News tagged with regulation
Why Strawberry Jam is More Regulated than Cigarettes
Aug 29, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- While jams and other consumer products are strictly regulated and are required to pass stringent tests before they can be sold, tobacco has no restrictions and manufacturers can, and do, add anything they ...
Researchers find new mode of gene regulation in mammals
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Jul 09, 2008 |
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Researchers at the University of California, Santa Cruz, have discovered a type of gene regulation never before observed in mammals--a "ribozyme" that controls the activity of an important family of genes ...
The food-energy cellular connection revealed
Oct 15, 2009 |
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Our body's activity levels fall and rise to the beat of our internal drums—the 24-hour cycles that govern fundamental physiological functions, from sleeping and feeding patterns to the energy available to our cells. Whereas ...
Researchers demonstrate that messenger RNA are lost in translation
Aug 23, 2009 |
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Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine assistant professor in the Center for RNA Molecular Biology, Jeff Coller, Ph.D., and his team discovered that messenger RNA (mRNA) predominately degrade on ribosomes, fundamentally ...
Toward new drugs that turn genes on and off
Jun 04, 2009 |
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Scientists in Michigan and California are reporting an advance toward development of a new generation of drugs that treat disease by orchestrating how genes in the body produce proteins involved in arthritis, ...
Study shows how using mental strategies can alter the brain's reward circuitry
Jun 29, 2008 |
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The cognitive strategies humans use to regulate emotions can determine both neurological and physiological responses to potential rewards, a team of New York University and Rutgers University neuroscientists has discovered. ...
Scientists discover mechanism to make existing antibiotics more effective at lower doses
Sep 10, 2009 |
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A new study published in the September 11, 2009 issue of Science by researchers at the NYU School of Medicine reveals a conceptually novel mechanism that plays an important role in making human pathogens like Staphylococcus aureus an ...
Regulatory role of key molecule discovered
Sep 17, 2009 |
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Discovery by Hebrew University of Jerusalem researchers of an additional role for a key molecule in our bodies provides a further step in world-wide efforts to develop genetic regulation aimed at controlling ...
Serotonin Made in Breast Cancer Cells, Researchers Show
Nov 24, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers at the University of Cincinnati have documented that the brain hormone serotonin is made in human breast cancer cells and functions abnormally, contributing to malignant growth.
Older adults control emotions more easily than young adults
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Mar 04, 2009 |
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With age comes the ability to better regulate emotions in order to not disrupt performance on a memory-intensive task, according to a study published in the March issue of the journal Psychology and Aging.
Researcher solves mystery about proteins that package the genome
Oct 07, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A Florida State University College of Medicine researcher has solved a century-old mystery about proteins that play a vital role in the transfer of the human genetic code from one cell to ...
What do Biological Cells and Democracy Have in Common?
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Feb 19, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists at the New England Complex Systems Institute (NECSI) and Harvard University offer a groundbreaking new perspective on how genes determine and regulate the functional identity of a cell. The study, ...
Simple twists of fate
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Sep 30, 2008 |
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A novel Brandeis University study this week in PLoS Biology reports on some of the molecular gymnastics performed by a protein involved in regulating DNA transcription. Using state-of-the art tools, researchers observed the sh ...
Treatment of personality disorders by psychotherapy: A French multicenter study
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Sep 23, 2009 |
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A French multicenter study headed by Jean Cottraux (Lyon) has investigated the role of psychotherapy in borderline personality disorder.
Filtering truth?
Dec 16, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Plans for mandatory internet filtering in Australia may see a wide range of material disappear from computer screens, according to research led by a UNSW academic.
