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New drug shows promise for epilepsy
8.4.2007 | Press monitoring
German researchers say a new drug shows promise for treating epileptic seizures and may prove beneficial for bi-polar disorder and neuropathic pain.
Reseachers discover cell oxygen secrets
7.4.2007 | Press monitoring
Researchers in Baltimore say they've figured out how cells are able to react quickly to changes in oxygen levels.
Planting the Seeds for Folate Enrichment
6.4.2007 | Press monitoring
Researchers have developed genetically modified (GM) tomatoes with 20 times the normal level of folate. Folate is the name given to a family of related compounds that are a type of vitamin B; the compounds are needed to prevent birth defects and health problems in adults, such as vascular disease and cancer.
Hepatitis C virus production by human hepatocytes dependent on assembly and secretion of very low-density lipoproteins
6.4.2007 | Press monitoring
Hepatitis C virus (HCV) and triglyceride-rich very low-density lipoproteins (VLDLs) both are secreted uniquely by hepatocytes and circulate in blood in a complex. Here, we isolated from human hepatoma cells the membrane vesicles in which HCV replicates.
Drugs Are in the Water. Does It Matter?
5.4.2007 | Press monitoring
Residues of birth control pills, antidepressants, painkillers, shampoos and a host of other compounds are finding their way into the nation’s waterways, and they have public health and environmental officials in a regulatory quandary.
New Direction For Pancreas Cell Regeneration
5.4.2007 | Press monitoring
Replacing faulty or missing cells with new insulin-making cells has been the object of diabetes research for the last decade. Past studies in tissue culture have suggested that one type of pancreas cell could be coaxed to transform into insulin-producing islet cells.
British researchers grow heart tissue from stem cells
4.4.2007 | Press monitoring
British medical researchers have grown human heart tissue from stem cells in a breakthrough reported Monday that offers a possible solution to a shortage of donors for heart transplants.
Hormone-based blood pressure pill possible
4.4.2007 | Press monitoring
Researchers have created a promising cardiovascular treatment approach based on clusters of amino acids called peptides. The Mayo Clinic scientists said the study supports the feasibility of developing a peptide-based drug that can be given in pill form to lower blood pressure and that is based on a hormone originating in the heart, called B-type...
Will biotechnology replace nitrogen fertilizer?
3.4.2007 | Press monitoring
Research in molecular biology has put highly desirable and widely adopted traits for herbicide and pest resistance into crop plants. It is expected that the science will soon impact the rate of progress in yield improvement, and that genetically modified plants may show increased stress tolerance and nutrient use efficiency. What is the likelihood...
Blood made suitable for all
3.4.2007 | Press monitoring
Stripping blood of antigens means it can be given to anyone. Scientists have discovered enzymes that can efficiently convert blood groups A, B and AB into the 'universal' O group — which can be given to anyone but is always in short supply.
