| May 2013 |
New Screening Approach Uncovers Potential Alternative Drug Therapies for Neuroblastoma  |
| May 23, 2013 • Broad Institute |
| New Way to Deliver Molecules to Cells May Advance Drug Delivery Methods |
| May 21, 2013 • Northwestern University |
| Number of Unique Protein Pockets Surprisingly Small, Suggesting Drug Side Effects Inevitable |
| May 20, 2013 • Georgia Institute of Technology |
| Skeletal Muscle Cell Malfunction Found in Mouse Model of Huntington’s |
| May 17, 2013 • Cal Poly Pomona |
| Loss of Tension Triggers Repair of Gaps in Blood Vessel Linings |
| May 15, 2013 • Harvard Medical School |
| New Clues About Molecular Composition of Cilia, With Implications for Hearing, Vision |
| May 13, 2013 • Johns Hopkins Medicine |
| Tumor Suppressor Protein Also Plays Role in Starvation Survival |
| May 10, 2013 • University of Colorado at Boulder |
| Influenza Viruses Circulating in Pigs and Birds Could Pose Risk to Humans |
| May 10, 2013 • Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| Cytokine Has Distinct Sources, With Implications for Manipulating Immune Response |
| May 10, 2013 • University of Pennsylvania |
| Mapping the Embryonic Epigenome |
| May 9, 2013 • Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research |
| Findings Suggest New Way to Control Gene Silencing Pathway |
| May 9, 2013 • Scripps Research Institute |
| Study Reveals Genes That Protect Genetic Material in Sperm and Egg Cells |
| May 8, 2013 • Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory |
| New Technique Tracks Cell Interactions in Living Bodies |
| May 6, 2013 • Stanford University Medical Center |
| New Details on Assembly of Protein Degradation Machine May Advance Disease Treatments |
| May 5, 2013 • Kansas State University |
| Cell Surface Receptor in Dense Breast Tissue Promotes Cancer Spread |
| May 5, 2013 • Washington University School of Medicine |
| Computational Approach Reveals Leakiness of Membrane Transporters |
| May 2, 2013 • University of Illinois, Urbana |
| Study Identifies Key Actor in Mouse Model of Multiple Sclerosis |
| May 1, 2013 • University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center |
| RNA-Editing Protein Found to Play Role in Gene Silencing |
| May 1, 2013 • The Wistar Institute |
| Dissimilar Genes Produce Similar Seven-Transmembrane Receptors |
| May 1, 2013 • Scripps Research Institute |
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| April 2013 |
| In Yeast, "Cheating" Favors Extinction |
| April 30, 2013 • Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| “Gatekeeper” Gene Found to Control Location of Neuronal Organelles in Worms |
| April 30, 2013 • Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation |
| Rare Childhood Disease Tracked to Defective Protein |
| April 29, 2013 • Northwestern University |
| Protein Found to Bestow Biochemical Specificity on Otherwise Nonspecific Protein Class |
| April 29, 2013 • Scripps Research Institute |
| Study Uncovers New Way That Protein Degradation Is Regulated |
| April 25, 2013 • Rockefeller University |
| Researchers Develop New Metrics for Analyzing Macromolecules |
| April 25, 2013 • Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory |
| Endoplasmic Reticulum Found to Be Site of Gene Silencing in Plants |
| April 25, 2013 • University of California, Riverside |
| Blocking Certain Enzymes May Curb Cancer Cell Proliferation |
| April 25, 2013 • Mount Sinai School of Medicine |
| Discovery of Wound-Healing Genes in Flies Could Mitigate Human Skin Ailments |
| April 24, 2013 • University of California, San Diego |
| Zinc Finger Protein Helps Maintain Adult Stem Cells in Flies |
| April 22, 2013 • University of California, Santa Barbara |
| Newly Developed Computer Algorithm Maps Small Molecule Universe |
| April 22, 2013 • Duke University |
| Unexpected Discovery Upends Model for Cell Division |
| April 21, 2013 • Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research |
