Daily Archives:November 11, 2015
Oligodendrocyte Tau’s failed quest for microtubules results in myelin decrease and falling
Oligodendrocytes make a good-sized myelin that surrounds axons and allows humans to walk and see. In contrast, when axons do not get enough myelin, axonal function is incapacitated, with resulting deficits in cognition, behavior, and in the
A better understanding of cell division by combining mathematical modeling and experimentation
The cell division cycle is the process by which a growing cell replicates its genome and partitions the two copies of each chromosome to two daughter cells at division. It is of utmost importance to the perpetuation
Sensitivity to explosion of chemicals estimated using only a hand held calculator
The ability to predict the explosivity of energetic materials on the basis of their molecular structure would be of utmost interest for the design of explosives and propellants, to develop safe handling practices in the field and
Cold denaturation
Most proteins can be thought like beady chains which form compact well-ordered coils whose surface protects the greasy-like interior from the contact with water molecules. We are studying what are the forces which keep the coil compact.
Glutathione: a molecular whistleblower for Alzheimer’s disease
Alzheimer’s disease: Neurons in select pockets of the brain begin to die off, slowly and incrementally erasing an individual’s memory and eroding their individuality. It is a devastating disease, one that affects more than 36 million individuals
New drugs for cancer treatment
Cancer is a major cause of death and more than 1 million people in the United States are diagnosed with cancer each year. Finding more effective methods to treat cancer remains a challenge, and researchers are working
The CORAL software as spyglass to detect “coral reefs” in ocean of nanotechnologies
There are many messages about nanomaterials. There are the both bad and good facts. It is clear these substances are fastly penetrate into many fields of everyday life, such as food, cosmetics, pharmaceutics, electronics, etc. Therefore one
Some need to reduce blood pressure medication in hot weather
Many people take medication for blood pressure control. But there have been many reports suggesting (i) that dosage should be reduced in hot weather and (ii) a need for long-term individual studies. This paper presents a case
