• Health
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • November 1st, 2011
Macrophage Protein Boosts Tumor Growth

Macrophage Protein Boosts Tumor Growth

The finding could enable new treatments against cancer

Bristol Experts Create New Protein

Bristol Experts Create New Protein

Its type of architecture has not yet been encountered in nature

Pilots' Performances in Flight Simulators Determined by Gene

Pilots' Performances in Flight Simulators Determined by Gene

A variant of a very specific gene was found to cause a sharper decline in abilities

Addressing the Effects of Stroke at a Molecular Level

Addressing the Effects of Stroke at a Molecular Level

The study could also provide solutions against thrombosis and atherosclerosis

  • Health
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • October 21st, 2011
New Strategies for Addressing Brain Inflammation

New Strategies for Addressing Brain Inflammation

The approach does not produce unwanted side-effects

How Slim Sheets of Protein-Like Structures Self-Assemble

How Slim Sheets of Protein-Like Structures Self-Assemble

Berkeley Lab study shows some light on the mechanisms at work

New Therapeutic Approach Against SCA1 Developed

New Therapeutic Approach Against SCA1 Developed

The study appears in the most respected scientific journal

Schizophrenia Has Been Linked to Sound Processing

Schizophrenia Has Been Linked to Sound Processing

Several genetic risk factors were uncovered as well

First Carbohydrate Biopolymer Sequenced

First Carbohydrate Biopolymer Sequenced

The achievement was made at the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Shutting Down Inflammation via RNA Snippets

Shutting Down Inflammation via RNA Snippets

The technique could be used to treat cancer and atherosclerosis

  • Health
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • October 6th, 2011
Infectious Process Linked to Alzheimer’s Diseases

Infectious Process Linked to Alzheimer’s Diseases

The condition causes brain damage in a pattern familiar to experts

Newly-Found Factor Helps the Brain Deal with Stress

Newly-Found Factor Helps the Brain Deal with Stress

Researchers in the United Kingdom make an important discovery

  • Health
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • October 3rd, 2011
New Drug Shows Promise for Treating Leukemia

New Drug Shows Promise for Treating Leukemia

A common form of leukemia is especially susceptible to the chemical

Essential Protein Family's Structure Described in Detail

Essential Protein Family's Structure Described in Detail

Over 30 percent of all drugs today target these molecules

New Drugs Could Address Obesity and Diabetes

New Drugs Could Address Obesity and Diabetes

Their target is an enzyme that prevents the action of other chemicals

Amyloid Proteins Are Target for New Alzheimer’s Vaccine

Amyloid Proteins Are Target for New Alzheimer’s Vaccine

The pathways the molecule uses are also of interest to experts

  • Health
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • September 26th, 2011
New Malaria Vaccine Created at MSU

New Malaria Vaccine Created at MSU

The university has a long-standing tradition researching the disease

 
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