Cancer ‘roadmap’ could help fight resistance to targeted drug therapies
March 26th, 2011 - 3:01 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, March 26 (ANI): Scientists at UCLA have developed a "roadmap" of the complex signalling processes involved in cancer that could lead to new methods for diagnosing and overcoming drug resistance to ... Read more...
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‘Stress’ protein may stop aging process
May 25th, 2010 - 1:35 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, May 25 (ANI): Excessive amounts of HSP10 (Heat Shock Protein) inside mitochondria - 'organs' that act as energy generators in cells - can halt the body's ageing process by preserving muscle ... Read more...
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New drug type developed to kill lymphoma cells
May 11th, 2010 - 5:05 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, May 11 (ANI): Scientists have developed a new type of drug designed to kill non-Hodgkin lymphoma tumour cells.The breakthrough could lead to potential non-toxic therapies for cancer patients.The researchers, including ... Read more...
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New technology to identify compounds that triggers heart failure
November 27th, 2009 - 3:23 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Nov 27 (IANS) A breakthrough will help identify compounds implicated in heart failure more rapidly, says a new study.
The technology, developed by University of Minnesota's David Thomas and Razvan Cornea and ... Read more...
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Structure of HIV coat may help develop new drugs
November 13th, 2009 - 3:50 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Nov 13 (ANI): Scientists from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine have unravelled the complex structure of a coat surrounding HIV genome - a finding that would pave way for ... Read more...
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Why body clock doesn’t change with temperature
May 17th, 2009 - 11:22 am ICT by ANI
Washington, May 17 (ANI): Two studies conducted by scientists at Dartmouth Medical School have provided significant insights into why the 24-hour body clock does not change with temperature when metabolism is so ... Read more...
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Scientists unravel how smallpox virus sabotages our immune system
May 12th, 2009 - 4:32 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, May 12 (IANS) Researchers are closing in on how smallpox virus go about their deadly business of sabotaging our immune system.
These findings may reveal as much about our immune system as ... Read more...
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How smallpox affects human immune system
May 12th, 2009 - 12:15 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, May 12 (ANI): Scientists from University of Florida have shed light on how small pox affects immune system.The research team have come across a particular interaction between the proteins produced by ... Read more...
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Type 2 diabetes linked to signalling pathway behind pancreatic development
February 13th, 2009 - 11:52 am ICT by ANI
Washington, February 13 (ANI): A group of stem cell researchers from the University of California San Diego (UC San Diego) and Burnham Institute for Medical Research (Burnham) have found that type ... Read more...
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New technique expands understanding of bacterial proteins
December 24th, 2008 - 4:36 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Dec 24 (IANS) A team of researchers has devised a computational method that can predict very accurately how bacterial proteins fold and interact.It should also permit development of new antibiotics that ... Read more...
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Silencing a protein may prevent leukemia
October 23rd, 2008 - 1:15 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Oct 23 (ANI): Researchers at Penn State Hershey Cancer Institute have found that blocking signals from a specific protein that activates cells in the immune system could help kill cells ... Read more...
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Jam and jelly may help fight cancer
October 13th, 2008 - 12:26 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Oct 13 (ANI): Researchers at the Institute of Food Research have found that an ingredient found in jelly and jam could help prevent the spread of cancer.They found that pectin ... Read more...
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Scientists unveil the dramatic difference between humans and fruit flies
May 13th, 2008 - 1:17 pm ICT by admin
Washington , May 13 (ANI): Fruit fly or drosophila has long been used for various researches because its genetic make-up is quite close to that of humans. But now, researchers have ... Read more...
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Scientists uncover oysters exotic sex lives
February 12th, 2008 - 4:24 pm ICT by admin
Washington, February 12 (ANI): Researchers at the University of Washington, Seattle, have discovered that oysters have exotic sex lives, with females and males producing thousands of types of eggs and sperm.Oysters ... Read more...
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Delicate protein balance behind immune system response identified
December 11th, 2007 - 1:15 pm ICT by admin
Washington, Dec 11 (ANI): Researchers from the University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine have identified the protein interactions involved in the immune system process that fights infection, but in certain inflammatory ... Read more...
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