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GAINESVILLE, Fla. -- For years, the underlying process that causes a debilitating muscle disorder in infants and young children has...

Method determines cell age more accurately, could help elderly patients

Sure, you know how old you are, but what about your cells? Are they the same age? Are they older,...

Researchers describe novel reporter proteins for long term expression of therapeutic genes

Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, July 11, 2017--A new study showed that the expression levels of...

Elena Castro receives a Young Investigator Award from the Prostate Cancer Foundation

Credit: CNIO The Prostate Cancer Foundation (PCF) today announced its 2017 Young Investigator (YI) Awards, which support early career scientists...

Caregiving needs increase as older adults approach the end of life

Dying adults in the United States have 2.5 people assisting them, on average, according to a new study. Yet those...

Contaminants in food: Identifying and assessing risks as early as possible

Dioxins, mineral oils, perfluorinated substances - people do not only obtain important nutrients with their food. They also ingest undesirable...

Study of premature babies has implications for future treatment

Research carried out by the University of Kent with doctors on the neonatal unit at the William Harvey Hospital and...

Women and men may have different bipolar disorder biomarkers

Men and women react differently to compounds associated with immune system response to bipolar disorder, according to an international team...

ECDC report: 10-fold increase of hepatitis E cases in the EU/EEA in the last 10 years

Credit: ECDC/European Centre for Disease prevention and Control The incidence of hepatitis E virus (HEV) infection has been steadily increasing...

Insect ‘anti-antiaphrodisiac’ tells males when females are ready to mate

Credit: Brent et al., 2017 Researchers have identified a pheromone released by female insects after mating that tells males exactly...

Collagen controlling the thickness and juvenile state of skin

Credit: Watanabe M., et al. eLIFE, July 11, 2017. Type XVII collagen (COL17) is found to regulate the proliferation of...

Cannibal cells may limit cancer growth

Credit: Dr Jo Durgan, Babraham Institute Cell cannibalism in tumour samples has been observed for over a century, yet this...

Accessing DNA in the cell’s powerhouse to treat disease

Credit: Kyoto University iCeMS For the first time, a synthetic compound has been made that can bind to DNA in...

Drinking coffee could lead to a longer life, scientist says

Credit: University of Southern California Here's another reason to start the day with a cup of joe: Scientists have found...

July/August 2017 Annals of Family Medicine

Medical Expenditures Rise in Most Categories Except Primary Care Physicians and Home Health Care In recent years, US medical expenditures...

Study identifies new gene mutation associated with defective DNA repair and Fanconi anemia

Fanconi anemia is a rare genetic disease characterized by hematologic symptoms that include low platelet count and unusually large red...

Glioblastoma ‘ecosystem’ redefined for more effective immunotherapy trials

A research team has revealed the intrinsic gene expression patterns of glioblastoma (GBM) tumors, insights that could drive more effective...

Portland State NASA grant furthers satellite ocean research

(Portland, Ore.) July 10, 2017 - NASA has awarded a four-year, $283,000 grant to Portland State University engineering professor Ed...

Structural insights into the modulation of synaptic adhesion by MDGA for synaptogenesis

Credit: KAIST Synapses connected by various synaptic adhesion molecules are communication spaces between neurons for transmitting information. Among various synaptic...

New Berkeley lab algorithms extract biological structure from limited data