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Scientists have known for a long time that pilots using a flight simulator exhibit a downward curve when it comes to performances the older they get. However, a new study uncovered that a specific variant of the BDNF gene causes performances to decrease faster than normal.
The gene, whose full name is the brain-der... |
26 October 2011
06:54 GMT |
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A group of investigators at the Lehigh University is hard at work for developing a new type of nanodevice that would be capable of addressing the effects of cardiovascular system conditions such as thrombosis, atherosclerosis and stroke.
Lead researcher Xiaohui Zhang is hoping to achieve this by combining concepts ... |
26 October 2011
04:57 GMT |
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A collaboration of researchers coordinated by investigators at the Scripps Research Institute (SRI) recently uncovered a new approach to addressing brain inflammation. Their method does not cause the type of side-effects that drugs such as ibuprofen do.
The approach relies on blocking the action of a single enzyme,... |
21 October 2011
06:41 GMT |
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A collaboration of scientists from the US Department of Energy's (DOE) Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) announces that it has observed for the first time the mechanisms that slim sheets of protein-like structures use in order to self-assemble. By emulating and replicating this process, it may... |
18 October 2011
06:53 GMT |
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A group of researchers from the Loyola University Chicago (LUC) announces the development of a new cure for SCA1, a fatal, progressive disorder affecting the central nervous system. The team reports that the treatment shows great promise. Spinocerebellar ataxia (SCA) in fact represents a wider array of disorders, in ... |
17 October 2011
04:23 GMT |
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The intricate interplay between various types of neurons that leads to the development of schizophrenia is currently the target of three separate labs at the University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine. In their latest report, the investigators say that sounds affect how the condition is triggeredIn other ... |
17 October 2011
02:26 GMT |
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A vital biomolecule has been sequenced for the first time at the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI), by a team of experts coordinated by researcher Robert Linhardt. He is the Ann and John H. Broadbent Jr. ’59 Senior Constellation Professor of Biocatalysis and Metabolic Engineering at the institute.
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11 October 2011
10:39 GMT |
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An international collaboration of scientists has recently developed a new approach to treating diseases such as atherosclerosis and cancer. Their technique relies on the use of short RNA snippets, which can be used to shut down a very specific gene on immune cells, therefore reducing inflammation.
Scientists at t... |
10 October 2011
03:41 GMT |
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According to the conclusions of a new study on the way Alzheimer's disease damages the human brain, it would appear that the condition triggers an infectious process of sorts, which researchers found to be eerily similar to the one employed by mad cow disease (MCD).
Scientifically known as bovine spongiform e... |
6 October 2011
06:58 GMT |
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Scientists with the University of Leicester, in the United Kingdom, say they've made an important discovery while analyzing the code on which the human brain operates – a new, key actor involved in determining how the cortex deals with, and mitigates for, daily stress. In modern societies, stress is ever-p... |
4 October 2011
11:13 GMT |
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Investigators at the University of Cambridge, in the United Kingdom, announce the creation of a new drug that can be used to treat one of the most common forms of blood cancer, mixed-lineage leukemia (MLL). The condition oftentimes affects babies.
In a paper the team published in the October 2 issue of the top sc... |
3 October 2011
04:56 GMT |
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Between 30 and 50 percent of all modern-day drugs are destined to affect the way a class of molecules called G protein-coupled receptors (GPRC) works. A research group featuring researchers from around the world recently managed to create a precise model of how these receptors are organized.
The study, which also ... |
30 September 2011
08:46 GMT |
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At this time, many drugs against obesity and diabetes are available on the market, but most of them have their actions disrupted by an enzyme called PTP1B. Researchers in the United States now say that they can use this molecule as a target for a new type of treatment.
The team – which is based at the Cold S... |
30 September 2011
05:44 GMT |
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Georgia Health Sciences University graduate student Scott Webster says that targeting the amyloid protein and its pathways could lead to the development of a new type of vaccine against Alzheimer's.
The disease, a neurodegenerative form of dementia, is incurable and fatal over time. It first acts by reducing ... |
27 September 2011
02:52 GMT |
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A group of experts at the Michigan State University (MSU) announce the development of a new vaccine against malaria, one that takes an innovative route towards destroying the parasite that produces the disease.
According to the investigators, the vaccine relies on the use of a disabled cold virus, which is augmen... |
26 September 2011
09:46 GMT |
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For many years, researchers have tried to determine the structure of a retrovirus enzyme, a special protein that is employed by a class of viruses including HIV. Now, players of the online game Foldit managed to solve this complex structures where many scientists failed using more advanced methods.
