TSRI scientists: Emerging bird flu strain is still poorly adapted for infecting humans LA JOLLA, CA—December 5, 2013—Avian influenza virus H7N9, which killed several dozen people in China earlier this year, has not yet acquired the changes needed to infect humans ...

Single microRNA powers motor activity Findings have implications for treating severe treatment-refractory epilepsy, says Mount Sinai researcher New research from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai shows that microRNA-128 ...

Slippery fault unleashed destructive Tohoku-Oki earthquake and tsunami First measurement of friction during an earthquake yields surprisingly low value For the first time, scientists have measured the frictional heat produced by the fault slip during ...

Malignant cells adopt a different pathway for genome duplication Researchers at the University of Geneva, Switzerland, discover how tumour cells solve the problems linked to the replication of their unstable DNA Genomes must be replicated in two copies ...

Resistant against the flu A genetic defect protects mice from infection with Influenza viruses This news release is available in German. A new study published in the scientific journal PLOS Pathogens points out that mice lacking ...

HIV can infect transplanted kidneys in HIV-positive recipients with undetectable virus Findings help explain why HIV is a common cause of kidney failure Washington, DC (December 5, 2013) — HIV can infect transplanted kidneys in HIV-positive recipients even in the absence ...

Brain cancer cells hide while drugs seek Tumor cells temporarily lose mutation to evade drugs targeting mutation A team of scientists, led by principal investigator Paul S. Mischel, MD, a member of the Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research and professor ...

Acute kidney injury may be more deadly than heart attacks Improved prevention and therapy urgently needed Washington, DC (December 5, 2013) — Acute kidney injury, a condition that is common but often asymptomatic, may be more deadly than a heart attack, according to a ...

Deep-sea study reveals cause of 2011 tsunami Drilling in Japan Trench by international scientific team finds unusually thin, slippery geological fault The devastating tsunami that struck Japan's Tohoku region in March 2011 was touched off by a submarine ...

Cancer's game of hide-and-seek Researchers describe a novel mechanism by which glioblastoma tumors resist targeted therapies December 5, 2013, New York, NY– A Ludwig Cancer Research study has uncovered an entirely novel mechanism by which glioblastoma ...

Scientists calculate friction of Japan's 9.0 earthquake in 2011 CORVALLIS, Ore. – An international team of scientists that installed a borehole temperature observatory following the 2011 Tohoku-Oki earthquake in Japan has been able to measure the "frictional ...

Cancer mutation likely trigger of scleroderma Findings could reshape research on cancer origins and treatment of other autoimmune diseases Johns Hopkins scientists have found evidence that cancer triggers the autoimmune disease scleroderma, which causes thickening and ...

PUBLIC RELEASE DATE: 5-Dec-2013 [ | E-mail ] var addthis_pub="eurekalert"; var addthis_options = "favorites, delicious, digg, facebook, twitter, google, newsvine, reddit, slashdot, stumbleupon, buzz, more" Share Contact: Jemilah Magnusson jemilah.magnusson@itdp.org 646-380-2357 Dan Klotz dklotz@burnesscommunications.com 301-280-5756 Burness Communications 7 world-class cities riding tall in bike-share boom, solving 'the last mile' without cars ITDP issues first-ever planning guide to shape the next wave of bike-share systems; More than 400 ...

Feeding by tourists compromises health of already-endangered iguanas, study finds Feeding wildlife is an increasingly common tourist activity, but a new study published online today by the journal Conservation Physiology shows that already-imperilled iguanas ...

Eating healthy vs. unhealthy diet costs about $1.50 more per day Meta-analysis pinpoints the price difference of consuming a healthy diet, which could be burden for low-income families but is trivial compared with health costs of eating an unhealthy diet Boston, ...

JILA team develops 'spinning trap' to measure electron roundness BOULDER, Colo. — JILA researchers have developed a method of spinning electric and magnetic fields around trapped molecular ions to measure whether the ions' tiny electrons are truly ...

UEA research gives first in-depth analysis of primate eating habits From insect-munching tamarins to leaf-loving howler monkeys, researchers at the University of East Anglia (UEA) have compiled the most thorough review of primate eating habits to date. Findings ...

Stockings perform better than bandages to treat leg ulcers A new study has found that leg ulcers take the same time to heal when people wear compression stockings rather than traditional bandages A new study has found that leg ulcers take the ...

US stroke deaths declining due to improved prevention, treatment American Heart Association/American Stroke Association scientific statement Stroke deaths in the United States have declined dramatically in recent decades due to improved treatment and prevention, ...

Vaccine study reveals link between immunity and cells' starvation response What makes yellow fever vaccine especially effective One of the most effective vaccines in history has been the yellow fever vaccine, which was developed in the 1930s and has been administered ...

PUBLIC RELEASE DATE: 5-Dec-2013 [ | E-mail ] var addthis_pub="eurekalert"; var addthis_options = "favorites, delicious, digg, facebook, twitter, google, newsvine, reddit, slashdot, stumbleupon, buzz, more" Share Contact: Preeti Singh psingh@burnesscommunications.com 301-280-5722 PATH Malaria Vaccine Initiative Rise in R&D funding could set stage for malaria eradication by providing new tools Report hails recent progress in reducing malaria illnesses and deaths, but warns new tools needed to fight emerging drug and insecticide resistance Washington, ...

Stripped mobile phone camera turned into a mini-microscope for low-cost diagnostics Microscopy, being relatively easy to perform at low cost, is the universal diagnostic method for detection of most globally important parasitic infections. Methods developed ...

More logging, deforestation may better serve climate in some areas For first time, Dartmouth study puts a dollar value on snow's reflection of solar energy Replacing forests with snow-covered meadows may provide greater climatic and economic benefits than if trees ...

NASA watching a post-Atlantic hurricane season low System 90L has developed in the eastern Atlantic Ocean today and NASA's Aqua satellite took an infrared look at the low pressure area to see if it had development potential. System 90L was located near 31.8 north ...

CARING Criteria shows 1 year death risk at time of hospital admission Tool allows doctors to match treatments to values and health goals A University of Colorado Cancer Center study recently published in the Journal of Hospital Medicine validates a prognostic tool ...