Study offers new theory of cancer development
2013-10-31
Study offers new theory of cancer development
Patterns found in cancer's chaos illuminate tumor evolution
For more than 100 years, researchers have been unable to explain why cancer cells contain abnormal numbers of chromosomes, a phenomenon known as aneuploidy. ...
Women working in Head Start programs report poor physical and mental health
2013-10-31
Women working in Head Start programs report poor physical and mental health
Women working in Head Start, the nation's largest federally funded early childhood education program which serves nearly one million low-income children, report higher than expected levels ...
Cellular tail length tells disease tale
2013-10-31
Cellular tail length tells disease tale
Simon Fraser University molecular biologist Lynne Quarmby's adventures in pond scum have led her and four student researchers to discover a mutation that can make cilia, the microscopic antennae on our cells, grow too long. ...
How protein suicide assure healthy cell structures
2013-10-31
How protein suicide assure healthy cell structures
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Centrioles are tiny structures in the cell that play an important role in cell division and in the assembly of cilia and flagella. Changes in the ...
Opportunities abound for nonprofit hospitals aiming to address obesity through community benefit
2013-10-31
Opportunities abound for nonprofit hospitals aiming to address obesity through community benefit
New STOP Obesity Alliance report offers guidance for implementing obesity programs to meet community health needs
WASHINGTON, D.C., October 31, 2013 --New research from ...
New stem cells go back further
2013-10-31
New stem cells go back further
Scientists isolate new human pluripotent stem cells capable of generating 'humanized' mouse models containing human-derived tissues
One of the obstacles to employing human embryonic stem cells for medical use lies in their very ...
A high protein diet and meal replacements can reduce rebound weight gain
2013-10-31
A high protein diet and meal replacements can reduce rebound weight gain
New research shows that there are several effective strategies available to people wanting to avoid regaining weight after a successful diet. Anti-obesity drugs, meal replacements and a high ...
Chickens to benefit from biofuels bonanza
2013-10-31
Chickens to benefit from biofuels bonanza
Chickens could be the unexpected beneficiaries of the growing biofuels industry, feeding on proteins retrieved from the fermenters used to brew bioethanol, thanks to research supported by ...
New knowledge about serious muscle disease
2013-10-31
New knowledge about serious muscle disease
About 3,000 people in Denmark suffer from one of the serious muscle-related diseases that come under the heading of muscular dystrophy. Some patients diagnosed with muscular dystrophy die shortly after ...
Sex determiner gene of honey bee more complicated that previously assumed
2013-10-31
Sex determiner gene of honey bee more complicated that previously assumed
Cologne biologist recognizes huge significance of finding for bee keeping
Bee colonies consist of a queen bee, lots of female worker bees and some male drones. The gene ...
Scientists modify Botox for the treatment of pain
2013-10-31
Scientists modify Botox for the treatment of pain
A team of 22 scientists from 11 research institutes led by Professor Bazbek Davletov, now at the University of Sheffield, created and characterised a new molecule that was able to alleviate hypersensitivity ...
Pizza perfect! A nutritional overhaul of 'junk food' and ready-meals is possible
2013-10-31
Pizza perfect! A nutritional overhaul of 'junk food' and ready-meals is possible
Pizza is widely regarded as a fully-paid up member of the junk food gang – maybe even the leader – at least the versions found on supermarket shelves or delivered to your ...
Researchers model familial amyloidosis in vitro using iPSC technology
2013-10-31
Researchers model familial amyloidosis in vitro using iPSC technology
(Boston) -- Researchers from Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) and Boston Medical Center (BMC) have generated the first known disease-specific induced pluripotent stem ...
Study gives Catholic schools poor marks
2013-10-31
Study gives Catholic schools poor marks
EAST LANSING, Mich. — A national study led by a Michigan State University economist suggests Catholic schools are not superior to public schools after all.
Math scores for Catholic students dropped between kindergarten and eighth ...
Suzaku study points to early cosmic 'seeding'
2013-10-31
Suzaku study points to early cosmic 'seeding'
Most of the universe's heavy elements, including the iron central to life itself, formed early in cosmic history and spread throughout the universe, according to a new study of the Perseus Galaxy Cluster ...
Researchers discover how retinal neurons claim the best brain connections
2013-10-31
Researchers discover how retinal neurons claim the best brain connections
Discovery may shed light on brain disease, development of regenerative therapies
Real estate agents emphasize location, location, and – once more for good measure – location. It's the same in a developing brain, ...
Simple plants aren't always easy: Revision of the liverwort Radula buccinifera complex
2013-10-31
Simple plants aren't always easy: Revision of the liverwort Radula buccinifera complex
The supposedly widespread and variable Australasian liverwort species Radula buccinifera is nothing of the kind. The species was described in 1844, and reported for New Zealand in 1855. ...
Danish research provides new knowledge about the body's fight against HIV
2013-10-31
Danish research provides new knowledge about the body's fight against HIV
When a person is infected with HIV the virus infects the cells of the immune system. From here the virus spreads around the body, while at the same time breaking down important ...
Patient in 'vegetative state' not just aware, but paying attention
2013-10-31
Patient in 'vegetative state' not just aware, but paying attention
Research raises possibility of devices in the future to help some patients in a vegetative state interact with the outside world
A patient in a seemingly vegetative state, unable to move or ...
Defective nanotubes turned into light emitters
2013-10-31
Defective nanotubes turned into light emitters
UPV/EHU-University of the Basque Country researchers have developed and patented a new source of light emitter based on boron nitride nanotubes and suitable for developing high-efficiency optoelectronic devices
This news ...
Scent marking
2013-10-31
Scent marking
The mammalian equivalent of showy plumage
Many animals use scent marking to advertise their territory – they urinate at strategic locations – to communicate their social status and ownership. It has ...
Research identifies ways to improve access to mental health services
2013-10-31
Research identifies ways to improve access to mental health services
A study by researchers from the Universities of Liverpool and Manchester has identified ways to improve how older people and ethnic minority populations access mental health care services.
As ...
Studies of experimental hepatitis C drug show promise for preventing recurrence in liver transplant
2013-10-31
Studies of experimental hepatitis C drug show promise for preventing recurrence in liver transplant
DETROIT – New drug therapies offer promise to some hepatitis C sufferers whose transplanted livers are threated by a recurrence of the disease, including some ...
Scientists discover why newborns get sick so often
2013-10-31
Scientists discover why newborns get sick so often
New research published in the Journal of Leukocyte Biology suggests that newborns lack the toll-like receptor 3 (TLR3) which recognizes different viruses and mediates immune response ...
Studies: Current hepatitis C treatments can't be used by more than half of patients; others lose opportunity for treatment
2013-10-31
Studies: Current hepatitis C treatments can't be used by more than half of patients; others lose opportunity for treatment
DETROIT – More than half of chronic hepatitis C patients studied in a new research project led by Henry Ford Hospital were not treated ...
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