Foldit is an o... |
20 September 2011
18:01 GMT |
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For many years, experts have tried to find the cause of Parkinson's disease, but more in-depth studies have revealed that there is no single trigger for the condition. Rather, it is influenced by a complex interplay of genes and genetic mutations that each plays a part in underlying this form of dementia. One of... |
12 September 2011
11:01 GMT |
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In a significant advancements that could lead to improvements in tissue engineering, cosmetics and reconstructive surgery, experts at the Rice University managed to develop a new method for producing the synthetic form of a very common protein in the human body, collagen.
This molecule is tremendously important b... |
9 September 2011
14:01 GMT |
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A group of researchers at the University of Leeds, in the United Kingdom, says that their latest study provides more insight into the genetic roots of inherited eye disorders affecting young children.
The study used next-generation DNA sequencing methods to get the job done. Some of the conditions that were inves... |
9 September 2011
05:33 GMT |
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During a recent investigation conducted on unsuspecting lab mice, researchers learned that turning off just two genes in the tiny rodents led to a massive decrease in the amount of physical activity they put forth. The animals' ability to run was the most severely impeded, the team reports.
Given the similar... |
6 September 2011
05:44 GMT |
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Some of the most common, naturally-occurring biominerals, such as for example seashells, will soon be reproduced thanks to a new technique developed by investigators at the University of Leeds.
Researchers here were recently able to recreate synthetic crystals whose structures and properties closely mimic those o... |
5 September 2011
08:45 GMT |
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Ever since the first lifeforms developed on our planet, their basic components were founded on a specific group of 20 molecules in a group called amino-acids. A particular set of combinations made life possible here, but it could be that different amino-acids did the same on other worlds, experts say.The reason why t... |
18 August 2011
09:14 GMT |
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A new blood test developed by researchers at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey (UMDNJ) could be used to detect symptoms produced by Alzheimer’s disease a lot faster than ever before. The approach can set the foundation for rapid, early diagnostics methods.Alzheimer’s is a neurodegener... |
5 August 2011
10:11 GMT |
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A collaboration of six universities and research centers has taken an unorthodox approach to searching for drugs that may combat a fierce type of blood cancer, called acute myeloid leukemia. The work has already discovered a potent drug candidate.The research team, which also included investigators from the Cold Spri... |
4 August 2011
03:10 GMT |
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Researchers announce the creation of the first systematic interactome, a map of all the interactions that occur between proteins in a plant species. The mustard plant Arabidopsis thaliana – commonly used in research – was selected for this research. The plant contains more than 27,000 proteins, and resear... |
29 July 2011
08:09 GMT |
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In a new study, experts decided to use the evolutionary “lens” in order to understand the complex process of blood clotting. Gaining new insight into what happens at this time could help scientists develop new cures for bleeding disorders.Whenever people cut themselves, even if the wound is minor, the bod... |
21 July 2011
05:59 GMT |
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A recent set of studies reveals the methods some bacteria employ in order to destroy competition. Many colonies fight to keep other invading cells at bay, and researchers have just obtained a deep insight into one of these elaborate strategies. According to investigators, one of the technique certain species of micro... |
21 July 2011
03:47 GMT |
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Researchers found a direct correlation between getting sufficient amounts of vitamin D and a reduced risk of developing Alzheimer's disease, a neurodegenerative disorder that is affecting more and more seniors across the world.In the new investigation, investigators tested the protective properties of vitamin D ... |
11 July 2011
10:12 GMT |
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An international group of researchers is currently working towards gaining a deeper understanding of the factors that lead to inherited intellectual disability. In order to find out more about this, they are using genetically-altered fruit flies as proxies. In an investigation conducted on several Iranian families, g... |
5 July 2011
03:37 GMT |
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An enzyme that plays an important role in regulating the development of a highly-aggressive form of cancer has just been identified, potentially providing researchers with a new avenue of research for creating a new series of treatments against the condition.The enzyme PTPN23 was discovered by experts at the Cold Spr... |
1 July 2011
07:42 GMT |
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Studies conducted over the past few years have demonstrated that rabbits are immune to prion diseases, Experts now believe they know why the animals cannot be harmed by the conditions, and that they will soon be able to synthesize new cures for humans, based on the new data. Prions are infections agents that are com... |
27 June 2011
08:20 GMT |
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A collaboration of researchers from the Swiss Federal Institute for Technology (SFIT) managed to develop a new method for controlling the expression of genes using light. The achievement was only made possible by using proteins extracted from the human retina. By using these molecules, the experts were able to make t... |
24 June 2011
04:48 GMT |
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A group of engineering researchers at the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) announces the creation of a new investigation method aimed at gathering vast amounts of biochemical data from nanoscale bone samples. The innovation has numerous potential applications.Its main use will be in the fight against osteoporos... |
23 June 2011
04:59 GMT |
