Archive: 04/03/2016

Study offers clearest picture yet of how HIV defeats a cellular defender

A new study offers the first atomic-scale view of an interaction between the HIV capsid - the protein coat that shepherds HIV into the nucleus of human cells - and a host protein known as cyclophilin A. This interaction is ...

Mar 4, 2016

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Dysfunction of cellular powerplant shakes B-vitamin metabolism and causes genetic damage

The recent Finnish study clarified a mechanism underlying a severe progressive children's brain disease and adult's muscle disease. The results indicate for the first time that the energy-metabolic defect in a cell can shake ...

Mar 4, 2016

Polymer gel effectively reinforces worn out cartilage

Aching knees and stiff fingers: osteoarthritis is a widespread joint disease with few treatment options. However, there may finally be some hope: American scientists are hoping to mechanically reinforce worn-out cartilage ...

Mar 4, 2016

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Women's hearts react more sensitively to stress

While the number of men dying from a heart attack has been constantly decreasing during the past twenty years, the fatal risk particularly in young women has increased significantly. Gender medicine has already demonstrated ...

Mar 4, 2016

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Researchers create agave drink with probiotics to regulate sugar levels

With a drink designed from agave and probiotic microorganisms, specialists from the Popular Autonomous University of Puebla (UPAEP) in Mexico succeeded in reducing sugar blood levels in students who were given a glucose solution.

Mar 4, 2016

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New brain stimulation target identified for Tourette syndrome

Specifically targeted deep-brain stimulation improves symptoms in patients with severe Tourette, a study reports in the current issue of Biological Psychiatry.

Mar 4, 2016

By cloning mouse neurons, scientists find brain cells with 100+ unique mutations

In a new study published today in the journal Neuron, scientists from The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) are the first to sequence the complete genomes of individual neurons and to produce live mice carrying neuronal genomes ...

Mar 4, 2016

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Unravelling the wonders of traditional medicine

A Malaysia-China joint research team explores on new medicinal uses of Malaysian traditional herbs Eurycoma longifolia, also known as Tongkat Ali.

Mar 4, 2016

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Are you a true altruist or driven by self-interest? Brain scan may give verdict

The reason why we help others at a cost to ourselves has long presented a puzzle for scientists. Why do some of us do it more than others? And are we doing it because we are truly moved by the suffering of others or simply ...

Mar 4, 2016

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Tool enables doctors to ID babies at risk of obesity, study says

Newborns who are heavier than average and gain weight rapidly in the first six months of life face a heightened chance of obesity by the time they are old enough for kindergarten, according to a study published on March 4, ...

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