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Chemists create 'Superbowl' molecule; May lead to better health

... including the removal of environmental toxins and aiding in chemical purification procedures, the investigators say. Their study was published in the Dec. 29 print issue of the journal, one of the peer-reviewed publications of the American Chemical Society, the world's largest scientific society. The supe...

Drug That 'Tags' Decision-making Areas Of The Brain May Aid

Along with aiding efforts to study addictedsmokers, a new drug that attaches only to areas of the brain that havebeen implicated in nicotine addiction may help studies of people battling other disorders such as Alzheimer’sdisease and schizophrenia.Developed by UC Irv...

Bacteria collection sheds light on urinary tract infections

... and animals and provide multiple benefits such as aiding in digestion of certain nutrients. However, E.coli is also commonly associated with illnesses caused by eating undercooked beef or drinking contaminated water. Without access to the large collection of bacteria strains from the Gastroenteric Disease...

MSI releases 'moleculizer' - a new approach to simulation of intracellular biochemical networks

...l tools in contemporary molecularbiology research, aiding scientists in analyzing data and in testinghypotheses with simulated outcomes before testing them experimentally.The predictive capabilities of computer simulations can also aidbiologists in viewing cellular activity over a period of time, bytaking a...

AIDS Public Awareness Campaign Expands Following Report Of Rapidly Progressive HIV

... garnering the participation of people with HIV in aiding New York in this effort. The Department is examining other potential responses to the current situation, including examining ways to better monitor HIV drug-resistant strains in the population and further strengthening access to HIV counseling and te...

NASA technology helping injured US troops

...ally enhanced robotics and sounding rockets is now aiding U.S. soldiers returning from overseas duty with spinal cord or traumatic brain injuries, at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, D.C. The revolutionary new physical therapy device named SAM, for the Secure Ambulation Mode, is based on techn...

A splice of the action: Translational role for WT1 isoform

... WT1(+KTS) promotes translation of target mRNAs by aiding in the transport and cytoplasmic stability of unspliced, intron-containing mRNA. Dr. Hammarskjold explains that "the general impact of this study is that it highlights the links that exist between transcription and post-transcriptional gene regulatio...

Research links 'ecstasy' to survival of key movement-related cells in brain

...disorders. Preventing dopamine cells from dying or aiding in the replacement of those cells is key to finding lasting therapies. Lipton, director of the developmental neuroscience division in UC's psychiatry department, studies the long-term effects of abused drugs on the developing central nervous system...

Researchers barcode DNA of Venice museum's vast fungi collection

...cipal investigator of the project. "In addition to aiding research on the productivity of forests and agricultural ecosystems, this database will greatly aid the diagnosis of plant diseases." Fungi are a kingdom of organisms that include yeasts, mushrooms and mold. They are essential to most terrestrial ...

Brown scientists map structure of DNA-doctoring protein complex

...A-protein complex that acts as a team of "nurses," aiding "-Int during this snip-and-solder procedure known as site-specific recombination. The structure is a three-dimensional representation of the DNA within this complex. Pictured on the cover of the Nov. 17, 2006, journal Molecular Cell, it looks like DN...

Novel antigen-cloning technique may boost efforts to develop a melanoma vaccine

...es capable of directly stimulating helper T cells, aiding the development of vaccines not only for cancer but also for infectious diseases, says Dorothee Herlyn, D.V.M., senior author on the study and a professor in the Molecular and Cellular Oncogenesis and Immunology programs at Wistar. "Most of the me...

Percutaneous aortic valve replacement safe, successful in high-risk patients

...ues are expanding into new territory, successfully aiding in the replacement of narrowed, calcified aortic valves in patients too sick to withstand open-chest surgery. According to a study reported at the 30th Annual Scientific Sessions of the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions (SCAI),...

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