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• Effects of stress on brain cells offer clues to new anti-depressant drugs
• Discovery shows fat triggers rheumatoid arthritis
• Elucidating energy shifts in optical tweezers

Effects of stress on brain cells offer clues to new anti-depressant drugs Posted: 08 May 2013 08:16 AM PDT Research from King’s College London reveals the detailed mechanism behind how stress hormones reduce the number of new brain cells - a process considered to be linked to depression. The researchers identified a key protein responsible for the long-term detrimental effect of stress on cells, and importantly, successfully used a drug compound to block this effect, offering a potential new avenue for drug discovery. read more

Discovery shows fat triggers rheumatoid arthritis Posted: 08 May 2013 08:06 AM PDT Scientists have discovered that fat cells in the knee secrete a protein linked to arthritis, a finding that paves the way for new gene therapies that could offer relief and mobility to millions worldwide. read more

Elucidating energy shifts in optical tweezers Posted: 08 May 2013 07:57 AM PDT Physicists are providing an all-in-one guide to help calculate the effect the use of optical tweezers has on the energy levels of atoms under study read more

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