| Structure of Cell Signaling Molecule Suggests General On-Off Switch |
| April 21, 2013 • Duke University Medical Center |
| Global Map of Genetic Circuitry Helps Explain How Distinct Cell Types Form |
| April 21, 2013 • Institute for Systems Biology |
| Same Protein Can Both Stimulate and Repress Cell Proliferation |
| April 19, 2013 • The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center |
| Protein Found to Block Brain’s Response to Appetite-Suppressing Hormone |
| April 17, 2013 • The University of Texas Medical Branch |
| Bio-Inspired Microneedle Stronger Than Surgical Staples |
| April 16, 2013 • Brigham and Women's Hospital |
| Scientists Map Structure of Telomerase, Key Actor in Cancer, Aging |
| April 11, 2013 • University of California, Los Angeles |
| Circadian Clock Plays Key Role in Intestinal Stem Cell Regeneration in Fly Model |
| April 11, 2013 • Harvard Medical School |
| Novel Insights Into Master Regulator Offer New Strategies for Drug Design |
| April 10, 2013 • Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center |
| Autophagy Key to Health of Neural Stem Cells |
| April 10, 2013 • University of Michigan Medical School |
| Toxic Proteins Mediate Competition Among Bacteria |
| April 8, 2013 • University of California, Santa Barbara |
| Research Advances Therapy to Protect Against Dengue Virus |
| April 8, 2013 • Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| Compound Offers New Strategy for Fighting HPV-Related Head and Neck Cancer |
| April 7, 2013 • Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center |
| Adhesion-Based Technique Enables Isolation of Stem Cells |
| April 7, 2013 • Georgia Institute of Technology |
| Scientists Sequence Genome of Single Bacteria Isolated From Hospital Sink |
| April 5, 2013 • J. Craig Venter Institute |
| Scientists Illuminate Elusive Mechanism of Widely Used Click Reaction |
| April 4, 2013 • Scripps Research Institute |
| On Twitter, Anti-Vaccine Messages Spread More Easily Than Pro-Vaccine Messages |
| April 4, 2013 • Penn State |
| Fat-Snipping Enzyme Defeats Immune System by Cutting Cellular Communication |
| April 4, 2013 • UT Southwestern Medical Center |
| Gene’s Function During Adolescent Trauma Is Cofactor for PTSD Development |
| April 3, 2013 • Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center |
| Newly Developed Computer Algorithm Maps Small Molecule Universe |
| April 2, 2013 • Journal of the American Chemical Society |
| Mutant Histone Protein Contributes to Tumor Growth |
| April 1, 2013 • Rockefeller University |
| Crucial Step in Human DNA Replication Observed Using Fluorescent Tags |
| April 1, 2013 • Penn State |
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| March 2013 |
| Protein Structure Discovery Could Lead to Better Treatments for HIV, Early Aging |
| March 29, 2013 • University of Virginia School of Medicine |
| New Method of Building Molecules to Aid the Creation of Chemicals, Drugs |
| March 29, 2013 • Princeton University |
| Researchers Show Stem Cell Fate Depends on ‘Grip’ |
| March 28, 2013 • University of Pennsylvania |
| Opposites Attract: How Cells and Cell Fragments Move in Electric Fields |
| March 28, 2013 • University of California, Davis |
| Microbiome Management May Lead to Stronger Immune System |
| March 28, 2013 • Penn State |
| Head-On Collisions Between DNA-Code Reading Machineries Accelerate Gene Evolution |
| March 28, 2013 • University of Washington |
| Schwann Cell Protein Plays Major Role in Neuropathic Pain |
| March 27, 2013 • University of California, San Diego |
| Changes in Gastrointestinal Microbes May Produce Some Benefits of Gastric Bypass |
| March 27, 2013 • Massachusetts General Hospital |
| Protein Plays a Role in the Metastasis of Pancreatic Cancer |
| March 25, 2013 • University of North Carolina Health Care |
| Potential New Strategy to Treat, Prevent Osteoarthritis |
