule found in all living cells could serve as a natural biomarker for cancer, according to bioengineers.
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Researchers find pathway and enzyme unique to tularemia organism
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Feb 03, 2009 |
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Researchers are closer to developing therapies to combat the deadly tularemia infection, according to a study published this week in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences' online Early Edition.
Researchers explore new ways to prevent spinal cord damage using a vitamin B3 precursor
Nov 05, 2009 |
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Substances naturally produced by the human body may one day help prevent paralysis following a spinal cord injury, according to researchers at Weill Cornell Medical College. A recent $2.5 million grant from the New York State ...
Vitamin B3 reduces Alzheimer's symptoms, lesions
Nov 04, 2008 |
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An over-the-counter vitamin in high doses prevented memory loss in mice with Alzheimer's disease, and UC Irvine scientists now are conducting a clinical trial to determine its effect in humans.
PARP-1 rules! Scientists find how a protein binds to genes and regulates human genome
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Feb 07, 2008 |
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Out of chaos, control: Cornell University molecular biologists have discovered how a protein called PARP-1 binds to genes and regulates their expression across the human genome. Knowing where PARP-1 is located ...
Biological electron transfer captured in real time
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Mar 03, 2008 |
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Two research teams led by Dr. Michael Verkhovsky and Prof. Mårten Wikström of the Institute of Biotechnology of the University of Helsinki have for the first time succeeded in monitoring electron transfer by Complex I in ...
Researcher Presents Origin-Of-Life Theory for Young Earth
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Aug 14, 2007 |
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Some of the elements necessary to support life on Earth are widely known - oxygen, carbon and water, to name a few. Just as important in the existence of life as any other component is the presence of adenine, an essential ...
Researcher presents origin-of-life theory for young Earth, supports life on other planets
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Oct 02, 2007 |
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Some of the elements necessary to support life on Earth are widely known – oxygen, carbon and water, to name a few. Just as important in the existence of life as any other component is the presence of adenine, an essential ...
Compound is key coordinator of clock and metabolism
Mar 19, 2009 |
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Our circadian clock, or biological timing system, governs our daily cycles of feeding, activity and sleep. Research using cells has produced a solid portrait of the clock at the genetic and molecular levels, but understanding ...
Fluorescent co-enzyme is an early indicator for breast cancer
Oct 01, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Think back to high-school biology and you may recall some basics about cellular respiration: how organelles called mitochondria function like little power stations, converting nutrients from ...
Vitamin extends life in yeast, researchers find
May 03, 2007 |
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Imagine taking a vitamin for longevity! Not yet, but a Dartmouth discovery that a cousin of niacin prolongs lifespan in yeast brings the tantalizing possibility a step closer.
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