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According to the conclusions of a new scientific study, it may be possible for humans to feel the planet's magnetic field, similarly to how animals such as birds and sea turtles do it. These results were derived from an innovative research effort.In order to test whether this was true or not, experts simply took... |
22 June 2011
06:00 GMT |
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A collaboration of American investigators say that it discovered a part of a human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) protein that may hamper with the microorganism's ability to adapt and evolve. Being able to do this is one of the main advantages that the virus has in its race against human vaccine designers. The age... |
21 June 2011
09:41 GMT |
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Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), led by biologist Jeroen Saeij, are now hard at work, analyzing the differences in toxicity between various Toxoplasma gondii strains. The work could help save thousands of lives yearly.Toxoplasma, as a parasitic microorganism, infects no less than 33 per... |
17 June 2011
05:52 GMT |
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When a live cell divides to form two exact replicas of its former self, the process is mainly controlled by centromeres, ensembles located around the middle section of chromosomes. Experts have now shown with greater quality the cascade of processes that allows for near-perfect cell division.One of the most burning q... |
15 June 2011
10:53 GMT |
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Harvard University scientists announce the creation of a new type of laser, which is made out of living cells injected with a special protein. The cells can remain alive even as they produce the amplified light, the team reports. Generally, laser light is produced when a light source is bounced back and forth between... |
13 June 2011
05:15 GMT |
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A group of investigators in the United States announces the discovery of a new molecular mechanism, that may be responsible for how neurons are destroyed in Alzheimer’s and other forms of dementia.In this spectrum of conditions, brain cells called neurons are destroyed, and researchers have been wondering as to... |
13 June 2011
03:10 GMT |
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Investigators at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) say that they may have found a new way of blocking the growth of cancer tumors. The method relies on disabling a protein receptors that spreads the incorrect cellular signals which allow the cells to multiply out of control.One of the hallmarks of tumor... |
8 June 2011
09:49 GMT |
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A team of researchers in the United States will soon embark on an effort to investigate a promising protein, that could help the fight against Parkinson's disease. The molecule has been under research for years, but some problems persisted over time. The new work aims to eliminate them. The study will be focused... |
6 June 2011
02:44 GMT |
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Researchers studying Alzheimer's Disease (AD) say that, while numerous causes contribute to the development of this neurodegenerative disease, the misfolding of proteins in the human brain is the root issue that allows the brain to lose its cognitive abilities. Proteins that are folded incorrectly tend to accumu... |
2 June 2011
02:27 GMT |
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In a new scientific study, experts discovered that a clear separation exists between coral reefs that would follow the behavior of algae they are living in symbiosis with, and corals that would not do the same. The finding is very important for determining how the reefs would react to global warming.Climate change is... |
1 June 2011
06:02 GMT |
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According to German investigators at the Max Planck Institute for Molecular Genetics (MPIMG), in Berlin, it would appear that deafness can sometimes be caused by a mutated muscle protein, rather than simply by prolonged exposure to loud noises. In a large number of deafness cases, the condition is brought on by genet... |
30 May 2011
08:15 GMT |
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A new series of investigations has uncovered the existence of a so-called survival protein inside the brain of rodent animal models. The molecule apparently plays a role in protecting the brain by preventing a certain type of cell death.The finding is extremely interesting because it hints at a potential mechanism fo... |
23 May 2011
10:28 GMT |
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A group of investigators in the United States recently managed to demonstrate that it is possible to use a computational approach to design working proteins capable of fighting viruses. This was never shown to be possible before, experts in the team say.
The newly-developed antiviral protein cannot be found in na... |
16 May 2011
02:26 GMT |
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Once oncologists discover a tumor in a patient, their primary objective is to ensure that the cells do not spread in the surrounding tissue, and then further in the body, Experts have now discovered a new protein that could make this job easier than ever. The molecule identified in this study plays a significant role... |
13 May 2011
08:49 GMT |
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University of Bristol experts announce the discovery of a protein that plays an important role in underlying the manifestation of anxiety-like symptoms. The discovery is very important, considering the debilitating nature of anxiety, and the large number of people it affects. Official statistics for the United States... |
7 May 2011
07:00 GMT |
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Scientists have just discovered a new mechanism through which Alzheimer's disease (AD) is affecting the human brain. According to the study accompanying the findings, high concentrations of beta amyloid protein (BAP) are responsible for this. BAP is a molecule that is produced in very large amounts in the body o... |
3 May 2011
09:26 GMT |
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Using an analysis technique that relies on fluorescent proteins to tag items of interest within a cell, experts were recently able to peer inside a living cell, and observe the actions of a single gene. This has never been done before in a living organism, and the tremendous achievement will open the way for a large ... |
22 April 2011
07:33 GMT |
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