Biocompare.com RSS feed http://www.biocompare.com/ © 2010 Biocompare.com Sun, 01 Aug 2010 02:20:36 GMT http://backend.userland.com/rss RSS.NET: http://www.rssdotnet.com/ BETHESDA, Md., July 29, 2010 - Researchers seeking to learn more about stroke by studying how the body responds to toxins in snake venom are this week releasing new findings that they hope will aid in the development of therapies for heart disease and, surprisingly, cancer. http://news.biocompare.com/newsstory.asp?id=335980 Biocompare.com Fri, 30 Jul 2010 14:15:00 GMT The apparently random self-assembly of molecular threads into the proteins that make the body work is far less frantic than previously thought, Michigan State University scientists say. That discovery could be a key to help unlock the nature of some diseases. http://news.biocompare.com/newsstory.asp?id=335977 Biocompare.com Fri, 30 Jul 2010 14:08:00 GMT LA JOLLA, Calif., July 29, 2010 - Although their genetic underpinnings differ, Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease and Huntington's disease are all characterized by the untimely death of brain cells. What triggers cell death in the brain? According to a new study published by researchers at Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute (Sanford-Burnham) in the July 30 issue of Molecular Cell, the answer in some cases is the untimely transfer of a gaseous molecule (known as nitric oxide, or NO) from one protein to another. http://news.biocompare.com/newsstory.asp?id=335971 Biocompare.com Fri, 30 Jul 2010 13:47:00 GMT HOUSTON - Researchers have discovered an enzyme crucial to a type of DNA repair that also causes resistance to a class of cancer drugs most commonly used against ovarian cancer. http://news.biocompare.com/newsstory.asp?id=335964 Biocompare.com Fri, 30 Jul 2010 13:25:00 GMT Aggressive blood sugar control does not improve survival in diabetic patients with kidney failure, according to a study appearing in an upcoming issue of the Clinical Journal of the American Society Nephrology (CJASN). The results suggest that physicians should individualize blood sugar targets for these patients and not rely on recommendations based on studies in the general population. http://news.biocompare.com/newsstory.asp?id=335952 Biocompare.com Fri, 30 Jul 2010 12:19:00 GMT Reduced kidney function and protein in the urine place a person at risk for kidney injury, according to a study appearing in an upcoming issue of the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology (JASN). The results suggest that improved recognition of these warning signs could help reduce preventable forms of acute kidney injury (AKI). http://news.biocompare.com/newsstory.asp?id=335951 Biocompare.com Fri, 30 Jul 2010 12:07:00 GMT A team of NIH-funded researchers has successfully regenerated rabbit joints using a cutting edge process to form the joint inside the body, or in vivo. Regenerative in vivo procedures are performed by stimulating previously irreparable organs or tissues to heal themselves. In this study, bioscaffolds, or three-dimensional structures made of biocompatible and biodegradable materials in the shape of the tissue, were infused with a protein to promote growth of the rabbit joint. http://news.biocompare.com/newsstory.asp?id=335941 Biocompare.com Fri, 30 Jul 2010 10:02:00 GMT A new study reveals that an enzyme linked with multiple disorders is also involved in the generation of toxic, neuron-killing protein fragments in Huntington's disease (HD). The research, published by Cell Press in the July 29 issue of Neuron, provides insight into Huntington's pathology and proposes new therapeutic strategies for this devastating incurable disease. http://news.biocompare.com/newsstory.asp?id=335762 Biocompare.com Thu, 29 Jul 2010 13:08:00 GMT Grown-ups aren't the only ones making exciting scientific discoveries these days. Two middle school students from Wisconsin joined a team of scientists who are reporting the first glimpse of the innermost structure of a key bacterial enzyme. It helps activate certain antibiotics and anti-cancer agents so that those substances do their job. Their study appears in ACS' weekly journal Biochemistry. The student co-authors of the study are from Edgewood Campus Middle School in Madison and participated in Project CRYSTAL, a special program that provides middle school students with hands-on laboratory experience. http://news.biocompare.com/newsstory.asp?id=335755 Biocompare.com Thu, 29 Jul 2010 11:54:00 GMT Researchers have found that an enzyme in the bacteria that causes cholera uses a previously unknown mechanism in providing the bacteria with energy. Because the enzyme is not found in most other organisms, including humans, the finding offers insights into how drugs might be created to kill the bacteria without harming humans. http://news.biocompare.com/newsstory.asp?id=335754 Biocompare.com Thu, 29 Jul 2010 11:51:00 GMT