| March 25, 2013 • Lifespan |
| NIH Names Dr. Jon Lorsch Director of the National Institute of General Medical Sciences |
| March 25, 2013 • National Institute of General Medical Sciences |
| Jon R. Lorsch, Ph.D., Selected as NIGMS Director |
| March 25, 2013 • National Institutes of Health |
| Study Reveals Actin’s Function in the Nucleus |
| March 24, 2013 • University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center |
| Specific Genetic Sequence Found to Trigger Formation of DNA-Packaging Proteins |
| March 24, 2013 • University of North Carolina Health Care |
| Study Uncovers Link Between Neuronal Growth and Cell Death Signals |
| March 22, 2013 • University of Nevada, Reno |
| Serotonin Receptor Structures Shed Light on Drug Effects |
| March 21, 2013 • Scripps Research Institute |
| Scientists Reveal Quirky Feature of Lyme Disease Bacteria |
| March 21, 2013 • Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution |
| Program Improves Ph.D. Student Diversity |
| March 21, 2013 • Brown University |
| Researchers Uncover Molecule Linked to Rare Blood Type |
| March 20, 2013 • University of Vermont |
| New Method May Sharpen Microscopic Images |
| March 20, 2013 • University of Texas, Dallas |
| Computational Protein Function Prediction—What Works, How to Improve |
| March 20, 2013 • Miami University |
| Clues Point to Cause of a Rare Fat-Distribution Disease |
| March 20, 2013 • Johns Hopkins Medicine |
| DNA Catalysts Do the Work of Protein Enzymes |
| March 18, 2013 • University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign |
| Bacteria’s Genome Sequence Reveals Unique Genetic Code |
| March 18, 2013 • Oak Ridge National Laboratory |
| Drug-Resistant MRSA Here to Stay in Both Hospital and Community |
| March 15, 2013 • Princeton University |
| Split Enzyme Serves as Building Block for Synthetic Biological Circuits |
| March 14, 2013 • Rice University |
| Fungus Evades Immune System by Detoxifying Copper |
| March 14, 2013 • Duke Medicine |
| Protein Abundant in Cancer Cells Remodels DNA’s Structure |
| March 11, 2013 • University of Southern California |
| New Insight Into How Cells Fuse |
| March 7, 2013 • Johns Hopkins Medicine |
| New Gene Probing Tool May Spur Advances in Regenerative Medicine |
| March 7, 2013 • University of California, San Francisco |
| Dual Systems Preserve Centromeres During Replication |
| March 7, 2013 • University of Southern California |
| Ion Channel and ATP Found to Regulate Taste Perception |
| March 6, 2013 • University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine |
| Two Proteins Found to Work Together to Regulate Cell Division |
| March 5, 2013 • University of Massachusetts, Amherst |
| Green Tea Extract Hampers Formation of Amyloid Plaques Linked to Alzheimer’s |
| March 5, 2013 • University of Michigan |
| Researchers Solve Mystery of Mutations in Antibodies |
| March 4, 2013 • Ohio State University |
| New Computer Model of Human Metabolism May Help Tailor Treatments |
| March 4, 2013 • Virginia Tech |
| Chemical Probe Provides Tool to Study Malignant Brain Tumor Protein |
| March 1, 2013 • University of North Carolina Health Care |
| Biofilms Clog Medical Devices by Forming a Net of Streamers |
| March 1, 2013 • Princeton University |
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| February 2013 |
| Structural Details of Enzyme Could Lead to Drugs That Better Combat 'Superbugs' |
| February 28, 2013 • Argonne National Laboratory |
| Powerful Microscope Captures Award-Winning Image of a Dividing Cell |
| February 27, 2013 • Indiana University |
| Molecular Snapshots Provide Step-by-Step Look at Transcription Initiation |
| February 27, 2013 • Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory |
| Chemists Find Help From Nature in Fighting Cancer |
| February 27, 2013 • Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| Study Uncovers Superbug’s Weakness |
| February 26, 2013 • University of Rochester |
