Fat storage in worms study offers clues in fight against obesity
March 25th, 2011 - 2:33 pm ICT by ANI
London, March 25 (ANI): Scientists exploring human metabolism have uncovered a handful of chemical compounds that regulate fat storage in worms.The discovery by researchers at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Scientists discover how anti-parasitic drug treats tropical diseases
November 11th, 2010 - 5:27 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Nov 11 (ANI): After research of decades, a study has finally found how a key anti-parasitic drug kills the worms brought on by the filarial diseases river blindness and elephantiasis.A researcher ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
‘Cut carbohydrate intake, live longer’
October 26th, 2010 - 2:26 pm ICT by IANS
London, Oct 26 (IANS) The key to good health, energy and long life could be as simple as cutting down on your carbohydrates.Professor Cynthia Kenyon, gerontologist at the University of California, has ... Read more...
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A faster way to look for drugs that regenerate nerve cells
October 12th, 2010 - 4:34 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Oct 12 (ANI): Engineers at MIT have used a new microchip technology to rapidly identify compounds for regrowing nerves in live animals.Scientists have long sought the ability to regenerate nerve cells, ... Read more...
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US scientists control worms’ movements with nanoparticles
July 10th, 2010 - 4:19 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, July 10 (ANI): Scientists in the US have found a way to remotely control animal behaviour.Researchers at the University of Buffalo were able to could control the movements of tiny ... Read more...
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Star Trek-like phaser to cause paralysis with beam of light
November 20th, 2009 - 1:26 pm ICT by ANI
London, November 20 (ANI): Scientists have developed a Star Trek-like phaser, capable of causing paralysis with a beam of light, whose effects have been proven on worms.A phaser traditionally emits a ... Read more...
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Rice-sized worm, eyeless crustacean, found in underwater cave
August 28th, 2009 - 3:21 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, August 28 (ANI): An international team of scientists has discovered two tiny worms much smaller than a rice grain and a strange crustacean that has no eyes and poisonous fangs, among ... Read more...
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Scientists on track to slow down aging in humans
March 13th, 2008 - 11:11 am ICT by admin
Washington, March 13 (IANS) Researchers have identified 25 genes regulating lifespan in two organisms separated by 1.5 billion years - of which 15 are very similar to that of humans. And thanks ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Mutation that increases C. elegans life 10-fold identified
February 9th, 2008 - 3:55 pm ICT by admin
Washington, February 9 (ANI): A mutation that increases that lifespan of tiny worms C. elegans ten-fold has been identified, say researchers at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences.Professor Robert Shmookler ... Read more...
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