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Genetic variants that may help predict cancer survival identified

October 23rd, 2008 - 12:21 pm ICT by ANI -
Washington, Oct 23 (ANI): Researchers from University of Minnesota have identified certain genetic variations that may help predict survival in cancer patients. A research team led by Brian Van Ness, Ph.D, from ...

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Statins may prevent miscarriages

October 11th, 2008 - 2:06 pm ICT by IANS -
Washington, Oct 11 (IANS) Statins may be able to prevent miscarriages in women suffering from pregnancy complications caused by antiphospholipid syndrome (APS), say researchers on the basis of trials with mice. APS ...

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Statins ”cut miscarriage risk”

October 11th, 2008 - 1:52 pm ICT by ANI -
Washington, Oct 11 (ANI): Statins may help in preventing miscarriages in women suffering from pregnancy complications caused by antiphospholipid syndrome (APS), according to researchers at Hospital for Special Surgery. APS is characterised ...

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Gene that helps plants beat the heat identified

October 7th, 2008 - 4:17 pm ICT by ANI -
Washington, Oct 7 (ANI): In a new study Michigan State University plant scientists have found a new gene, called bZIP28, that helps plants to beat the heat. The discovery may help plant ...

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Groundbreaking discovery may lead to more effective antibiotics

October 2nd, 2008 - 1:59 pm ICT by ANI -
Washington, Oct 2 (ANI): A groundbreaking discovery by researchers at the University of Virginia may provide physicians and patients a potential new approach towards the creation of less resistant and more ...

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Honeybee venom toxin provides new tool to study hypertension

September 18th, 2008 - 12:20 pm ICT by ANI -
Washington, September 18 (ANI): Penn State researchers have created a new tool to study hypertension by modifying a honeybee venom toxin. Research leader Zhe Lu, Professor of Physiology and a Howard ...

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Plant steroids more complex than those inside people

July 28th, 2008 - 7:16 pm ICT by IANS -
Washington, July 28 (IANS) Steroids boost plants just as they do humans, but the molecular signals that activate such genes in plant cells are a lot more complex than in human cells. ...

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How bacteria cope with different temperatures revealed

July 28th, 2008 - 1:31 pm ICT by ANI -
Washington , July 28 (ANI): Bacteria cope with different temperatures by altering the make-up of their ''skin'', or cell membranes, finds a new study. The finding is based on research conducted ...

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Scientists take to human-frog hybrids to study autism

July 22nd, 2008 - 4:12 pm ICT by ANI -
London, July 22 (ANI): Scientists at the University of California, Irvine, are studying the way the brain cells of among autistic people behave by fusing cells from the preserved brains of ...

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New drug candidate to protect against Alzheimer’’s identified

July 10th, 2008 - 5:24 pm ICT by ANI -
Washington, July 10 (ANI): A new drug candidate, called PBT2, has now been discovered to effectively treat Alzheimers disease, and improve cognitive function. Researchers from Mental Health Research Institute of Victoria ...

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Dietary cocktail therapy may keep Alzheimer’’s at bay

July 9th, 2008 - 1:30 pm ICT by ANI -
Washington, July 9 (ANI): Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have shown that a dietary cocktail that includes a type of omega-3 fatty acid can improve memory and learning ...

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Natural products derived from marine animals may provide anti-cancer therapies

July 8th, 2008 - 1:13 pm ICT by ANI -
Washington, July 8 (ANI): A new study suggests that natural products derived from marine animals may have potential use in anti-cancer therapies, and help improve drug delivery. The study led by experts ...

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Scientists create model of primitive cell in the lab

June 6th, 2008 - 11:32 am ICT by ANI -
London, June 6 (ANI): Working in their laboratory, Harvard University researchers have created a model of primitive cell that is capable of building, copying and containing DNA. The researchers say that ...

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The indirect way tobacco carcinogens cause lung cancer

May 29th, 2008 - 6:21 pm ICT by admin -
Washington, May 29 (ANI): Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania's School of Medicine's Center of Excellence in Environmental Toxicology (CEET) have found an indirect way in which tobacco carcinogens cause lung ...

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Cure for athlete’s foot could be used to control harmful ‘red tides’ in oceans

May 18th, 2008 - 12:08 pm ICT by admin -
London, May 18 (ANI): Japanese researchers have suggested that a compound that is used to treat athlete's foot, could one day be used to control toxic algae known as 'red tides' ...

