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Helping Smokers Quit
Study reveals how methoxsalen, a drug that has been clinically proven to decrease smoking, interacts with and blocks the action of a protein that breaks down nicotine.
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Interfering With HIV
Scientists have found a molecule that interferes with the formation of infectious Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) particles.
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Avoiding Regret In The Brain
A functional imaging study shows that a brain region called the medial orbitofrontal cortex mediates the influence of emotions like regret on decision-making.
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Protein -- Pure And Simple
A new purification method offers scientists an efficient and budget-friendly tool for large scale protein production.
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Diagnostic Methods Promise Smallpox Detection
Researchers report on a diagnostic method that could be used to accurately detect smallpox.
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Taking Complements Away
Scientists have identified a staphylococcal protein that can block the complement cascade aiding the bacteria to escape detection by the immune system.
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Targeting The Transcription Start Site Of DNA
A new method of silencing gene expression is reported.
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Cancer Suppression Puts Cells Under Arrest
Four studies show that senescence does indeed get induced in vivo to put the break on cancer-causing genes.
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Genes Responsible For Breast Cancer Metastasis Identified
Study helps to shed some light on the genes that mediate breast cancer metastasis to the lung but not other organs.
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A Structure Of Antidepressants' Binding Sites
Scientists have now captured the crystal structure of a bacterial sodium/chloride-dependent transporter, which moves leucine across membranes.
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