News tagged with oxidative stress
Pathogen protection and virulence: Dark side of fungal membrane protein revealed
Nov 06, 2009 |
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Researchers at the Virginia Bioinformatics Institute (VBI) at Virginia Tech and Montana State University have discovered a fungal protein that plays a key role in causing disease in plants and animals and which also shields ...
Antioxidant ingredient proven to relieve stress
Sep 14, 2009 |
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A dietary ingredient derived from a melon rich in antioxidant superoxide dismutase enzymes has been shown to relieve stress. In a double-blind, randomised, placebo-controlled trial, published in BioMed Central's open access ...
New method monitors early sign of oxidative stress in cancer
Sep 08, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- The growth of cancerous tumors is fueled, at least in part, by the buildup of free radicals -- highly reactive oxygen-containing molecules.
Bad mitochondria may actually be good for you
Jul 22, 2009 |
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Mice with a defective mitochondrial protein called MCLK1 produce elevated amounts of reactive oxygen when young; that should spell disaster, yet according to a study in this week's JBC these mice actually age at a slower ...
Changes in gene may stunt lung development in children
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Mar 26, 2009 |
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Mutations in a gene may cause poor lung development in children, making them more vulnerable to diseases such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) later in life, say researchers at the University of Pittsburgh ...
Lamin B locks up Oct-1
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Jan 12, 2009 |
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A large fraction of the transcription factor Oct-1 is associated with the inner nuclear envelope, but how and why it is retained there was unknown.
