News articles tagged with 'expression'
Toxoplasmosis: The strain explains severity of infection
— 15 Mar 2011 20:44 | HealthProviding clues into why the severity of a common parasitic infection can vary greatly from person to person, a new Johns Hopkins study shows that each one of three strains of the cat-borne…
Tumour suppressor blocks viral growth in natural HIV controllers
— 14 Mar 2011 20:45 | HealthElevated levels of p21, a protein best known as a cancer fighter, may be involved in the ability of a few individuals to control HIV infection with their immune system alone. In a paper…
Osteoblasts are bone idle without Frizzled-9
— 14 Mar 2011 20:00 | HealthNew research shows that the Wnt receptor Frizzled-9 (Fzd9) promotes bone formation, providing a potential new target for the treatment of osteoporosis. The study appears online on March…
A novel prognostic marker for biliary atresia
— 9 Mar 2011 18:08 | HealthBiliary atresia (BA) is an inflammatory obliterative cholangiopathy with unknown aetiology, leading to progressive fibrosis and cirrhosis. Microarray technology, emerged as an indispensable…
Scientists find gene responsible for colour patterns in mice
— 26 Feb 2011 17:27 | BiologyScientists at Harvard University are moving closer to answering some age-old questions…
Collisions of protein machines cause DNA replication derailment
— 24 Feb 2011 19:44 | BiologyScientists have published results that will forever change the way researchers view the interplay between gene expression, DNA replication and the prevention of DNA damage…
A new clue to the genetics of bipolar disorder: Piccolo
— 23 Feb 2011 17:22 | HealthUnderstanding the genetics of bipolar disorder could lead to new treatments, but identifying specific genetic variations associated with this disorder has been challenging…
Turning off stress
— 8 Feb 2011 17:18 | HealthPost-traumatic stress disorder can affect soldiers after combat or ordinary people who have undergone harrowing experiences. Of course, feelings of anxiety are normal and even desirable…
Molecular mechanism links stress with predisposition for depression
— 27 Jan 2011 17:41 | HealthA new study provides insight into how stress impacts the brain and may help to explain why some individuals are predisposed to depression when they experience chronic stress. The research,…
Useful biomarkers for oesophageal squamous cell carcinoma
— 25 Jan 2011 19:26 | HealthMicroRNAs (miRNAs) regulate gene expression by mainly binding to the 3'-UTR of target mRNAs, leading to mRNA degradation or translation inhibition. Oesophageal squamous cell carcinoma…