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By silencing at least one of these molecules, it may be possible to treat allergies.

Main Category: Neurology / Neuroscience Also Included In: Psychology / Psychiatry Article Date: 27 Jun 2008 The human nervous system is like a giant home entertainment system, but instead of 20-odd wires there ...

Fluxion Biosciences announced today an exclusive distribution agreement with Basel-based Bucher Biotec AG.

Washington, June 25: In a breakthrough study, researchers at Case Western Reserve University have discovered that a protein called cyclin-dependent kinase5 , which curbs cell division in brain cells, is ...

Cells with irreparable DNA damage normally induce programmed cell death, or apoptosis.

Dr. Motoda named for fundamental cancer stem cell discovery DURHAM, N.C. and SEOUL, Korea, June 19 DURHAM, N.C. and SEOUL, Korea , /PRNewswire/ -- The journal STEM CELLS announces that Lena Motoda , M.D., Ph.D. ...

Jun 20, 2008 - The Inamori Foundation today announced that Dr. Anthony James Pawson will be among the 24th annual laureates of its Kyoto Prize, an international award that honors significant contributions to ...

A leading Canadian scientist has been awarded a prestigious Kyoto Prize, Japan's equivalent of the Nobel Prizes.

Harnessing this knowledge could help develop therapies for lung-tissue repair after injury or disease.

Europe's position as a major player in genome research has been boosted by the European Science Foundation's three-year EUROCORES programme EuroDYNA.

The key lies in the dynamic ever-changing structure of the chromatin, which is the underlying complex of protein and DNA making up the chromosomes in which almost all genes are housed within the genome.

Transcription factors and their specific interactions with targets are crucial for specifying gene-expression programs.

European researchers have made significant progress unravelling how genes are governed and why this sometimes goes wrong in disease.

CARLSBAD, Calif. & FOSTER CITY, Calif.-- --Invitrogen Corporation and Applera Corporation today announced that their Boards of Directors have approved a definitive merger agreement, under which Invitrogen will ...

However, some proteins are secreted via unconventional, poorly understood mechanisms.

A team of scientists has discovered new information about how FXS interferes with signaling between the nucleus of neurons and the synapse, the outer reaches of the neuron where two neurons communicate via ...

Yale University announced today the appointment of James E. Rothman, one of the world's leading cell biologists, as chair of Yale School of Medicine's Department of Cell Biology.

This region of the brain is unfamiliar territory to most functional neurosurgeons.

The ZGF projects are at the University of California, Berkley, University of Southern California and Stanford University.

University of California, Berkeley, scientists, however, have found a welcome reason to delve into your genetic heritage: to find the slight genetic flaws that can be fixed with remedies as simple as vitamin or ...

Chronic myelogenous leukemia, or CML, is a cancer of the bone marrow caused by a specific genetic abnormality and is one of the more common forms of leukemia.