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'Russian doll' polymer vesicles mimic cell structure

Nanomedicine faces two main challenges: controlling the synthesis of extremely small vectors containing one or several active ingredients and releasing these agents in the right place at the right time, in ...

Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine

created Jan 31, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Researchers discover method to unravel malaria's genetic secrets

The parasite that causes malaria is a genetic outlier, which has prevented scientists from discovering the functions of most of its genes. Researchers at National Jewish Health and Yale University School of Medicine have ...

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Jan 25, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

New chemical reaction holds promise for drug development

A team of researchers at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) has devised a new method for making complex molecules. The reaction they have come up with should enable chemists to synthesize new ...

Chemistry / Materials Science

created Jan 12, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Success in synthesis of new high performance functional material mesoporous prussian blue

The National Institute for Materials Science in Japan succeeded in fabricating mesoporous Prussian blue, in which an extremely large number of nanosized pores (mesoporous) are formed in the crystal structure of the material.

Chemistry / Materials Science

created Jan 05, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Close encounters: When Daniel123 met Jane234 (w/ video)

(PhysOrg.com) -- Qbo robots created a stir recently when their developers succeeded in demonstrating that a Qbo can be trained to recognize itself in the mirror. Now the developers have taken their explorations ...

Electronics / Robotics

created Jan 04, 2012 | popularity 4.1 / 5 (8) | comments 4 | with audio podcast report

Hydrogen sulfide reduces glucose-induced injury in kidney cells

Hydrogen sulfide, a gas notorious for its rotten-egg smell, may have redeeming qualities after all. It reduces high glucose-induced production of scarring proteins in kidney cells, researchers from The University of Texas ...

Medicine & Health / Research

created Jan 03, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Record reaction cascade yields cancer drug candidate

(PhysOrg.com) -- New active substances can be produced quickly and efficiently with the help of reaction cascades. Once set in motion, these processes lead to the desired end product via a series of intermediate steps which ...

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Dec 26, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Work sheds new light on medicinal benefits of plants

Scientists from institutions around the nation and the world have collaborated to develop new resources poised to unlock yet another door in the hidden garden of medicinally important compounds found in plants.

Biology / Biotechnology

created Dec 15, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Visualization of DNA synthesis in vivo

Researchers of the University of Zurich have discovered a new substance for labeling and visualization of DNA synthesis in whole animals. Applications for this technique include identifying the sites of virus ...

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Dec 13, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Researchers identify agent responsible for protection against early stages of atherosclerosis

Researchers from Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) have identified for the first time the A2b adenosine receptor (A2bAR) as a possible new therapeutic target against atherosclerosis resulting from a diet high in ...

Medicine & Health / Cardiology

created Dec 12, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Zeolite synthesis made easy

Zeolites are porous materials with perfectly regular pores and high surface area that can act as molecular sieves. This property has led to important applications including the purification of air or water such as the contaminated ...

Chemistry / Materials Science

created Dec 12, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Clinton warns of bioweapon threat from gene tech

(AP) -- New gene assembly technology that offers great benefits for scientific research could also be used by terrorists to create biological weapons, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton warned ...

Biology / Biotechnology

created Dec 07, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 2

Researchers discover molecular machinery for bacterial cell death

Researchers at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and the University of Vienna have revealed for the first time a stress-induced machinery of protein synthesis that is involved in bringing about cell death in bacteria.

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Nov 30, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Researchers uncover new function for cell master regulator

(PhysOrg.com) -- TORC1 is a master regulator in cells, playing a key role in such diverse processes as gene expression and protein synthesis. While previous studies have described the role that TORC1 plays ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Nov 29, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Neuroscientists find that two rare autism-related disorders are caused by opposing malfunctions in the brain

(Medical Xpress) -- Most cases of autism are not caused by a single genetic mutation. However, several disorders with autism-like symptoms, including the rare Fragile X syndrome, can be traced to a specific mutation. Several ...

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Nov 24, 2011 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (3) | comments 2 | with audio podcast