HONG KONG – Chinese researchers have discovered a novel nonasaccharide molecule – a nine-unit sugar chain – with potent anticoagulant activity that could avoid adverse effects, paving the way for the development of better treatments for thromboembolic diseases, they reported in the June 22, 2015, early online issue of Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
HONG KONG – An extract of a mushroom used in traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) reduces obesity in mice by altering the composition of the gut microbiota, suggesting it may prove useful for treating obesity and associated disorders in humans, according to a Taiwan study reported in the June 23, 2015, edition of Nature Communications.
HONG KONG — Based on the findings of advanced molecular simulations, Japanese researchers have proposed potent new curcumin derivatives for the inhibition of amyloid-beta (Abeta) peptides, the main causal agents of Alzheimer's disease (AD). The findings could lead to new treatments for AD and other diseases.
HONG KONG — Based on the findings of advanced molecular simulations, Japanese researchers have proposed potent new curcumin derivatives for the inhibition of amyloid-beta (Abeta) peptides, the main causal agents of Alzheimer's disease (AD). The findings could lead to new treatments for AD and other diseases.
HONG KONG – The discovery of a previously unknown autophagy defect associated with sarcopenia in mice could enhance the treatment or prevention strategies for managing the wasting condition in humans, suggest the findings of a study by Japanese researchers at Toyohashi University of Technology (TUT).
HONG KONG – The discovery of a previously unknown autophagy defect associated with sarcopenia in mice could enhance the treatment or prevention strategies for managing the wasting condition in humans, suggest the findings of a study by Japanese researchers at Toyohashi University of Technology (TUT).
HONG KONG – New RNA-based switching biotechnology that detects and sorts cells derived from induced human pluripotent (iPS) cells using microRNAs (miRNAs) will enable production of purer cell populations with potentially better therapeutic outcomes, a study by Japanese researchers at the Center for iPS Cell Research and Application (CiRA) at Kyoto University has found.
HONG KONG – New RNA-based switching biotechnology that detects and sorts cells derived from induced human pluripotent (iPS) cells using microRNAs (miRNAs) will enable production of purer cell populations with potentially better therapeutic outcomes, a study by Japanese researchers at the Center for iPS Cell Research and Application (CiRA) at Kyoto University has found.
HONG KONG – The discovery of a novel mechanism for blood pressure (BP) regulation in a study by researchers at the Riken Brain Science Institute (BSI) in Wako, Japan, could have important implications for the control of elevated BP and may lead to the discovery of new antihypertensive medications.
HONG KONG – The discovery of a novel mechanism for blood pressure (BP) regulation in a study by researchers at the Riken Brain Science Institute (BSI) in Wako, Japan, could have important implications for the control of elevated BP and may lead to the discovery of new antihypertensive medications.
