Articles Posted October 2007
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BioLume to Develop and Commercialize Bioluminescent (Light-Producing) Proteins
BioLume announced it has been assigned or exclusively licensed the rights to more than forty (40) U.S. and foreign patents covering natural bioluminescent proteins and related substrates from Prolume, Ltd (Prolume). These patents include both…
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Plants Can Be Used To Study How And Why People Respond Differently To Drugs
While prescription medications work successfully to cure an ailment in some people, in others the same dose of the same drug can cause an adverse reaction or no response at all. According to a research…
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Protein Molecule Could Help The Heart To Beat Faster In Response To Adrenaline
A protein, known as AKAP18, could help the heart to beat faster in response to adrenaline or noradrenaline, according to a study published online this week in EMBO reports. The protein has a crucial role…
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Mental Disorders Cause 1.3 Billion Annual Days Of Lost Role Performance
The importance of role disability, that is, inability to work or carry out usual activities, has become increasingly recognized as a major source of indirect costs of illness because of its high economic impact on…
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Chance Encounter With Comet Nets Surprising Results
Comets are made of the most primitive stuff in the solar system. As hunks of rock and ice that never coalesced into more planets, they give researchers clues to the evolution of solar systems. So…
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Popular Prostate Cancer Treatment May Encourage Spread Of Cancer
A popular prostate cancer treatment called androgen deprivation therapy may encourage prostate cancer cells to produce a protein that makes them more likely to spread throughout the body, a new study by Johns Hopkins researchers…