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Chemical tag marks future microRNAs for processing, study shows
Just as two DNA strands naturally arrange themselves into a helix, DNA’s molecular cousin RNA can form hairpin-like loops. But unlike DNA, which has a single job, RNA can play many parts — including acting as a precursor for small molecules that block the activity of genes. These small RNA molec...
Changes in a blood-based molecular pathway identified in Alzheimer’s disease
By the time most people receive a diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease — based on clinical signs of mental decline — their brains have already suffered a decade or more of damage. But although the mechanisms that spur the destruction of neurons in Alzheimer’s disease are not yet fully understood...
Scientists pinpoint molecule that controls stem cell plasticity by boosting gene expression
Stem cells can have a strong sense of identity. Taken out of their home in the hair follicle, for example, and grown in culture, these cells remain true to themselves. After waiting in limbo, these cultured cells become capable of regenerating follicles and other skin structures once transplanted...
In the News - Xconomy - Darnell
Six Takeaways From "New York’s Life Science Disruptors"  "Genomics is so daunting, it made New York institutions collaborate...The answers to so many questions are at scientists’ fingertips, but finding them is a huge undertaking. [Robert] Darnell’s lab at Rockefeller University, for instance...
New antibody therapy dramatically improves psoriasis symptoms in clinical trial
Many patients suffering from psoriasis showed significant recovery after just a single dose of an experimental treatment with a human antibody that blocks an immune signaling protein crucial to the disease, researchers report. By the end of the trial, conducted at Rockefeller University and seven...
Lewis Thomas Prize to honor mathematicians Steven Strogatz and Ian Stewart
Two mathematicians, Ian Stewart and Steven Strogatz, will share the 2015 Lewis Thomas Prize for Writing about Science awarded by The Rockefeller University. Stewart, from The University of Warwick and Gresham College in the United Kingdom, and Strogatz, from Cornell, are the first mathematicians ...
Analysis of worm neurons suggests how a single stimulus can trigger different responses
Even worms have free will. If offered a delicious smell, for example, a roundworm will usually stop its wandering to investigate the source, but sometimes it won’t. Just as with humans, the same stimulus does not always provoke the same response, even from the same individual. New research at Roc...
Study details microRNA’s role as a double agent during Hep C infection
In the battle between a cell and a virus, either side may resort to subterfuge. Molecular messages, which control the cellular machinery both sides need, are vulnerable to interception or forgery. New research at Rockefeller University has revealed the unique twist on just such a strategy deploye...
Charles Gilbert to receive Scolnick Prize for visual perception work
Rockefeller’s Charles Gilbert, who studies visual perception, has won the 2015 Edward M. Scolnick Prize in Neuroscience, an award given by the McGovern Institute for Brain Research at MIT to recognize outstanding advances in the field. The prize, announced yesterday, will be formally presented on...
Growth signal can influence cancer cells’ vulnerability to drugs, study suggests
In theory, a tumor is an army of clones, made up of many copies of the original cancerous cell. But tumor cells don’t always act like duplicates, and their unpredictable behavior can create problems for treatment. For while some cells within a tumor succumb to anti-cancer drugs, others may surviv...
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