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Scientists have just discovered the gene behind Recessive Omodysplasia, a rare skeletal disease characterised by short-limbed dwarfism and craniofacial anomalies.
Scientists investigating the cough reflex have discovered a new group of molecules on the surface of nerve cells that make us cough when irritated.
RISMEDIA, July 10, 2009-(MCT)-If you've been out camping, fishing or working in the garden, then chances are you've been smacking, slapping and itching. Mosquitoes, those (bleeping) bloodthirsty spoilers of outdoor summer fun - and their biting friends, black flies, gnats and no-see-ums - are busily, buzzily feasting upon us. The standard ...
More than 1.5 million Americans have lupus, an autoimmune disease in which the normal chain of events leading to protective antibody production in the body goes awry leading to painful or swollen joints, extreme fatigue, skin rashes, fever and kidney problems. Helping to unravel this mystery, researchers at The Scripps Research Institute report three proteins, so-called Toll-like receptors ...
Targacept, Inc. (NASDAQ: TRGT), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing a new class of drugs known as NNR Therapeutics (TM), announced that AstraZeneca has informed Targacept that it plans to conduct further development of AZD3480 (TC-1734) for attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and has agreed to make a $10 million milestone payment to Targacept.
Findings published by Monell Center scientists in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition also indicate that variations in the genes that code for the proteins T1R1 and T1R3 correspond to individual variation in sensitivity to the perceived intensity of umami taste.
Black women who are diagnosed with breast cancer have a higher probability of dying from the disease than white women, regardless of their estrogen receptor status, according to research from the National Cancer Institute (NCI), part of the National Institutes of Health.
Researchers, led by Peter Howe, recruited 34 healthy men to participate in their 12-week double-blind, placebo-controlled cross-over trial. The men were randomly assigned to receive a daily dose of 116 mg soy isoflavones, providing 68 mg daidzein, 12 mg genistein, and 36 mg glycitin, or placebo for 6 weeks.
Researchers claim to have discovered a particular gene variant that could affect sweetness perception among different ethnic groups, raising the possibility of more targeted flavor profiling of foods.
MONTREAL, CANADA--(Marketwire - July 9, 2009) - AngioChem, a biotechnology company discovering and developing drugs that are uniquely capable of crossing the blood-brain barrier, announced today that its first patent has been granted by the U.S. Patent and Trademark office. U.S. Patent Number 7,557,182 is entitled "Aprotinin polypeptides for transporting a compound across the blood-brain ...
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