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Credit: Scripps Research LA JOLLA, CA - Aug. 7, 2018 - Studying transthyretin amyloidoses-a group of progressive nerve and cardiac...

Back to the future: breast cancer reprises pathways found in fetal cells

Credit: Salk Institute LA JOLLA--(August 7, 2018) Using just a microscope, Italian surgeon Francesco Durante was struck by the similarities...

Research Brief: UMN Medical School researchers study how cues drive our behavior

Do dopamine neurons have a role in causing cues in our environment to acquire value? And, if so, do different...

Study finds behavioral changes insufficient at preventing early childhood obesity

Credit: Photo courtesy of Vanderbilt University Medical Center Young children and their families in poor communities were able to make...

Soy diets might increase women’s bone strength

Credit: MU News Bureau COLUMBIA, Mo. - Osteoporosis, decreased physical activity and weight gain are serious health concerns for postmenopausal...

Organic makeup of ancient meteorites sheds light on early solar system

Credit: K.H. Joy The origin of organic matter found in meteorites that formed during the birth of the Solar System...

Scientists create atomic glue gun to build better nucleic

When it comes to certain molecules, shape makes all the difference. The shape of limonene, for instance, a compound produced...

Rapid diagnostic coupled with local therapy developed for brain tumors

In the race to deliver therapeutics to treat brain cancer and prevent recurrence, the blood-brain barrier represents a tremendous hurdle....

A targeted approach to treating glioma

CAMBRIDGE, MA - Glioma, a type of brain cancer, is normally treated by removing as much of the tumor as...

Study: Prioritize cardiac monitoring for high-risk breast cancer patients

Overall, heart failure is an uncommon complication of breast cancer treatment; however, the risk is higher in patients treated with...

Low-protein diet during pregnancy increases prostate cancer risk in offspring

The offspring of females fed a low-protein diet during pregnancy and lactation are significantly more likely to develop prostate cancer...

Neural signature of balance

Credit: Peterson & Ferris, eNeuro (2018) A study of young adults published in eNeuro demonstrates how the brain responds to...

Oxford University: Better sleep linked with family tree strength

The question of why we sleep has been a longstanding subject of debate, with some theories suggesting that slumber provides...

Striking a balance between immunity and inflammation

Credit: Nair lab, UC Riverside. RIVERSIDE, Calif. (http://www.ucr.edu) -- Hookworms infect nearly 430 million people in the world, mostly in...

Combining on and off switches, one protein can control flowering in plants

MADISON, Wis. -- As plants stretch toward the summer sun, they are marching toward one of the most important decisions...

Potential new class of drugs may reduce cardiovascular risk by targeting gut microbes

Credit: Cleveland Clinic EMBARGOED UNTIL 11:00 a.m. ET, August 6, 2018, CLEVELAND: Cleveland Clinic researchers have designed a potential new...

Sequenced fox genome hints at genetic basis of behavior

Credit: Photo courtesy of Darya Shepeleva, scientist at the Russian Institute of Cytology and Genetics in Novosibirsk. URBANA, Ill. -...

Small birds fly at high altitudes towards Africa

A new study from Lund University in Sweden shows that small birds migrating from Scandinavia to Africa in the autumn...

Diabetes in bay area Chinese population linked to fat fibrosis

A new UC San Francisco study has discovered a key biological difference in how people of European and Chinese descent...

Comprehensive pediatric CAR T guidelines developed by MD Anderson and PALISI