Monocytes may shed light on melanoma therapy

Using zebrafish to shed light on melanoma: an interview with Liz Patton

Quantum dots shed light on diagnoses.

Featured article: Kim S, Lim YT, Soltesz EG, De Grand AM, Lee J, Nakayama A, Parker JA, Mihaljevic T, Laurence RG, Dor DM, Cohn LH, Bawendi MG, Frangioni JV. Near-infrared fluorescent type II quantum dots for sentinel lymph node mapping. Nat Biotechnol 2004;22:93–7. Near-infrared (NIR) (700 –2500 nm) in vivo imaging with semiconductor quantum dots (QDs) can offer nonradioactive extraction of me...

Genotype networks shed light on evolutionary constraints.

An evolutionary constraint is a bias or limitation in phenotypic variation that a biological system produces. One can distinguish physicochemical, selective, genetic and developmental causes of such constraints. Here, I discuss these causes in three classes of system that bring forth many phenotypic traits and evolutionary innovations: regulatory circuits, macromolecules and metabolic networks....

DL-/PO-phosphatidylcholine may shed light on the treatment of Alzheimer dementia

Purpose: Thus far, no promising drug for Alzheimer disease has been developed. Previously, we documented the beneficial effects of 1,2-dilinoleoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine (DL-PC) and/or 1palmitoyl-2-oleoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine (PO-PC), which enhanced learning and memory abilities and improved cognitive disorders in both animals and humans. The present study reviews the usefulness of ...

Studies shed light on sunscreen efficacy.