Despite the success of recent melanoma therapies, advanced cancers eventually evolve resistance to drugs. Researchers…
Month: September 2013
Protein ‘motif’ crucial to telomerase activity
In an effort to understand and control telomerase activity, researchers have discovered a protein “motif,”…
Strategy for helping ‘tired’ cells affected by mitochondrial disease
New research findings have the potential to change the lives of patients with mitochondrial diseases,…
New insights into the ribosome; important implications for disease
In a first-of-its-kind study that broadly examines the composition of the riboproteome, a scientific team…
Young children quickly adopt ritualistic behavior
New psychology study shows even preschool children are quick to conform to ritualistic behavior while…
How lethal bird flu viruses evolved
An in-depth evolutionary analysis of whole-genome sequences of different types of avian flu viruses has…
A genome-forward approach to tackling drug-resistant cancers
A new approach to tackling drug-resistant cancers permits analysis of human cancer in unprecedented detail….
New protein knowledge offers hope for better cancer treatment
Researchers have developed a sophisticated method for identifying modified proteins that affect a cell’s ability…
Endocrine-disrupting chemicals pose global health threat, experts say
Endocrine experts agreed that endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs) pose a threat to human health and to…
Study assesses risks for adverse events during hospitalization
Several studies have shown that hospitalized patients still have unacceptably high rates of harm and…