Sunday, November 6th, 2011
Medical scientists have for the first time identified a gene responsible for a fatal abdominal condition that afflicts tens of thousands of people across the world. An international team led by Matt Bown, a vascular surgeon from the University of Leicester, identified a single gene that is linked to the ...
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Sunday, November 6th, 2011
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital scientists discover that a post-production addition to most proteins can serve as a key to mediate protein interactions, which are at the foundation of life. Research led by St. Jude Children's Research Hospital scientists has identified an unexpected mechanism facilitating some protein interactions that are ...
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Tuesday, November 1st, 2011
According to a report in the Oct. 28 issue of the journal Cell, investigators at Weill Cornell Medical College have made an important discovery in their mission to "turn on" lung regeneration. This finding could effectively treat millions of individuals who suffer with respiratory disorders. The team has discovered the ...
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Sunday, October 23rd, 2011
A team of international researchers has discovered a new Ebola-like virus - Lloviu virus -- in bats from northern Spain. Lloviu virus is the first known filovirus native to Europe, they report in a study published in the journal PLOS Pathogens...
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Tuesday, October 18th, 2011
Scientists say they have observed an enzyme that effectively forms a fertility switch and believe the finding could improve existing infertility treatments, help understand miscarriage and even lead to new types of contraceptives. Their study which is reported in the Nature Medicine this Sunday, outlines how a team at ...
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