News articles tagged with 'metabolism' (Page 2)
In tiny fruit flies, researchers identify metabolic 'switch' that links normal growth to cancer
— 2 Feb 2011 16:19 | HealthAs day-old embryos, fruit flies called Drosophila enter a stage in which their cells freely divide and proliferate as the insect grows dramatically in size…
Altered cell metabolism has role in brain tumour development
— 1 Feb 2011 21:12 | HealthScientists at Duke Cancer Institute have discovered that genetic mutations found in brain tumours can alter tumour metabolism. This work could help lead to new designs for anti-cancer…
Genetic clues to compulsive, self-injurious behaviour in rare childhood disorder
— 29 Jan 2011 18:22 | HealthResearch from the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine provides new clues for the compulsive behaviour and cognitive defects associated with a rare childhood neurological…
Aberrations in adipose tissue could increase risk of diabetes in PCOS
— 19 Jan 2011 17:32 | HealthA study from the University of Gothenburg, shows that women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) have aberrations in their adipose (fat) tissue. This discovery could provide answers…
Study finds energy limits global economic growth
— 8 Jan 2011 12:51 | EnvironmentA study that relates global energy use to economic growth, published in the January issue of BioScience, finds strong correlations between these two measures both among countries and…
Pregnant, constipated and bloated? Fly poo may tell you why
— 4 Jan 2011 22:56 | HealthClues about how the human gut helps regulate our appetite have come from a most unusual source - fruit fly faeces. Scientists at the University of Cambridge are using the fruit fly…
Designer probiotics could reduce obesity
— 3 Jan 2011 18:17 | HealthSpecially designed probiotics can modulate the physiology of host fat cells say scientists writing in Microbiology. The findings could lead to specialised probiotics that have a role…
Team overcomes major obstacles to cellulosic biofuel production
— 3 Jan 2011 16:35 | EnvironmentA newly engineered yeast strain can simultaneously consume two types of sugar from plants to produce ethanol, researchers report. The sugars are glucose, a six-carbon sugar that is…
You are what your father ate too
— 3 Jan 2011 16:11 | HealthWe aren't just what we eat; we are what our parents ate too. That's an emerging idea that is bolstered by a new study showing that mice sired by fathers fed on a low-protein diet show…
Insight offers new angle of attack on variety of brain tumours
— 16 Dec 2010 17:04 | HealthA newly published insight into the biology of many kinds of less-aggressive but still lethal brain tumours, or gliomas, opens up a wide array of possibilities for new therapies, according…