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Molecule That Stops SARS Invented

admin — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 09:30:08 -0600

A newly created compound prevents the replication of the virus that causes SARS and could lead to a treatment for the disease. In addition to its ability to block the SARS virus, the molecular compound that inhibits the virus provides new insights into a group of proteins found in a range of diseases including childhood croup, herpes and cancer.

Molecule Stops DNA Replication In Its Tracks

admin — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 21:15:16 -0600

When a dividing cell duplicates its genetic material, a molecular machine called a sliding clamp travels along the DNA double helix, tethering the proteins that perform the replication. Researchers have discovered a small molecule that stops the sliding clamp in its tracks.

Scientists Identify Machinery That Helps Make Memories

admin — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 20:15:11 -0500

Researchers have identified a missing-link molecule that helps to explain the process of plasticity in the brain during memory creation and that could lead to targeted therapies.

Brain-nourishing Molecule May Predict Schizophrenia Relapse

admin — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 19:15:07 -0500

A factor that helps optimize brain formation and function may also provide clues about whether patients suffering with schizophrenia are headed toward relapse, researchers say.

Brain-nourishing molecule may predict schizophrenia relapse

admin — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0500

(Medical College of Georgia) A factor that helps optimize brain formation and function may also provide clues about whether patients suffering with schizophrenia are headed toward relapse, researchers say.

Colon Cancer: Researchers Take Important Steps Forward In Unders...

admin — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 01:00:12 -0500

Scientists investigating a molecule known to play a key role in causing colon cancer have made a series of ground-breaking discoveries that could have major implications for future treatment of the disease.

Researchers Uncover Molecule That Keeps Pathogens Like Salmonell...

admin — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 20:00:00 -0500

Scientists at UT Southwestern Medical Center have found a potential new way to stop the bacteria that cause gastroenteritis, tularemia and severe diarrhea from making people sick.

First Step Towards Switching Off Breast Cancer And Leukaemia

admin — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 00:00:11 -0500

Scientists have identified a way to "switch off" a molecule, a key player in the molecular processes that trigger breast cancer and certain forms of leukaemia.

Recipe for cell reprogramming adds protein

admin — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0500

(Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research) Embryonic-like stem cells can be efficiently generated using a natural signaling molecule instead of the virally delivered cancer-causing gene c-Myc.The results represent progress in overcoming hurdles to the potential use of reprogrammed cells for stem-cell-based therapies in humans.

Novel Ways To Boost Vaccination Or Natural Defenses

admin — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 23:00:08 -0500

Our bodies rely on the production of potent, or 'high affinity,' antibodies to fight infection. The process is very complex, yet scientists have discovered that it hinges on a single molecule, a growth factor, without which it cannot function.