LincRNA, once believed useless, plays role in genome
Ever since the Human Genome Project decoded the genome, the prevailing scientific view has been that only the 2 percent that makes proteins—the building blocks of cells—was important. The rest was...
View ArticleLingonberries halt effects of high-fat diet
Lingonberries almost completely prevented weight gain in mice fed a high-fat diet, a study at Lund University in Sweden has found - whereas the 'super berry' açai led to increased weight gain. The...
View ArticleTeam develops method of identifying impact of gut microbes
(Medical Xpress)—A team of researchers at Washington School of Medicine in St. Lois has developed a method for identifying the impact that individual strains of microbes in the human gut have on the...
View ArticleDouble dose of genes can trigger poor cancer survival
(Medical Xpress)—Cancer Research UK scientists have shown that accidental DNA doubling in bowel cancer cells could predict which patients have potentially poor survival and help doctors plan their...
View ArticleSymbiotic microbe sets immune-cell levels related to colitis
(Medical Xpress)—Humans need microbes and microbes need humans, a symbiotic dance whose steps scientists are just beginning to learn.
View ArticleNeutrons used to study model vascular systems
In what may be the first use of neutron scattering to study complex bio-medical systems under dynamic conditions, Los Alamos researchers and collaborators mimicked blood flow by engineering a layer of...
View ArticleTwice-daily pill could turn leukemia into a highly treatable disease
(Medical Xpress)—Use of a twice-daily pill could turn a deadly blood cancer into a highly treatable disease, according to scientists at Weill Cornell Medical College who led a multinational research...
View ArticleStudy identifies gene tied to motor neuron loss in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
Columbia University Medical Center (CUMC) researchers have identified a gene, called matrix metalloproteinase-9 (MMP-9), that appears to play a major role in motor neuron degeneration in amyotrophic...
View ArticleCohabitation plays 'major role' in number of long-term relationships
A new national study provides surprising evidence of how cohabitation contributes to the number of long-term relationships lasting eight years or longer.
View ArticleDetecting sickness by smell
Humans are able to smell sickness in someone whose immune system is highly active within just a few hours of exposure to a toxin, according to new research published in Psychological Science, a journal...
View ArticlePractice makes perfect if you have a partner's touch, study says
People improve their performance more when they practise with a partner rather than on their own, according to a new study.
View ArticleTeam finds regulator of amyloid plaque buildup in Alzheimer's disease
Scientists from the Florida campus of The Scripps Research Institute have identified a critical regulator of a molecule deeply involved in the progression of Alzheimer's disease.
View ArticleBetter eating habits, not bad economy, stabilized obesity rates
All those people who've been telling us for years that we should eat more healthy foods and cut our calories – stop, take a moment, and celebrate.
View ArticleTwo proteins compete for one port on a growth factor: One promotes...
Consider two drivers, each with a key that fits the same car. Driver 1 wants simply to turn on the ignition and leave the vehicle idling, ready and waiting to roll. Driver 2 wants to take it on a...
View ArticleScientists map gene changes driving tumors in common pediatric soft-tissue...
(Medical Xpress)—Scientists have mapped the genetic changes that drive tumors in rhabdomyosarcoma, a pediatric soft-tissue cancer, and found that the disease is characterized by two distinct genotypes....
View ArticleTiming mechanisms for memory formation
Neuroscientists from the University of Leicester, in collaboration with the Department of Neurosurgery at the University California Los Angeles (UCLA), are to reveal details of how the brain determines...
View ArticleBrain 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 report they have pinpointed two molecules involved in perpetuating...
View ArticleMore benefits emerging for one type of omega-3 fatty acid: DHA
A study of the metabolic effects of omega-3 fatty acids, especially DHA, concludes that these compounds may have an even wider range of biological impacts than previously considered, and suggests they...
View ArticleTo 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...
View ArticleObesity 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....
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