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Proteins are complex molecules that are made up of amino acids. They can be found in every cell in the body, and carry out vital processes that keep human beings alive. Mutations in proteins can lead to a multitude of diseases, the most common being cancer.

Research points to a possible way to design anthrax toxin molecules that selectively attack tumor cells

Scientists have determined a three-dimensional (3-D) molecular image of how anthrax toxin enters human cells, giving scientists more potential targets for blocking the toxin, the lethal part of anthrax bacteria.

5 Jul 2004

Gene therapy may provide a treatment for a group of incurable, progressive neurological diseases called polyglutamine-repeat diseases

Researchers from the University of Iowa have have shown for the first time that gene therapy delivered to the brains of living mice can prevent the physical symptoms and neurological damage caused by an inherited neurodegenerative disease that is similar to Huntington's disease (HD).

5 Jul 2004

300,000 mad French cows since the 1980's

According to new French research reported in le figaro more than 300,000 French cows would have been infected by the agent BSE (Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy ) since the 1980's.

3 Jul 2004

New research may help doctors diagnose diseases like HIV and hepatitis C earlier

A new method developed by researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology for accurately measuring the concentration of artificial viruses in a solution may ultimately help doctors diagnose diseases like HIV and hepatitis C earlier.

2 Jul 2004

Rabies infections in organ donor and transplant recipients

On June 30, 2004, CDC confirmed diagnoses of rabies in three recipients of transplanted organs and in their common donor, who was found subsequently to have serologic evidence of rabies infection.

2 Jul 2004

Enzymes from king crab are an effective treatment for scalds, sores, and trophic ulcers

Chemist Galina Rudenskaya from the Moscow State University and her colleagues from small enterprise TRINITA have made an important discovery in medicine, thanks to funding extended by the RFBR and FASIE.

2 Jul 2004

Protein called Rac controls a number of biological processes and is directly implicated in several human diseases

Scientists at The Scripps Research Institute have described the regulatory mechanism of an important human protein called Rac that controls a number of biological processes and is directly implicated in several human diseases.

2 Jul 2004

How DNA repair machinery detects and corrects errors in DNA replication

Biochemists at Duke University Medical Center have discovered key components that enable the cell's DNA repair machinery to adeptly launch its action in either direction along a DNA strand to strip out faulty DNA.

2 Jul 2004

Three-dimensional cryo-electron microscope may help guide the design of new antibiotics

Understanding the last step of protein synthesis – the basic process of translating DNA into its final protein product – just became more clear both literally and figuratively.

1 Jul 2004

Research describes how nerve growth factor stimulates a sequence of proteins that promote nerve growth

Scientists at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill have discovered key steps involved in regulating nerve growth and regeneration that may have implications for spinal cord research.

1 Jul 2004

New educational campaign on celiac disease

The Children's Digestive Health and Nutrition Foundation (CDHNF) with the North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition (NASPGHAN) today announced the launch of a new educational campaign on celiac disease

30 Jun 2004

By altering a single gene you could live longer and be thinner

Imagine that by altering the function of a single gene, you could live longer, be thinner and have lower cholesterol and fat levels in your blood.

30 Jun 2004

Protein research may help develop new antibiotics

New findings about a protein that keeps cells alive by opening and closing pores within a cell's membrane may open the door to the development of new antibiotics.

30 Jun 2004

Why lost weight returns after dieting

After months of torturous dieting, there is nothing more frustrating than to find that the lost weight has returned.

30 Jun 2004

U-M scientists say Wnt protein prevents obesity by inhibiting fat cell development

Genetically engineered mice, created at the University of Michigan Medical School, are living every dieter's dream.

29 Jun 2004

Gene mutation gradually causes devastating effects on cellular structure and function in Hutchinson-Gilford progeria syndrome

A mutation of the gene for lamin A protein gradually causes devastating effects on cellular structure and function in Hutchinson-Gilford progeria syndrome

29 Jun 2004

RNA enzyme research may lead to ways of monitoring fat metabolism and might even assist in the search for signs of life on Mars

Research aimed at teasing apart the workings of RNA enzymes eventually may lead to ways of monitoring fat metabolism and might even assist in the search for signs of life on Mars, according to University of Michigan researcher Nils Walter.

29 Jun 2004

12 sites testing a new vaccine to prevent anthrax

The phase II trial will evaluate the safety and immunogenic response of a new recombinant anthrax vaccine, known as rPA102. The vaccine candidate consists of recombinant Protective Antigen (rPA), a synthetic protein that induces antibodies designed to prevent illness by neutralizing anthrax toxins, and aluminum hydroxide to enhance the immune response.

29 Jun 2004

U.S. approval for commercial marketing of leeches for medicinal purposes

The medicinal leech has a long history of use in medicine, although today its use is mainly limited to limb reattachment procedures instead of the wide-ranging medical use of the past. Leeches were once so commonly used that doctors were popularly called leeches. In Old High German, lâhhi (etymon of leech) means "physician".

29 Jun 2004

Opuntia ficus indica, a type of prickly pear cactus reduces hangover symptoms

Everyone knows a sure the way to avoid a hangover is to abstain from drinking alcoholic beverages, or at least to drink without over-indulging.

29 Jun 2004

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Research points to a possible way to design anthrax toxin molecules that selectively attack tumor cells

Gene therapy may provide a treatment for a group of incurable, progressive neurological diseases called polyglutamine-repeat diseases

300,000 mad French cows since the 1980's

New research may help doctors diagnose diseases like HIV and hepatitis C earlier

Rabies infections in organ donor and transplant recipients

Enzymes from king crab are an effective treatment for scalds, sores, and trophic ulcers

Protein called Rac controls a number of biological processes and is directly implicated in several human diseases

How DNA repair machinery detects and corrects errors in DNA replication

Three-dimensional cryo-electron microscope may help guide the design of new antibiotics

Research describes how nerve growth factor stimulates a sequence of proteins that promote nerve growth

New educational campaign on celiac disease

By altering a single gene you could live longer and be thinner

Protein research may help develop new antibiotics

Why lost weight returns after dieting

U-M scientists say Wnt protein prevents obesity by inhibiting fat cell development

Gene mutation gradually causes devastating effects on cellular structure and function in Hutchinson-Gilford progeria syndrome

RNA enzyme research may lead to ways of monitoring fat metabolism and might even assist in the search for signs of life on Mars

12 sites testing a new vaccine to prevent anthrax

U.S. approval for commercial marketing of leeches for medicinal purposes

Opuntia ficus indica, a type of prickly pear cactus reduces hangover symptoms

Achieving and maintaining ISO/IEC 27001 and BS 10012 certifications

Expanding research and clinical options for children with cancer

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