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Research led by the University of Michigan Life Sciences Institute has solved a nearly 50-year-old mystery of how nature produces a large class of bioactive chemical compounds - prenylated indole alkaloids.

Biological samples can be highly susceptible to changes over time, and degraded samples can produce spurious results in research. To address these concerns, scientists have designed a highly sensitive test that can be used to establish the integrity of blood plasma and serum, the most common biosamples used in medical research.

Research has shown that thousands of differences in DNA between individuals, associated with immune diseases, are linked with the switching-on of a specific subtype of immune cells.

Scientists have developed a technique that uses light to activate a cancer-killing compound of Iridium that attacks an essential energy source in cancer cells, even under hypoxia.

The distribution of drug molecules within the brain can be enhanced by utilizing LAT1, according to a new study.

A new study of men and women with hypersexual disorder, also known as compulsive sexual behavior, or "sex addiction", suggests a role for the hormone oxytocin in its pathophsiology.

Researchers disprove the prevailing theory of how DNA binds itself. It is not, as is generally believed, hydrogen bonds which bind together the two sides of the DNA structure. Instead, water is the key. The discovery opens doors for new understanding in research in medicine and life sciences.

Researchers have developed the world's first blood incubator using laser technology. This could prevent fatal blood transfusions in critically ill patients, and can detect antibodies in pregnant women that can kill a foetus.

In an international collaboration, researchers from Aarhus University have presented a completely new, ground-breaking model for the integration and incorporation of cholesterol into cells, with great impact on our understanding of this important process.

In the body's cells, some proteins are of vital importance as to which genes are active or turned off. Now, researchers from the University of Copenhagen and the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center have discovered which proteins are necessary in order to maintain the proper genetic regulation.