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Advance in understanding cellulose synthesis.
July 2, 2009... Cellulose is a fibrous molecule that makes up plant cell walls, gives plants shape and form and is a target of renewable, plant-based biofuels research. But how it forms, and thus how it can be modified to design energy-rich crops, is not well understood. Now a study led by researchers at the...

New mechanism fundamental to the spread of invasive yeast infections identified.
July 2, 2009... A group of researchers led by Carnegie Mellon University Biological Sciences Professor Aaron Mitchell has identified a novel regulatory gene network that plays an important role in the spread of common, and sometimes deadly, yeast infections. The findings, which establish the role of Zap1...

Peripheral nerve repair with fat precursor cells led to wider nerves and less muscle atrophy.
July 2, 2009... To determine if guided fat (adipose) precursor cells (APCs) could improve nerve regeneration and functional recovery, researchers at the University of Pittsburgh (USA) used biodegradable nerve guides to transplant APCs into the injured peripheral nerves of laboratory rats (see also Cell...

Another McGill/JGH breakthrough opens door to early Alzheimer's diagnosis.
July 2, 2009... This press release is available in French. A new diagnostic technique which may greatly simplify the detection of Alzheimer's disease has been discovered by researchers at McGill University and the affiliated Lady Davis Institute for Medical Research at Montreal's Jewish General Hospital...

An alternative treatment for hypervascular hepatocellular carcinoma.
July 2, 2009... HCC is the fifth most common cancer in the world and the third most frequent cause of cancer-related death. Only about 20% of HCC patients are eligible for surgical resection. Therefore, RFA has been used increasingly as a safe technique for treating hepatic tumors. However, for hypervascular...