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MIT improves fuel cell output 50 percent

May 16th, 2008 - 2:58 pm ICT by admin -
Washington, May 16 (IANS) An improved fuel cell, developed by MIT engineers, not only delivers 50 percent greater output, but is also substantially cheaper than older counterparts. "Our goal is to replace ...

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50 % more efficient fuel cell may revolutionise portable electronics

May 16th, 2008 - 1:47 pm ICT by admin -
Washington, May 16 (ANI): MIT researchers claim they have boosted the power output of one type of fuel cell by more than 50 percent through technology that could help these environmentally ...

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Researchers a step closer to discerning how bacteria divide

April 18th, 2008 - 1:33 pm ICT by admin -
Washington, April 18 (ANI): Duke University researchers have moved a step closer to understanding how bacteria divide, something that may eventually lead to new antibiotics for curbing the multiplication of bacteria. ...

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Scientists reveal how dengue virus matures, becomes infectious

March 28th, 2008 - 11:33 am ICT by admin -
Washington, Mar 28 (ANI): Biologists at Purdue University have found how the dengue virus matures and becomes infectious. Dengue is prevalent in Southeast Asia, Central America and South America. The virus, which ...

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Scientists decipher 3-D structure of key metabolic protein

March 11th, 2008 - 1:56 pm ICT by admin -
Washington, March 11 (ANI): Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine have achieved a significant success in deciphering the three-dimensional structure of a membrane-bound enzyme that plays a crucial role ...

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Scientists discover new cataract gene

February 15th, 2008 - 4:00 pm ICT by admin -
Washington , Feb 15 (ANI): An international team of researchers has made a breakthrough in study of childhood cataracts by discovering a new gene that is responsible for the condition. The researchers were ...

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Prions associate cholesterol to neurodegeneration

February 12th, 2008 - 4:59 pm ICT by admin -
Washington, Feb 12 (ANI): A new study by researchers at the Royal Veterinary College in the UK has suggested that disturbances in membrane cholesterol may be the mechanism by which prions cause ...

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Geometry may harbour cure to many an ailment (Re-issue)

February 3rd, 2008 - 10:50 am ICT by admin -
Washington, February 3 (ANI): Supercomputers may help obtain precise geometric details of individual protein molecules, something that may be important for determining exactly how a protein contacts a cell membrane, say scientists. ...

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Geometry may harbour cure to many an ailment

February 2nd, 2008 - 4:31 pm ICT by admin -
Washington, February 2 (ANI): Supercomputers may help obtain precise geometric details of individual protein molecules, something that may be important for determining exactly how a protein contacts a cell membrane, say scientists. ...

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Now, a new way to introduce DNA into living cells by water droplets

January 20th, 2008 - 11:42 am ICT by admin -
Washington, January 20 (ANI): Japanese researchers have devised a way to introduce foreign genes into the cells of a diseased organism, so that they may address deficiencies to compensate for malfunctions in ...

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Eating green leafy vegetables lowers cataract risk

January 15th, 2008 - 1:28 pm ICT by admin -
Washington, Jan 15 (ANI): Women with high dietary intake of yellow or dark, leafy vegetables may have lower risk of developing cataracts. The compounds lutein and zeaxanthin as well as more vitamin E ...

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‘Electronic switch’ may help in developing rheumatoid arthritis treatment

January 3rd, 2008 - 3:51 pm ICT by admin -
London, Jan 3 (ANI): Scientists at the University of Leeds have raised hopes for the development of new treatments for inflammatory diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis, by identifying how atoms move across ...

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Stimulating one brain cell is all it takes to change behaviour

December 20th, 2007 - 5:19 pm ICT by admin -
London, December 20 (ANI): Scientists have found that stimulating one brain cell is enough to affect learning and behaviour. The finding contrasts with the long-held notion that thousands of neurons are required ...

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Active compounds in fungi protect against prostate cancer

December 13th, 2007 - 5:35 pm ICT by admin -
Washington, Dec 13(ANI): Researchers at the University of Haifa have found that molecules in common fungus Ganoderma lucidum helps in restraining the growth of prostate cancer. One of the important characteristics of fungi ...

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How gold ‘nanorods’ help trigger tumour cell death revealed

November 14th, 2007 - 2:24 am ICT by admin -

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