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Life Sciences Weblog
http://lsblog.org
Life Sciences Blog is a web journal trying to record the advances in the rapidly evolving field of biosciences. Major breakthroughs as well as âhereticâ issues in the fields of basic and applied research, nanotechnology, drug discovery, clinical trails, gene therapy and many more are noted and commented.
- Added on: May 23rd, 2006
- Country: United States
- Language: English
- Listed in: Science News & Media Medicine
- Tags: molecular biology autoimmune diseases
Recent Posts
aSat nava jamming could help tackle asthma, blindness and clogged arteries
Story Summary: Once chemokines have recruited leukocytes to tissues in the body, the leukocytes are instructed to carry out several functions including the destruction of invading micro-organisms like bacteria. Scientists already know it is feasible ...
Maize cell wall genes identified, giving boost to biofuel research
Story Summary: Carpita and Maureen McCann, a professor of biology and a co-author on both papers, are part of Purdues C3Bio research project, which is aimed at using thermal and chemical catalysts to create biofuels that utilize more of a plants carb...
Developmental Delay Could Stem From Nicotinic Receptor Deletion
Story Summary: This gene encodes a subunit of a nicotinic receptor, said Beaudet. Defects in ion channels have previously been associated with forms of epilepsy or seizure disorder. Potential treatmentIf insufficient expression of the nicotinic recep...
Multiple treatment failures occur less frequently but remain associated with high mortality rates in North American cohort
Story Summary: However, mortality rates remained high among cohort members with multiple treatment failures. While antiretroviral therapy indisputably slows the progression of HIV disease, its efficacy has been studied primarily in pre-screened clini...
Einstein Researcher Awarded $11.2 Million By NIH To Study Genome Instability As A Cause Of Aging
Story Summary: 2 million grant to study the impact of damage to DNA on aging and disease. Altogether, the research project involves four main areas of study: unraveling the mechanisms that lead from DNA damage to premature as well as normal aging tes...
Protein handlers should be effective treatment target for cancer and Alzheimers
Story Summary: AUGUSTA, Ga. Cancer and Alzheimers have excess protein in common and scientists say learning more about how proteins are made and eliminated will lead to better treatment for both. Researchers are also now examining brain tumors as w...
