Researchers identify mechanism that triggers a rare type of muscular dystrophy
Credit: IBB-UAB Limb-girdle muscular dystrophy (LGMD) is the term given to a group of rare hereditary diseases characterised by the ...
Month: January 2020
Neural effects of acute stress on appetite: a magnetoencephalography study
Credit: Osaka City University Stress is prevalent in modern society and can affect human health through its effects on appetite. ...
Single-cell sequencing of CLL therapy: Shared genetic program, patient-specific execution
Credit: Ella Marushchenko Chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) is the most common form of blood cancer (leukemia) in the Western world, ...
Identified a determinant protein for tumor progression and metastasis in Rhabdomyos
LOXL2 protein levels are increased in the cells from this type of sarcomaCredit: Dr. Òscar M. Tirado group Rhabdomyosarcoma is ...
Missing link in rare inherited skin disease exposed
Credit: Yamamoto H., et al., Proceedings of the National Academic of Sciences of the United States of America, January 23, ...
Molecule modification could improve reprocessing of spent nuclear fuel
The reprocessing of spent nuclear fuel could become safer and more efficient in future after researchers found a way to ...
Helsinki declaration on planetary health calls for commitment from the EU
Credit: Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare Scientific evidence shows that human activities impact global warming, biodiversity loss, land degradation, ...
Portable device to monitor the blink reflex cleared by Food and Drug Administration
Credit: Image courtesy of blinktbi. EyeStat (blinktbi, Charleston, SC), a portable, lightweight device for measuring the natural blink reflex, received ...
Cycling to work? You may live longer
Credit: University of Otago People who cycle to work have a lower risk of dying, a New Zealand study has ...
How to head off a Red Bull habit — study
Trial to discourage too much energy drink consumptionCredit: Flinders University Regular consumers of popular caffeinated energy drinks may need help ...
Key to beating colorectal cancer hiding in plain sight?
Researchers led by Osaka University link the well-characterized serine racemase-mediated production of pyruvate from L-serine to colorectal cancer, providing a ...
Researchers capture first images of oxygen in cancer tumors during radiation therapy
Using specialty cameras and an oxygen probe drug injection, researchers at Dartmouth's Norris Cotton Cancer Center can now image oxygen ...
Study reveals new way to treat stroke using an already FDA-approved drug
Researchers first to report neuroprotective properties of granulocyte colony-stimulating factorCredit: Florida Atlantic University Stroke is the third leading cause of ...
Hermetically sealed semi-conductors
New encapsulation technique protects electronic properties of sensitive materialsCredit: HZDR / Sahneweiß Tomorrow's electronics are getting ever smaller. Researchers are ...
Color-changing bandages sense and treat bacterial infections
Credit: Adapted from ACS Central Science 2020, DOI: 10.1021/acscentsci.9b01104 According to the World Health Organization, antibiotic resistance is one of ...
Microplastics from ocean fishing can ‘hide’ in deep sediments
Credit: Yinghui Wang Microplastic pollution in the world's oceans is a growing problem, and most studies of the issue have ...
Scientists find far higher than expected rate of underwater glacial melting
Robotic kayaks were used to track meltwaterCredit: David Sutherland/University of Oregon Tidewater glaciers, the massive rivers of ice that end ...
Pollination is better in cities than in the countryside
Plants benefit from more bees, especially bumble beesCredit: Henryk Niestrój /Pixabay Flowering plants are better pollinated in urban than in ...
Organoids (in vitro brains) to study pediatric brain tumors
A large-scale production of in vitro tumors could make it possible to perform large drug screenings to identify new brain ...
Fungal decisions can affect climate
Credit: Susan V. Fisk When we think of climate change, we tend to think about greenhouse gases, fossil fuels and ...
