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Tag: "mystery" at medical news

Decoding Protein Structures Helps Illuminate Cause of Diabetes

...uctures, the steps in between remain somewhat of a mystery and may hold clues to what drives the transition, says UW-Madison chemistry professor Martin Zanni, who led the new study. In trying to understand diabetes, 'people have been looking at the fibers, but they should be looking at their formation,' he...

Study Offers Clues to 'Broken Heart Syndrome'

...ms as if the patient is having a heart attack. The mystery deepens in the cardiac catheterization laboratory, when the interventional cardiologist finds no blockage in the coronary arteries. To date, the registry has enrolled 40 patients diagnosed with Takotsubo cardiomyopathy at two major hospitals in Rho...

Boffins a Step Closer to Solving Puzzle of Lou Gehrig's Disease

...CLA, Italian chemists may have solved an important mystery about a protein that plays a key role in a particular form of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou Gehrig's disease, a progressive, fatal neuro-degenerative disorder that strikes without warning. Joan Selverstone Valentine, UCLA ...

First Gene Linked to Scoliosis Identified

...nt because the causes of scoliosis have remained a mystery for centuries. It lays the groundwork for determining how a defect in the CHD7 gene, which is thought to play a critical role in many basic functions in the cell, leads to the C and S-shaped curves that characterize scoliosis. "Hopefully, we can ...

India to Get a Taste of 'British' Curries

...hout the United Kingdom -- has remained largely a mystery on the subcontinent. Now one of Britain's most celebrated chefs, Manju Malhi, wants to change that by introducing this favourite and other British-and-Indian fused foods to Indian palates. Malhi is shooting a television cooking show in New Delhi pr...

China to Curtail Organ Sale

... untoward. However they are suspicious about the mystery that shrouds the execution system and its well-known link to the organ trade. If real changes are desired there is a need to revamp the judiciary by questioning the ridiculously high number of death penalties, which appears to be correlated with...

New Target for Muscular Dystrophy Drug Therapy Discovered

...w this normal utrophin silencing occurs has been a mystery for long, according to the background information in an article published online in Molecular Biology of the Cell. Dr. Tejvir S. Khurana, Associate Professor of Physiology and Member of the Pennsylvania Muscle Institute, says the removal of silenc...

Advancement in Gene Associated With Colon Cancer

...ence of the human genome in 2003. Says Gruber, The mystery of the relationship between our genetic code and disease is now starting to become clear, and many scientists are turning to the same chapter to find important clues to colorectal cancer. He and his colleagues plan to continue their effort to zero in...

Harry Potter Final Book - Prediction and Expectations

...ther thing that makes the series successful is the mystery component of the book," Westman said. "For example, you keep reading in the first book to figure out whether Harry and his friends are going to figure out what the philosopher's or sorcerer's stone is, and you read later to try and figure out who Sir...

New Insights into Prion Propogation

...m encephalopathy , or "mad cow" -- remain mostly a mystery to scientists. Very few prions have been fully described. How they infect and propagate is not fully understood. New insights into prion propagation reported in the Molecular Cell by Susan Liebman, distinguished university professor of biological s...

Researchers Reveal Why Eyes See Things Changing Colour

...niversity of Ljubljana in Slovenia have solved the mystery behind why people occasionally see things change colour before their eyes. Samo and Marko Kreft of the university, who conducted a study using pumpkin seed oil, say that it happens due to the unique makeup of the cells in the eye's retina, and s...

A new century of Alzheimer's disease research

...provide a comprehensive approach to unraveling the mystery of the disease: from understanding why it develops, to how it can be diagnosed early, treated effectively and, ultimately, prevented. Much of the basic lab, animal research and drug discovery occurs in Jacksonville. Mayo researchers in Jacksonville...

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