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Mitochondria could be a target for therapeutic strategy for Alzheimer's disease patients

Medicine & Health / Research

created Nov 05, 2008 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

A study in the Sept. 21 on-line edition of Nature Medicine describes the function and interaction of a critical molecule involved in cell death in Alzheimer's disease patients. These new findings reveal that blocking this m ...





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'Promiscuous' protein interactions found in the nuclear pore complex

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Sep 29, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- The NPC is the only way in or out of a cell's nucleus. It plays a key role in cellular metabolism and signaling, and any malfunction in these pores can have lethal consequences. Now new research reveals further ...


Biologists reveal structure of cell nucleus 'gatekeeper'

Biologists reveal structure of cell nucleus 'gatekeeper'

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Oct 27, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (5) | comments 6

(PhysOrg.com) -- Biologists led by associate professor Thomas Schwartz (MIT) have worked out a rudimentary architectural plan for the nuclear pore complex (NPC), the gatekeeper of the cell's nucleus.


New research supports model for nuclear pore complex

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Aug 18, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- To protect their DNA, cells in higher organisms are very choosy about what they allow in and out of their nuclei, where the genes reside. Guarding access is the job of transport machines called nuclear pore ...


Iron isotopes as a tool in oceanography

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Jul 31, 2009 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (3) | comments 1

New research involving scientists from the National Oceanography Centre, Southampton (NOCS) highlights the potential utility of iron isotopes for addressing important questions in ocean science. The findings are published ...


Major breakthrough in lithium battery technology reported

Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials

created May 18, 2009 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (49) | comments 18

An NSERC-funded lab at the University Of Waterloo has laid the groundwork for a lithium battery that can store and deliver more than three times the power of conventional lithium ion batteries.


Post-Racial? NC State Expert Weighs In On the Current State of Race Relations

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Oct 05, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Many pundits professed the dawn of a “post-racial” era following the election of Barack Obama as the first African-American president.


Solving the Nuclear Pore Puzzle

Solving the Nuclear Pore Puzzle

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Aug 19, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Computational biochemist Frank Alber compares determining the architecture of a macromolecular machine to solving a jigsaw puzzle.


Carnegie donates landmark clones to biology

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Aug 06, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

With the information explosion, it's remarkable that so little is known about the interactions that proteins have with each other and the protective membrane that surrounds a cell. These interactive, so-called membrane proteins ...


Nanotech researchers develop artificial pore

Nanotech researchers develop artificial pore

Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine

created Sep 28, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (7) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Using an RNA-powered nanomotor, University of Cincinnati (UC) biomedical engineering researchers have successfully developed an artificial pore able to transmit nanoscale material through ...


Metals could forge new cancer drug

Metals could forge new cancer drug

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Oct 19, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Drugs made using unusual metals could form an effective treatment against colon and ovarian cancer, including cancerous cells that have developed immunity to other drugs, according to research at the University ...



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