Aspirin intake may stop growth of vestibular schwannomas/acoustic neuromas
BOSTON (Jan. 24, 2014) — Researchers from Massachusetts Eye and Ear, Harvard Medical School, ...
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Study identifies gene tied to motor neuron loss in ALS
NEW YORK, NY (January 22, 2014) — Columbia University Medical Center (CUMC) researchers have ...
Read the releaseA pill 'melts away' common form of leukemia
NEW YORK (January 22, 2014) -- Use of a twice-daily pill could turn a deadly blood cancer into a highly treatable disease, ...
Read the releaseObesity in mothers alters babies' weight through brain rewiring
Obese mothers are more likely to have children with metabolic disorders such as diabetes compared with thin mothers, but the underlying molecular and cellular reasons for this effect have been unclear. A study ...
Read the releaseTo stay a step ahead of breast cancer, make a map of the future
Cancer isn't a singular disease, even when talking about one tumor. A tumor consists of a varied mix of cells whose complicated arrangement changes all the time, especially and most vexingly as doctors and patients ...
Read the releaseMother's high-fat diet alters metabolism in offspring, leading to higher obesity risk
The offspring of obese mothers consuming a high-fat diet during pregnancy are at a higher risk than the children of thin mothers for lifelong obesity, and related metabolic disorders. ...
Read the releaseExperiments show hypothesis of microtubule steering accurate
PUBLIC RELEASE DATE: 23-Jan-2014 [ | E-mail ] var addthis_pub="eurekalert"; var addthis_options = "favorites, delicious, digg, facebook, twitter, google, newsvine, reddit, slashdot, stumbleupon, buzz, more" Share Contact: A'ndrea Elyse Messer aem1@psu.edu 814-865-9481 Penn State Experiments show hypothesis of microtubule steering accurate VIDEO: This is a movie of a polymerizing microtubule (originating in bottom left corner) encountering a static microtubule ...
Read the releaseWhat makes cell division accurate?
Baltimore, MD— As all school-children learn, cells divide using a process called mitosis, which consists of a number of phases during which duplicate copies of the cell's DNA-containing chromosomes are pulled apart and separated into two distinct ...
Read the releaseAncient forests stabilized Earth's CO2 and climate
UK researchers have identified a biological mechanism that could explain how the Earth's atmospheric carbon dioxide and climate were stabilised over the past 24 million years. When CO2 levels became ...
Read the releaseBrain uses serotonin to perpetuate chronic pain signals in local nerves
Setting the stage for possible advances in pain treatment, researchers at The Johns Hopkins University and the University of Maryland ...
Read the releaseSniffed out -- The 'gas detectors' of the plant world
The elusive trigger that allows plants to 'see' the gas nitric oxide (NO), an important signalling molecule, has been tracked down by scientists at The University of Nottingham. It is the first ...
Read the releaseA time for memories
Neuroscientists from the University of Leicester, in collaboration with the Department of Neurosurgery at ...
Read the releaseLong-term spinal cord stimulation stalls symptoms of Parkinson's-like disease
DURHAM, N.C. -- Researchers at Duke Medicine have shown that continuing spinal cord stimulation appears to produce improvements in symptoms of Parkinson's disease, and ...
Read the releaseLarge and in charge
Bigger really is better – at least it was for early prehistoric life. A NASA research group featuring University of Toronto Mississauga professor Marc Laflamme has helped to explain why some ...
Read the releaseClimate change threatens Winter Olympics
Only six of the previous Winter Olympics host cities will be cold enough to reliably host the Games by the end of this century if global warming projections ...
Read the releaseCohabitation plays 'major role' in number of long-term relationships
COLUMBUS, Ohio – A new national study provides surprising evidence of how cohabitation contributes to the number of long-term relationships ...
Read the releaseMolecules as circuits
Silicon-based electronics has certain limits, in the physical sense of the word: this type of circuit can never become "nano" because of the physical laws ...
Read the releaseTracing unique cells with mathematics
This news release is available in German. Each cell in our body is unique. Even cells of the same tissue type that look identical under the ...
Read the releaseNCCS scientists discover gene regulation is dependent on protein ANP32E
PUBLIC RELEASE DATE: 23-Jan-2014 [ | E-mail ] var addthis_pub="eurekalert"; var addthis_options = "favorites, delicious, digg, facebook, twitter, google, newsvine, reddit, slashdot, stumbleupon, buzz, more" Share Contact: Ms Rachel Tan Rachel.Tan.C.H@nccs.com.sg 659-754-0842 SingHealth NCCS scientists discover gene regulation is dependent on protein ANP32E Architecture of DNA is maintained by a protein called ANP32E; Cells lacking ANP32E lacked proper chromatin structure; ANP32E's ability to strip histone H2A.Z from DNA can alter gene expression; Findings ...
Read the releaseCultural connections with Europe found in ancient Jordanian settlement
Swedish archaeologists in Jordan led by Professor Peter M. Fischer from the University of Gothenburg have excavated a nearly 60-metre long well-preserved building from 1100 B.C. ...
Read the releaseNear error-free wireless detection made possible
The accuracy and range of radio frequency identification (RFID) systems, which are used in everything from passports to luggage tracking, could be vastly improved thanks to a new system developed by ...
Read the releaseInsulin-producing beta cells from stem cells
The findings of the scientists of the Institute of Diabetes and Regeneration Research ...
Read the releaseChoose your love
To test whether female mate choice enhances the health and disease-resistance of offspring, either through immune resistance, tolerance to infection, ...
Read the releaseMitochondrial ribosome revealed
The ribosome can be thought of as a decryption device housed within the cell. It is able to decipher the genetic code, which is delivered in the form of messenger ribonucleic acid (mRNA), and translate it into ...
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