Gene duplication gave humans powerful brain
May 4th, 2012 - 4:06 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, May 4 (IANS) The genetic changes that account for the bulk of differences between humans and primates boils down to a single factor - gene duplication, which gave us ... Read more...
Posted in World |
New shot could reverse arthritis
April 8th, 2012 - 6:16 pm ICT by IANS
London, April 8 (IANS) The discovery of a new molecule kartogenin may help encourage damaged cartilage regenerate and reverse debilitating conditions like arthritis.
Currently these is no cure for the ... Read more...
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New class of compounds to combat malaria
November 20th, 2011 - 2:30 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Nov 20 (IANS) Scientists have discovered a family of chemical compounds that could help develop a new class of anti-malarial drugs capable of staving off the deadly disease.Malaria ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Compound that effectively suppresses multiple sclerosis developed
April 19th, 2011 - 12:51 pm ICT by ANI
London, Apr 19 (ANI): Scientists have developed the first of a new class of highly selective compounds that effectively suppresses the severity of multiple sclerosis in animal models.Scientists from the Florida ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Enzyme crucial to DNA replication may be potent anti-cancer drug target
April 15th, 2011 - 6:42 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, April 15 (ANI): Scientists have found that an enzyme essential for DNA replication and repair in humans works in a way that might be exploited as an anti-cancer therapy.Researchers at The ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
‘Dual switch’ that regulates fat formation may harbour obesity cure
April 9th, 2011 - 12:56 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, April 09 (ANI): A new study has identified a key regulator of fat cell development that may provide a target for obesity and diabetes drugs.The scientists at the Scripps Research Institute ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Sensory wiring for odours varies among individuals
March 31st, 2011 - 4:30 pm ICT by ANI
London, Mar 31 (ANI): One might assume that our odor-sensing nerve cells are all wired in the same way. But, they are not, according to a new study from scientists at The ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Scripps finding on DNA repair brings hope to cancer patients
March 28th, 2011 - 12:25 pm ICT by ANI
London, Mar 28 (ANI): Researchers at the Scripps Research Institute have developed a model of how a powerful DNA repair complex works - a finding that may give hope to various treatment ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Finding of long-sought drug target structure may accelerate drug discovery
March 16th, 2011 - 4:08 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Mar 16 (ANI): Researchers from the National Institutes of Health, collaborating with labs at The Scripps Research Institute and the University of California, San Diego, have solved the three-dimensional structure of ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
New study could lead to potential drug targets for schizophrenia, Parkinson’s
March 12th, 2011 - 4:32 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Mar 12 (ANI): A new study from the Scripps Research Institute and University of Pennsylvania could pave the way for potential drug targets for diseases ranging from schizophrenia to Parkinson's disease.By ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Scientists develop new test for ‘pluripotent’ stem cells
March 7th, 2011 - 4:47 pm ICT by ANI
London, Mar 7 (ANI): Scripps Research Institute researchers have developed a quality control diagnostic test that is likely to make it easier for scientists to determine whether their cell lines are normal ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Liver, not brain, may be source of Alzheimer’s plaques
March 4th, 2011 - 1:25 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Mar 4 (ANI): A new study has suggested that the plaques associated with Alzheimer's disease start in the liver and not in the brain-completely altering scientists' ideas about the disease.The unexpected ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Study sheds light on RNA ‘on/off switches’
February 14th, 2011 - 3:47 pm ICT by ANI
London, Feb 14 (ANI): A recent study has shed new light on a molecular switch that turns genes on or off in response to a cell's energy needs.Scientists from The Scripps Research ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Scientists produce compound that may treat Parkinson’s disease
February 12th, 2011 - 5:19 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb 12 (ANI): The first known compound to show significant effectiveness in protecting brain cells directly affected by Parkinson's disease, a progressive and fatal neurodegenerative disorder, has been produced by the ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
New finding may have implications for schizophrenia, autism
February 10th, 2011 - 6:23 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb 10 (ANI): A surprising mechanism that controls brain formation has been unveiled by a study from The Scripps Research Institute.The findings have implications for understanding a host of diseases, including ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Can’t quit smoking? Blame it on faulty brain receptor
February 1st, 2011 - 4:34 pm ICT by IANS
London, Feb 1 (IANS) Do you know why it is so fiendishly difficult to quit smoking - because of a faulty receptor in the brain.
It can lead to an uncontrollable ... Read more...
Posted in Health |
Scientists convert skin cells directly into beating heart cells
February 1st, 2011 - 12:02 pm ICT by ANI
London, Feb 1 (ANI): Scientists have successfully converted adult skin cells directly into beating heart cells efficiently without having to first go through the laborious process of generating embryonic-like stem cells.The powerful ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Addicted to smoking? blame your genes
January 31st, 2011 - 9:31 pm ICT by IANS
London, Jan 31 (IANS) Those who say they cannot quit smoking, no matter how hard they try, could now blame their genes.Scientists have discovered a brain pathway which, if not functioning correctly, ... Read more...
