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A Hand In Regulating A Sodium Channel
This research finding may provide a molecular basis for how mutations affecting calcium binding to the human cardiac sodium channel motif could cause disease.
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Music And Meaning In The Brain
Certain musical passages cause brain responses similar to those caused by sentences, challenging the suggestion that music only conveys emotions, not actual concepts.
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New Possibility For Polycystic Kidney Disease Treatment
A new treatment is reported for polycystic kidney disease (PKD), the fourth leading cause of kidney failure in the US.
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Aurora And Twilight For Tumors
Scientists use a targeted approach with a drug, called VX-680, to suppress tumor growth.
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Polymer Pumps Up Cancer Drug
An antitumor drug can be improved -- and made less toxic -- by linking it to a polymer; conjugating drugs to polymers might be a new strategy for designing anticancer therapies.
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Interferon Drug Saps SARS Effects
Scientists report that a commercially available drug protects primate lungs from severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS).
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Gene Linked To Disorder Of Elevated Cholesterol
Researchers report on the identification of a gene variant that is associated with susceptibility to familial combined hyperlipidemia (FCHL).
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A Potential Drug Target For Diabetes
A key protein may control the production and secretion of insulin.
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Molecular Fault Identified In ALS
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), a fatal paralytic disease, may be triggered by faulty editing of messenger RNA inside the cell.
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Arresting HIV
Researchers may now know why Old World monkeys are resistant to the disease-causing effects of the human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1).
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Putting The Squeeze On Tumours
Rapidly proliferating cancer cells can squash the blood vessels inside tumours, making it difficult for anti-cancer drugs to reach and destroy their target.
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Stem Cell Ribbon Found In Adult Human Brain
Researchers have discovered a new source of neural stem cells in the adult brain.
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