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    Barrier in Mosquito Midgut Protects Invading Pathogens

    Friday, March 12, 2010

    What: Scientists studying the Anopheles gambiae mosquito – the main vector of malaria – have found that when the mosquito takes a blood meal, that act triggers two enzymes to form a network of crisscrossing proteins around the ingested bloodThe formation of this protein barrier, the re

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    Molecular Basis for Pseudomonas Aeruginosa Persistent Infections in CF Patients

    Friday, March 12, 2010

    New research reveals Small Colony Variants (SCVs) of P. aeruginosa to be a hallmark of chronic infection in cystic fibrosis (CF) patients. Results, published March 12th in the open-access journal PLoS Pathogens, suggest that SCV-mediated persistence might be a good target for antimicrobial Cystic

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    Research Sheds Light on the Inner Workings of the Inflammatory Response to Leishmaniasis

    Friday, March 12, 2010

    The secret world of inflammation is slowly being revealed by the application of advanced techniques in microscopy, as shown in a study published March 12 in the open-access journal PLoS PathogensResearchers at the Hull York Medical School and the University of York used 2-photon microscopy to iden

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    New Alzheimer's Test Offers Better Opportunities for Early Detection

    Friday, March 12, 2010

    KNOXVILLE -- Early detection is key to more effective treatment for Alzheimer's disease and other forms of cognitive impairment, and new research shows that a test developed at the University of Tennessee is more than 95 percent effective in detecting cognitive abnormalities associated with these

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    Researchers Discover Brain Tumor's 'Grow-or-Go' Switch

    Friday, March 12, 2010

    COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Cancer cells in rapidly growing brain tumors must adjust to periods of low energy or dieWhen energy levels are high, tumor cells grow and proliferate. When levels are low, the cells grow less and migrate moreResearchers at the Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center-Ar

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    VAI Researchers Develop Tool to Help Study Prostate Cancer

    Friday, March 12, 2010

    Grand Rapids, Mich. -- Van Andel Research Institute (VARI) researchers have developed a new method to better study the cells that line and protect the prostate in relation to the development of cancerUsing the model, they found that normal cells and cancer cells depend on different factors to sur

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    Seaweed Extract May Hold Promise for Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma Treatment

    Thursday, March 11, 2010

    DEAD SEA, Jordan -- Seaweed extract may eventually emerge as a lymphoma treatment, according to laboratory research presented at the second AACR Dead Sea International Conference on Advances in Cancer Research: From the Laboratory to the Clinic, held here March 7-10, 2010Lymphoma is a cancer of th

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    Exploiting the Architecture of Cancers May Lead to Their Destruction

    Thursday, March 11, 2010

    After making a diagnosis of cancer, clinicians have a number of treatment optionsMost of these involve coordinating multiple attacks on the tumor using an arsenal of cancer-killing therapies. Chemotherapy, where toxic drugs are used to specifically kill cancer cells, is a very powerful weapon in t

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    Institute for Systems Biology Uses Complete Genomics' Genome Sequencing Service to Verify Gene Responsible for Miller Syndrome

    Thursday, March 11, 2010

    MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. -- Complete Genomics Inc., a third-generation human genome sequencing company, today announced that the Institute for Systems Biology (ISB) employed Complete Genomics' human genome sequencing service to sequence a family quartet to determine the depth of genetic information R

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    Movement Disorder Symptoms Are Lessened by an Antibiotic

    Thursday, March 11, 2010

    TUSCALOOSA, Ala. -- Discovery of an antibiotic's capacity to improve cell function in laboratory tests is providing movement disorder researchers with leads to more desirable molecules with potentially similar traits, according to University of Alabama scientists co-authoring a paper publishing "I

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