News articles tagged with 'receptor' (Page 2)
Secrets of plague revealed
— 9 Mar 2011 18:17 | HealthIn work that is pushing the 'diffraction barrier' associated with microscopic imaging of living cells, researchers at Sandia National Laboratories in Albuquerque, NM demonstrated the…
Multiple sclerosis blocked in mouse model
— 8 Mar 2011 14:41 | HealthScientists have blocked harmful immune cells from entering the brain in mice with a condition similar to multiple sclerosis (MS)…
How sweet it is: Why your taste cells love sugar so much
— 8 Mar 2011 13:23 | HealthA new research study dramatically increases knowledge of how taste cells detect sugars, a key step in developing strategies to limit overconsumption. Scientists from the Monell Centre…
Flipping a switch on neurone activity
— 7 Mar 2011 16:55 | BiologyAll our daily activities, from driving to work to solving a crossword puzzle, depend on signals carried along the body's vast network of neurones. Propagation of these signals is, in…
The connection between a cell's cytoskeleton and its surface receptors
— 6 Mar 2011 19:11 | HealthNew findings from researchers at Harvard Medical School in Boston and the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto may shed light on the mechanisms that regulate the organisation of receptors…
How sunlight may reduce the severity of multiple sclerosis
— 4 Mar 2011 14:35 | HealthNew research into the neurodegenerative disease, Multiple Sclerosis (MS) offers new insight into the link between sunlight, vitamin D3, and MS risk and severity. The research, published…
Type 2 diabetes linked to single gene mutation in 1 in 10 patients
— 3 Mar 2011 13:56 | HealthA multinational study has identified a key gene mutation responsible for type 2 diabetes in nearly 10 percent of patients of white European ancestry…
Ibuprofen may lower risk of Parkinson's disease
— 3 Mar 2011 12:20 | HealthNew research suggests that ibuprofen may offer protection against developing Parkinson's disease, according to one of the largest studies to date investigating the possible benefits…
New peptide could be effective treatment for triple negative breast cancer
— 1 Mar 2011 18:24 | HealthA new peptide developed by researchers in Temple University's College of Science and Technology has demonstrated efficacy against triple negative breast cancer…
Researchers develop curious snapshot of powerful retinal pigment and its partners
— 1 Mar 2011 17:18 | HealthScience fiction novelist and scholar Issac Asimov once said, 'The most exciting phrase to hear in science, the one that heralds new discoveries, is not 'Eureka!' but 'That's funny.'…