Posted in Life Style |
Scientists shed light on why some people cannot give up nicotine
January 31st, 2011 - 12:21 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jan 31 (ANI): New anti-smoking treatments could be on their way as scientists have found why some people are unable to get rid of their tobacco addiction.A team at the Scripps ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Complete structure of HIV’s outer shell revealed
January 20th, 2011 - 2:22 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jan 20 (ANI): Scientists have determined the structure of the protein package that delivers the genetic material of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) to human cells.The study was carried out by ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
New synthetic compound shows promise in fighting HIV
January 19th, 2011 - 4:41 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Jan 19 (ANI): Researchers at Scripps Research Institute have created a new synthetic compound using natural Japanese-plant compounds as starting point, which has shown great promise in inhibiting replication of HIV ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Quick blood test for Alzheimer’s detection in offing
January 7th, 2011 - 6:03 pm ICT by IANS
London, Jan 7 (IANS) Scientists are developing a quick and simple blood test for early detection of Alzheimer's disease.The test could open the way to developing drugs, which could halt the disease ... Read more...
Posted in Sci-Tech |
Groundbreaking technology to detect Alzheimer’s developed
January 7th, 2011 - 2:58 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Jan 07 (ANI): A novel technology that is able to detect the presence of immune molecules specific to Alzheimer's disease in patients' blood samples has been developed by the scientists from ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Novel vaccine that produces strong immunity against cocaine high created
January 5th, 2011 - 3:06 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Jan 5 (ANI): Scientists have produced a long-lasting anti-cocaine immunity in mice by giving them a unique vaccine that combines bits of the common cold virus with a particle that mimics ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Plants, animals use similar mechanism when fending off diseases
November 19th, 2010 - 6:20 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Nov 19 (ANI): Through the ages, plants and animals have developed strikingly similar mechanisms for detecting microbial invasions and resisting diseases, says a new study.This revelation is a result 15 years ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
New mechanism regulating body’s 24-hour clock identified
November 12th, 2010 - 3:08 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Nov 12 (ANI): Scientists have identified for the first time a novel mechanism that regulates circadian rhythm, the master clock that controls the body's natural 24-hour physiological cycle.These new findings ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Researchers ‘watch’ formation of cells’ protein factories for first time
October 30th, 2010 - 5:22 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Oct 30 (ANI): The Scripps Research Institute's team has revealed the first-ever pictures of the formation of cells' "protein factories," which is likely unravel complexities of the cell and lead to ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Scientists one step closer to universal flu vaccine
October 22nd, 2010 - 12:00 pm ICT by ANI
London, Oct 22 (ANI): Researchers at Scripps Research Institute in la Jolla, California, teamed up with Peter Palese and colleagues at Mount Sinai MedicalSchool in New York to test a protein ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Conventional theory of modern drug design challenged
October 11th, 2010 - 4:16 pm ICT by ANI
London, Oct 11 (ANI): New evidence that challenges the current theory about a process key to the way modern drugs are designed and how they work in the human body has been ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Serotonin research could lead to new therapies for schizophrenia
October 6th, 2010 - 2:49 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Oct 6 (ANI): Scripps Research Institute scientists are conducting research on how serotonin works - the work could affect the development of new therapies for a number of disorders, including schizophrenia ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Eating junk food as addictive as drugs
October 1st, 2010 - 3:56 pm ICT by IANS
London, Oct 1 (IANS) A British study suggests that a diet of burgers, chips and cake programmes your brain to crave even more for foods that are high in sugar, salt and ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Test providing new pathway for identifying obesity, diabetes drugs developed
September 17th, 2010 - 6:10 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Sept 17 (ANI): Researchers at The Scripps Research Institute have developed a new molecular test that will allow researchers to look for potential drugs targeting a human metabolic enzyme believed to ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Long-standing mystery of protein ‘quality control’ mechanism solved
September 13th, 2010 - 4:26 pm ICT by ANI
London, Sept 13, 2010: Scientists have apparently solved a long-standing mystery of how cells conduct "quality control" to eliminate the toxic effects of a certain kind of error in protein production.The findings ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
New study could improve diagnosis and treatment of malaria
September 9th, 2010 - 5:24 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Sep 9 (ANI): After examining genomic features of a population of malaria parasites in Peru, researchers have found that it is possible to improve the efficacy of diagnosis and treatment strategies ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Novel anti-malarial drug candidate discovered
September 3rd, 2010 - 2:29 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Sep 3 (ANI): Researchers discovered a novel compound that shows promise as a next generation treatment for drug resistant malaria.Scientists at the Novartis Institute for Tropical Diseases (NITD), achieved the above ... Read more...
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