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- Engineered flies spill secret of seizures
- Researchers discover "molecular emergency brake" in charge of regulating self-digestion
- Kidney grafts function longer in Europe than in the United States
| Engineered flies spill secret of seizures Posted: 12 Oct 2012 08:36 AM PDT Scientists have observed the neurological mechanism behind temperature-dependent — febrile — seizures by genetically engineering fruit flies to harbor a mutation analogous to one that causes epileptic seizures in people. In addition to contributing the insight on epilepsy, their new study highlights the first use of genetic engineering to swap a human genetic disease mutation into a directly analogous gene in a fly.       |
| Researchers discover "molecular emergency brake" in charge of regulating self-digestion Posted: 12 Oct 2012 08:25 AM PDT Times of distress literally eat away at the core of starving cells: They start to digest their own parts and recycle them for metabolic purposes. This process – called autophagy – also plays a role in immune defense. In that context, however, the digestive machinery is switched on for an entirely different purpose: the elimination of pathogens that have invaded the body. Now, Prof.    |
| Kidney grafts function longer in Europe than in the United States Posted: 12 Oct 2012 08:17 AM PDT Heidelberg researchers identify vast differences after five and ten years/Lack of cost reimbursement for anti-rejection drugs in the United States possible factor/Publication in Transplantation    |
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