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X-rays for early Alzheimer’s disease detection
Researchers demonstrate ability of experimental technique to image telltale brain plaques UPTON, NY – Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory have demonstrated a new, highly detailed x-ray imaging t...
Plant microbe shares features with drug-resistant pathogen
Implications for biotech applications; possible targets for infection-fighting drugs UPTON, NY — An international team of scientists has discovered extensive similarities between a strain of bacteria commonly associated with plants and one incr...
Cells are like robust computational systems, Carnegie Mellon-led team reports
PITTSBURGH—Gene regulatory networks in cell nuclei are similar to cloud computing networks, such as Google or Yahoo!, researchers report today in the online journal Molecular Systems Biology. The similarity is that each system keeps working despite...
‘Cannabis alters human DNA’ — new study
Research at University of Leicester highlights cancer risk from cannabis smoke A new study published by University of Leicester researchers has found “convincing evidence” that cannabis smoke damages DNA in ways that could potentially inc...
TGen and USC researchers find genetic markers to help fight diabetes
Findings presented at session of the American Diabetes Association PHOENIX, Ariz. – June 16, 2009 – Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen) scientists have identified five genetic biomarkers that could help lead to improved treatments, w...
Depression may increase Alzheimer’s risk in people with memory problems
People with memory problems who are depressed are more likely to develop Alzheimer’s disease than those who aren’t depressed, according to a new UCLA study. Researchers also found, however, that the popular Alzheimer’s drug donepezi...
