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Researchers find molecular 'brake' to cell death
Researchers at The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center have significantly refined the scientific understanding of how a cell begins the process of self-destruction—an advance they say may help in the design of more targeted cancer therapies.   view more (2006-06-30)

Mathematical model gives clearer picture of physics of cells, organelles
Cells are filled with membrane-bound organelles like the nucleus, mitochondria and endoplasmic reticula. Over the years, scientists have made much progress in understanding the biomolecular details of how these organelles function within cells, but understanding the actual physical forces that maintain the structures of these organelles' membranes... view more... (2008-12-09)

Is Bcl-2 protein a major obstacle in treating colorectal carcinoma?
Apoptosis resistance has been shown to contribute to the development of different cancer entities, such as colorectal carcinoma (CRC).   view more (2008-09-24)

Adaptation to oxygen deprivation elucidates tumor physiology
Two new studies in the March Cell Metabolism reveal a survival mechanism by which cells adapt to oxygen starvation by ratcheting down their demand.   view more (2006-03-08)

Global warming increases oyster sensitivity to pollution
Do you enjoy eating oysters on a hot sunny afternoon? Make the most of it - it may not last forever. Research has shown that global warming increases the sensitivity of oysters to metal pollution, causing a deadly threat to populations in polluted areas.   view more (2005-07-12)

Lactic acid not athlete's poison, but an energy source-if you know how to use it
In the lore of marathoners and extreme athletes, lactic acid is poison, a waste product that builds up in the muscles and leads to muscle fatigue, reduced performance and pain.   view more (2006-04-20)

Hydrogen Peroxide's Link to Living Cells
If a circadian rhythm is like an orchestra - the united expression of the rhythms of millions of cells - a common chemical may serve as the conductor, or at least as the baton.   view more (2009-11-04)

Key protein in cellular respiration discovered
Many diseases derive from problems with cellular respiration, the process through which cells extract energy from nutrients. Researchers at Karolinska Institutet have now discovered a new function for a protein in the mitochondrion - popularly called the cell's power station - that plays a key part in cell respiration.   view more (2009-04-08)

Coding for arthropods-what's so special about insects and spiders?
The central dogma of molecular biology is that DNA makes RNA makes protein. This relies on a specific underlying code which relates given triplets of RNA nucleotides into specific amino acids.   view more (2006-04-25)

New protein vital for immune response is found
A newly discovered protein not only is vital to the immune system's ability to fight off viral infections but also has been found in an unexpected location within the cell, causing researchers to rethink previous notions about the workings of the human immune system.   view more (2005-08-26)

Nobel Laureate to Speak at SCI - Sir John Walker Receives SCI Messel Medal
Nobel Laureate SIR JOHN WALKER FRS, Director of the Medical Research Council's (MRC) Dunn Nutrition Unit, was today awarded the Society of Chemical Industry (SCI) MESSEL MEDAL at the Annual Meeting of the Society. Following the medal presentation, Sir John delivered the 2000 Messel Medal Lecture Biological Energy Conversion.Sir John received his... view more... (2000-07-04)

Cancer virus protein needed for successful infection
New research shows that a protein made by a cancer-causing virus that was thought to be unimportant for its replication is in fact critically needed by the virus to initiate an infection and to reproduce.   view more (2006-04-03)

Too much of a good thing? Scientists explain cellular effects of vitamin A overdose and deficiency
If a little vitamin A is good, more must be better, right? Wrong! New research published online in the FASEB Journal shows that vitamin A plays a crucial role in energy production within cells, explaining why too much or too little has a complex negative effect on our bodies.   view more (2009-10-09)

Estrogen can reduce stroke damage by inactivating protein
Estrogen can halt stroke damage by inactivating a tumor-suppressing protein known to prevent many cancers, Medical College of Georgia researchers say.   view more (2009-07-17)

Mother's genes determine sperm design
A new study at the University of Sheffield, published today in Nature, has found that the size and shape of a zebra finch's sperm are genetically passed down from the mother, a fact that may also be true in humans. The paper Genetic effects on sperm design in the zebra finch, also suggests that when sperm operate in a non-competitive environment... view more... (2005-03-15)

Genetics behind developmental brain disorders may play a wider role with congenital diseases
Findings of a recent genetic study on developmental brain disorders may be the "tip of an iceberg" revealing factors involved with a number of congenital diseases, according to UC Irvine researchers.   view more (2006-07-07)

Researchers Can Cross Non-Interbreeding Plants
Researchers of the All-Russian Scientific Research Institute of Plant Cultivation, Russian Academy of Agricultural Sciences (St. Petersburg) jointly with their colleagues from Germany and Finland have grown up new lines of Solanum cultivated plants via the somatic hybridization method - hybrids of wild species of plants of the Solanum family with... view more... (2004-11-05)

Swiss National Science Foundation project demonstrates inherited ability to adapt to life at high altitudes
Extra enzymes protect Tibetans against muscle damage at high altitudes Tibetans' muscles are better protected against hypoxia at high altitudes than those of lowland dwellers since Tibetans produce more of the enzymes that neutralize free radicals in muscle tissue. This ability to adapt to life at over 3,500 metres above sea level is at least... view more... (2004-02-19)

Mounting evidence shows red wine antioxidant kills cancer
Rochester researchers showed for the first time that a natural antioxidant found in grape skins and red wine can help destroy pancreatic cancer cells by reaching to the cell's core energy source, or mitochondria, and crippling its function. The study is published in the March edition of the journal, Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology.   view more (2008-03-26)

Alzheimer's study first to explain death of brain cells
Researchers at Children's Hospital & Research Center at Oakland (CHRCO) have published a new study that is the first to explain how brain cells die in patients with Alzheimer's Disease.   view more (2006-03-15)
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