The biochemical buzz on career changes in bees
Scientists are reporting differences in the brains of nurse bees and forager bees.

Toward a long-sought saliva test for autism
Researchers are reporting discovery of abnormal proteins in the saliva of autism patients that could eventually provide a clue for the molecular basis of this severe developmental disorder...

New evidence that people make aspirin’s active principle — salicylic acid
Scientists in the United Kingdom are reporting new evidence that humans can make their own salicylic acid.

Advance toward early diagnosis of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Researchers in Finland are reporting identification of the first potential “biomarker” that could be used in development of a sputum test for early detection of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

An insight into the biochemistry of inborn errors of metabolism for a clinical neurologist
Neurological dysfunction is an important manifestation of inherited metabolic disorders.

Model studies related to vanadium biochemistry: recent advances and perspectives
Increasing evidence on the need of the higher forms of life for vanadium has accumulated during recent years...

The history of biochemistry in India
The name Biochemistry was coined in 1903 by a German chemist named Carl Neuber. However, work in this very living, aspect of chemistry had started much earlier.

An advance on new generations of chemotherapy and antiviral drugs
Researchers are describing progress toward developing a new generation of chemotherapy agents that target and block uncontrolled DNA replication

Metabolic syndrome -- don't blame the belly fat
A team of researchers has found that insulin resistance in skeletal muscle leads to alterations in energy storage that set the stage for the metabolic syndrome.

Immune Cells Kill Foes By Disrupting Mitochondria Two Ways
When killer T cells of the immune system encounter virus-infected or cancer cells, they unload a lethal mix of toxic proteins that trigger the target cells to self-destruct.

Natural Chemical From Sea Sponges Induces Death In Cancer Cells Via Unusual Pathway
A chemical called candidaspongiolide (CAN) inhibits protein synthesis but also kills cancer cells by triggering caspase 12-dependent programmed cell death

Supercomputer Explores Biochemical Landscape To Find Memory Switches
Switches are a part of daily life, from snoozing your alarm, turning on the coffee maker, firing up your car engine, and so on until we turn off the lights at night.

Identifying Abnormal Protein Levels In Diabetic Retinopathy
Researchers are reporting an advance in bridging huge gaps in medical knowledge about the biochemical changes that occur inside the eyes of individuals with diabetic retinopathy

Study Shows Metabolic Strategy Of Stressed Cell
Investigators have mapped out many of the dynamic genetic and biochemical changes that make up a cell's response to a shortage of a molecule called Coenzyme A

One protein, two channels: Scientists explain mechanism in aquaporins
Using computer simulations and experimental results, researchers have identified a key component of the gating mechanism in aquaporins that controls both the passage of water and the conduction of ions.

Electron Transport System
The electron transport system occurs in the cristae of the mitochondria, where a series of cytochromes (cell pigments) and coenzymes exist.

Parathyroid hormone, kidney disease, evidence and guidelines
Parathyroid hormone (PTH) is released from the parathyroid glands predominantly as an 84 amino-acid peptide (PTH (1--84)).

CSF bilirubin-spectrophotometry or direct measurement?
It is of vital importance not tomiss the diagnosis of subarachnoid haemorrhage (SAH).

Chemical Screening Center at UCSC will search for new drugs
Researchers at the University of California, Santa Cruz, will shift their search for potential drugs into high gear on September 21, when a new Chemical Screening Center opens for business.

Tracing The Pathways Of Neurofibromatosis: Researchers Find Genetic Flaw Starts Biochemical Domino Effect
Michael Stern's latest research into the formation of neurofibromatosis tumors reads something like a federal racketeering indictment