Biology & Life Sciences

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Chemistry World October 2, 2007 Jonathan Edwards	Light Shed on Parkinson's Culprit European scientists have developed a new technique to detect attogram quantities of iron in living cells -- providing further evidence of the role the metal plays in Parkinson's disease.
Chemistry World October 1, 2007 Victoria Gill	Anorexia Shares Addictive Pathway with Ecstasy Researchers in France have discovered that anorexia and MDMA share a common signaling pathway in the brain - both reducing the drive to eat by stimulating the same subset of receptors for the neurotransmitter serotonin.
Science News September 29, 2007 Janet Raloff	Fattening Carbs--Some Promote Obesity and Worse Easily digestible carbohydrates induce obesity and liver disease in a test on rodents.
Chemistry World September 28, 2007 James Mitchell Crow	Herbal Medicine's Secret Exposed Taiwanese scientists have identified a bioactive compound in ginger that effectively treats bacteria-triggered diarrhea.
Chemistry World September 26, 2007 Victoria Gill	HIV Vaccines 'Will Not Work' Just days after US drug firm Merck revealed its leading HIV vaccine candidate had flopped in clinical trials, a leading immunologist has predicted that many other vaccines in the pipeline will also fail because their design is similarly flawed.
Chemistry World September 24, 2007 Simon Hadlington	Viral Nanoreactor Captures Single Molecules Researchers in the Netherlands have created a biochemical nanoreactor by cracking open a virus, removing its contents then reassembling the virus's protein coat around a single molecule of enzyme.
Reactive Reports September 2007 David Bradley	Light Controlled Magic Bullet Researchers have developed a new light-controlled drug-delivery system they claim could minimize side effects.
Reactive Reports September 2007 David Bradley	Plain or Vanilla It turns out that a single gene is responsible for changing the way our noses perceive the smell of androstenone, a derivative of testosterone, and a potent ingredient of male body odor.
Chemistry World September 20, 2007	Link Between Sick Pilots and Neurotoxin Denied An independent panel of scientists appointed by the UK government has rejected claims that organophosphate nerve toxins from engine oil fumes are causing ill-health among pilots. The Aerotoxic Association lobby group called the conclusions criminal.
Chemistry World September 19, 2007 Lewis Brindley	Cell Destruction by Gel Implosion Scientists in Hong Kong have shown that creating a gel inside bacterial cells can stunt their growth. This research is a step towards developing novel treatments that would target rapidly-reproducing cells such antibiotic-resistant superbugs.
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