| Targeting Cell Migration Protein Could Help Control Cancer Spread |
| February 25, 2013 • University of Hawai'i Cancer Center |
| Analytical Trick Accelerates Protein Studies |
| February 24, 2013 • University of Wisconsin-Madison |
| Genomic Detectives Crack the Case of the Missing Heritability |
| February 22, 2013 • Princeton University |
| Aspirin and Omega-3 Fatty Acids Work Together to Fight Inflammation |
| February 21, 2013 • Cell Press |
| Antibacterial Protein’s Molecular Workings Revealed |
| February 21, 2013 • Vanderbilt University Medical Center |
| Natural Wound Healing Molecule Could Form Basis of New Therapeutics |
| February 19, 2013 • University of California, Los Angeles |
| Engineering Cells for More Efficient Biofuel Production |
| February 19, 2013 • Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| Computer Modeling Reveals How Potent Hepatitis C Drug Works |
| February 19, 2013 • Los Alamos National Laboratory |
| When it Comes to the Genetic Code, Optimum is Not Always Best |
| February 18, 2013 • Texas A&M University |
| 'Snooze Button' on Biological Clocks Improves Cell Adaptability |
| February 17, 2013 • Vanderbilt University |
| Why Cells Stick: Phenomenon Extends Longevity of Bonds Between Cells |
| February 14, 2013 • Georgia Institute of Technology |
| Small Molecule Found to Cure Chagas Disease in Mice |
| February 14, 2013 • Vanderbilt University Medical Center |
| Revealing the Secrets of Motility in Archaea |
| February 14, 2013 • Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory |
| New Computer Model of Human Metabolism May Help Tailor Treatments |
| February 14, 2013 • University of Michigan Life Sciences Institute |
| How a Microbial Biorefinery Regulates Genes |
| February 14, 2013 • Brown University |
| Genetic Program Promotes Longevity of Worms in Cold Environments |
| February 14, 2013 • University of Michigan Life Sciences Institute |
| Body Stores Fat Using Two Distinct Mechanisms |
| February 14, 2013 • Yale University |
| Sustainable New Catalysts Fueled by a Single Proton |
| February 13, 2013 • Boston College |
| Protein Found to Play Key Role in Chromosome Crossovers |
| February 13, 2013 • University of California, Davis |
| Genomic Responses in Mice Poorly Mimic Human Inflammatory Diseases |
| February 11, 2013 • Massachusetts General Hospital |
| Art From Engineering Research Earns International First Place |
| February 11, 2013 • The University of Kansas |
| Canine Genetics May Hold Clues to Human Skull Development |
| February 8, 2013 • National Institutes of Health |
| Peptide Could Treat Cancers, Neurological Disorders and Infectious Diseases |
| February 7, 2013 • University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center |
| For Drug Makers, New 3-D Control Opens Wealth of Options |
| February 7, 2013 • Yale University |
| Excess Protein Linked to Development of Parkinson's Disease |
| February 7, 2013 • University of California, San Diego |
| Computational Modeling Reveals Growing Economic Burden of Chagas Disease |
| February 7, 2013 • Sabin Vaccine Institute |
| Protein Protects Chromosome Ends Using Two-Step Process |
| February 6, 2013 • Scripps Research Institute |
| Tiny Weed Reveals Unexpected Connection Between Hormone Pathways |
| February 5, 2013 • Salk Institute for Biological Studies |
| Biologists Map Deleterious Interaction Between Nuclear, Mitochondrial Genes |
| February 5, 2013 • Indiana University |
| Alcohol and Diet Soda May Be a Bad mix |
| February 5, 2013 • CNN Health |
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| January 2013 |
| Tilt of a Cell-Surface Receptor Key to Preventing Cancer |
| January 31, 2013 • Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research |
| How Two “Master Regulators” Help Split Chromosomes Evenly When Cells Divide |
| January 31, 2013 • Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation |
