News articles tagged with 'phosphate'
Discovery of source of glycogen 'manufacturing' errors sheds light on fatal disease
— 2 Mar 2011 12:10 | HealthIndiana University scientists have solved a perplexing mystery regarding one of the body's main energy storage molecules, in the process shedding light on a possible route to treatment…
Answers to a rare and tragic form of epilepsy
— 2 Mar 2011 11:58 | HealthA new study offers critical insight into the biochemistry of a rare and fatal form of epilepsy known as Lafora disease, a genetic condition that typically strikes children in their…
World phosphorous use crosses critical threshold
— 15 Feb 2011 15:51 | EnvironmentRecalculating the global use of phosphorous, a fertiliser linchpin of modern agriculture, a team of researchers warns that the world's stocks may soon be in short supply and that overuse…
Nailing down a crucial plant signalling system
— 23 Jan 2011 19:35 | BiologyPlant biologists have discovered the last major element of the series of chemical signals that one class of plant hormones, called brassinosteroids, send from a protein on the surface…
Cutting dietary phosphate doesn't save dialysis patients' lives
— 10 Dec 2010 20:57 | HealthDoctors often ask kidney disease patients on dialysis to limit the amount of phosphate they consume in their diets, but this does not help prolong their lives, according to a study…
Diabetes drug could work against Alzheimer's
— 25 Nov 2010 16:36 | HealthMetformin, a drug used in type 2-diabetes might have the potential to also act against Alzheimer's disease. This has been shown in a study from scientists of the German Centre for Neurodegenerative…
Newly discovered regulatory mechanism essential for embryo development and may contribute to cancer
— 29 Oct 2010 12:03 | HealthResearchers from Mount Sinai School of Medicine have identified a mechanism controlling the function of a protein that binds to DNA during embryonic development and may function to…
Stress can control our genes
— 25 Sep 2010 12:05 | HealthStress has become one of the major disease states in the developed world. But what is stress? It depends on from where you look. You may experience stress as something that affects…
Lack of access to healthy food may contribute to health disparities in kidney disease
— 17 Sep 2010 08:47 | HealthProcessed and fast foods enriched with phosphorus additives may play a role in health disparities in chronic kidney disease, according to a study appearing in an upcoming issue of the…
Plant nutrients from wastewater
— 8 Sep 2010 12:36 | EnvironmentPlants cannot thrive without nutrients such as nitrogen, phosphorous or potassium, therefore farmers usually use organic and industrially manufactured mineral fertilisers to supply…