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Elevated Levels of Neuron-Produced Cytokine Protect Against Parkinson's Disease

A cytokine produced by neurons has been found to block the inflammatory activity - which has been linked to neurodegenerative disorders such as Parkinson's disease - of other brain cells known as microglia. More...
01 Mar 2011

Protein-Based Pneumococcal Vaccine May Provide Universal Protection

A novel vaccine that targets protein antigens common to all strains of Streptococcus pneumoniae successfully protected mice from becoming infected with the bacteria during a preclinical trial. More...
28 Feb 2011

Lavender Oil Demonstrates Impressive Antifungal Activity

Essential oils distilled from the Lavandula viridis L'Hér shrub that grows in southern Portugal demonstrated potent antifungal activity in studies carried out on laboratory cultures of dermatophytes and Candida species. More...
28 Feb 2011

Fluorescent Assay Monitors Potassium Channel Proteins in Real Time

A recent study showed how the potassium channel protein TREK1 is linked to the molecular basis of depression and why treatment with fluoxetine causes the same effect. More...
24 Feb 2011

Risk of Heart Disease Linked to Inflammation Signal Transducer Gene

A genome wide association study conducted on lymphoblastoid cells taken from subjects homozygous for CAD risk established a link between CAD genetic susceptibility and the response to inflammatory signaling. More...
24 Feb 2011

New Drugs May Block Streptococcal Antitoxin Protein

X-ray crystallography studies have revealed how Streptococcus pyogenes bacteria protect themselves from the toxins they secrete, which may pave the way for development of a new class of drugs that will target this protective mechanism. More...
23 Feb 2011

Modulation of mRNA Activity Regulates Thrombin Synthesis

A paper described the molecular mechanism that regulates synthesis of thrombin, a protein required for blood clotting but also implicated in processes related to inflammation and tumor metastasis. More...
23 Feb 2011
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