| Researchers Unveil First Artificial Enzyme Created by Evolution in a Test Tube |
| January 30, 2013 • University of Minnesota |
| “Super” Enzyme Protects Against Dangers of Oxygen |
| January 29, 2013 • Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health |
| New Tool for Mining Bacterial Genome for Novel Drugs |
| January 25, 2013 • Vanderbilt University |
| iPS Cell Derived Tissues Not Rejected When Transplanted Into Mice |
| January 25, 2013 • Boston University Medical Center |
| Study Sheds Light on Gene’s Role in Rheumatoid Arthritis |
| January 24, 2013 • University of Michigan |
| Neuroinflammation May Be Behind General-Anesthesia-Associated Learning Disabilities |
| January 24, 2013 • Massachusetts General Hospital |
| Blocking Digestive Enzymes May Reverse Shock, Stop Multiorgan Failure |
| January 23, 2013 • University of California, San Diego |
| Unusual Biochemistry Yields Lethal Bacterial Protein |
| January 22, 2013 • University of Illinois |
| Protein Reins in Pathway Linked to Immune Diseases |
| January 22, 2013 • The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center |
| DNA Repair Mechanism Suggests New Approach for Targeting HIV |
| January 21, 2013 • Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine |
| Study Reveals Promising Molecular Target for Treating Parkinson’s |
| January 18, 2013 • University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine |
| Novel Technique Reveals Dynamics of Telomere DNA Structure |
| January 17, 2013 • University of California, Santa Cruz |
| Molecular Twist Helps Maintain Balance of Histones to DNA |
| January 17, 2013 • University of North Carolina Health Care |
| Lack of Key Enzyme in Folic Acid Metabolism Leads to Birth Defects in Mice |
| January 17, 2013 • University of Texas at Austin |
| Critical Transcription Factor Co-Exists in Two Distinct States |
| January 17, 2013 • Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory |
| Computational Approach Reveals Clues to Why Proteins Misfold |
| January 14, 2013 • Rice University |
| Clathrin’s Molecular “Switch” May Play Role in Tumor Suppression |
| January 14, 2013 • Indiana University |
| “Quality Control” Protein Found to Have Unusually Flexible Structure |
| January 14, 2013 • Scripps Research Institute |
| Virus Caught in the Act of Infecting a Cell |
| January 11, 2013 • University of Texas at Austin |
| Repressing Single Protein Prompts Fibroblasts to Become Neurons |
| January 10, 2013 • University of California, San Diego |
| Multiple Sclerosis Drug May One Day Treat Colorectal Cancer |
| January 9, 2013 • Virginia Commonwealth University |
| New Compound Overcomes Drug-Resistant Staph Infection in Mice |
| January 7, 2013 • University of Illinois |
| Structure Helps Define Protein’s Role in Cell-Cell Interactions |
| January 6, 2013 • Scripps Research Institute |
| Waste Removal in Worms Reveals Insights Into Calcium Signaling |
| January 4, 2013 • University of Rochester Medical Center |
| Computational Modeling Suggests Changes in Cellular Metabolism Trigger Diabetes |
| January 4, 2013 • University of California, Santa Barbara |
| Rare Form of Active “Jumping Genes” Found in Mammals |
| January 3, 2013 • Johns Hopkins Medicine |
| Interactions Between Chromatin and Genetic Factors Influence Gene Activities |
| January 3, 2013 • University of California, San Diego |
| Scientists Uncover Itch-Specific Nerve Cells in Skin |
| January 2, 2013 • Johns Hopkins Medicine |
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| December 2012 |
| New Clues on How Hepatitis C Virus Hijacks Cell’s Protein-Making Machinery |
| December 27, 2012 • University of Colorado School of Medicine |
| Researchers Developing New Class of Malaria Drugs by Modeling Natural Inhibitor |
| December 26, 2012 • University of Pennsylvania |
| Detailed Molecular Structure Reveals Inner Workings of Chinese Herbal Medicine |
| December 23, 2012 • Scripps Research Institute |
