Items tagged with Disease

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The Building Blocks of Life Friday, October 31st, 2008 - 12:27:41 - Anuradha Menon Ever wonder where all that food your teenager devoured was going? Not only does the food go into the teen's daily activities--running, doing... read more

Gene Sheds Light On Motor Neuron Diseases Monday, October 27th, 2008 - 16:52:05 - Ehud Rattner Scientists have identified a gene in mice that plays a central role in the proper development of one of the nerve cells that goes bad in amyotrophic... read more

Evolutionary Legacy: Genetic-based Diseases Sunday, October 19th, 2008 - 12:08:04 - Ehud Rattner Tomislav Domazet-Loso and Diethard Tautz from the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Biology in Plon, Germany, have systematically analyzed the... read more

Cholera Turn-On Tuesday, October 14th, 2008 - 10:03:41 - Anuradha Menon An important toxin behind cholera's lethality activates itself by clamping down on a signaling molecule found only in hosts susceptible to the... read more

Faster Diagnostic Test for Rare Leukemia Wednesday, October 8th, 2008 - 10:01:28 - Anuradha Menon A new twist on a well-known cell sorting technique may allow physicians to diagnose rare leukemias in hours instead of weeks, according to a study by... read more

Receptor's Function to Stop Tumor Growth Tuesday, October 7th, 2008 - 16:05:34 - Anuradha Menon An international team of researchers has discovered what promises to be the on-off switch behind several major diseases. In the advance online... read more

Advance in Pluripotent Cell Creation Tuesday, October 7th, 2008 - 12:11:12 - Anuradha Menon A team of Harvard Stem Cell Institute (HSCI) scientists has taken an important step toward producing induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells that are... read more

Nano Device Detects Immune System Signaling Wednesday, September 10th, 2008 - 16:23:35 - Anuradha Menon Scientists have detected previously unnoticed chemical signals that individual cells in the immune system use to communicate with each other over... read more

Nanoscale Droplets that Fight Cancer Wednesday, September 10th, 2008 - 12:54:27 - Anuradha Menon UCLA scientists have succeeded in making unique nanoscale droplets that are much smaller than a human cell and can potentially be used to deliver... read more

Plastic as a Cure for Parkinson's Disease Monday, August 25th, 2008 - 10:00:06 - Anuradha Menon Plastic coatings could help neural implants treat conditions such as Parkinson's disease and macular degeneration. The coatings encourage neurons in... read more

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