| Study Uncovers Molecular Basis of Resetting the Body’s “Food Clock” |
| December 21, 2012 • University of California, San Francisco |
| New Approach to Destroy Disease-Associated RNAs in Cells |
| December 20, 2012 • Scripps Research Institute |
| Chromosome “Anchors” Organize DNA During Cell Division |
| December 20, 2012 • Salk Institute for Biological Studies |
| Cholesterol Helps Regulate Key Signaling Proteins in the Cell |
| December 19, 2012 • University of Illinois at Chicago |
| Biologic Changes in Women After Childbirth May Prevent Chronic Pain |
| December 19, 2012 • Wake Forest School of Medicine |
| Molecular Networks Form Basis of New Computational Model of the Cell |
| December 16, 2012 • University of California, San Diego |
| Study Uncovers New Drug Targets for Aggressive Brain Tumor |
| December 14, 2012 • University of Pittsburgh Schools of the Health Sciences |
| Molecular “Snapshots” Map Out Production of Cellulose in Bacteria |
| December 13, 2012 • University of Virginia |
| Tagging Protein for Destruction Bolsters Some of Its Functions |
| December 12, 2012 • Michigan State University |
| Major Shift in Human Intestinal Bacterial Populations in Past 100 Years |
| December 12, 2012 • University of Oklahoma |
| Anti-Aging Gene Identified as Tumor Suppressor in Mice |
| December 11, 2012 • University of Michigan |
| Porcupine Quill Structure Provides Model for Future Medical Devices |
| December 10, 2012 • Brigham and Women's Hospital |
| Gene Network Illuminates Stress, Mutation and Adaptation Responses in Bacteria |
| December 6, 2012 • Baylor College of Medicine |
| Different Genes Behind Same Adaptation to Thin Air |
| December 6, 2012 • Case Western Reserve University |
| Biochemists Trap a Chaperone Machine in Action |
| December 6, 2012 • University of Massachusetts at Amherst |
| Multitasking Plasmonic Nanobubbles Kill Some Cells, Modify Others |
| December 3, 2012 • Rice University |
| Key Hormone Plays Role in Shaping Plant Organs |
| December 3, 2012 • Carnegie Institution for Science |
| How Two Proteins Help Form Cells’ Autophagosomes |
| December 2, 2012 • Scripps Research Institute |
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| November 2012 |
| Native Americans and Northern Europeans More Closely Related Than Previously Thought |
| November 30, 2012 • Genetics Society of America |
| Specific Region of Notch Protein Key to Discriminating Between Ligands |
| November 29, 2012 • Baylor College of Medicine |
| Rules Devised for Building Proteins Not Found in Nature |
| November 29, 2012 • University of Washington |
| Roadmap of Mitochondrial Protein Acetylation Offers New Clues to Aging, Disease |
| November 29, 2012 • University of Wisconsin, Madison |
| Iron Crucial for Growth of Pathogenic Bacteria |
| November 29, 2012 • Kansas State University |
| Binding Partners Activate Chromatin Remodeling Protein by Triggering Shape Change |
| November 29, 2012 • Stowers Institute for Medical Research |
| New Chemical Toolkit Simplifies Creation of Drug Compounds |
| November 28, 2012 • The Scripps Research Institute |
| New Mechanism for Cancer Progression Discovered |
| November 27, 2012 • UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center |
| Component of the Immune Response Points to Potential New Cancer Therapies |
| November 27, 2012 • The Scripps Research Institute |
| Weather Forecast Techniques Used to Predict Flu Outbreaks |
| November 26, 2012 • Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health |
| Study Uncovers What Keeps a Cell's Energy Source Going |
| November 26, 2012 • Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania |
| Metabolic Protein Launches Sugar Feast That Nurtures Brain Tumors |
| November 26, 2012 • The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center |
| Calcium “Accelerator” Helps Keep Cell Power Supply Going |
| November 25, 2012 • Temple University Health System |