Discovery of a new tumor suppressor previously thought to be an oncogene
Credit: CNIO A gene that has for decades been considered a tumour promoter, the PLK1 gene, can also perform the ...
Corals are becoming more tolerant of rising ocean temperatures
Credit: Photo credit: Ji Hoon Justin Han The existence and causes of coral bleaching are recognized as an increasing world-wide ...
Double time limit for embryo research say ethics experts
Credit: Lancaster University In countries which already permit embryo research, there are no "compelling moral arguments" why the time limit ...
Injection of vasoactive intestinal peptide into the eye improves corneal transplant survival
Credit: American Journal of Pathology Philadelphia, August 7, 2018 - A new study in the American Journal of Pathology reports ...
Key aspects of human cell aging reversed by new compounds
Credit: Eva Latorre Key aspects of the ageing of human cells can be reversed by new compounds developed at the ...
New emerging research suggests Montmorency tart cherries may help enhance gut health
Credit: Cherry Marketing Institute LANSING, Mich. August 7, 2018 - Montmorency tart cherries may play a role in improving gut ...
Mayo research team identifies genes that increase risk for triple-negative breast cancer
ROCHESTER, Minn. - A research team led by Fergus Couch, Ph.D., a geneticist at Mayo Clinic, has identified specific genes ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Researchers look to worms for a new model of a peripheral nervous system disease
Credit: Scripps Research LA JOLLA, CA - Aug. 7, 2018 - Studying transthyretin amyloidoses-a group of progressive nerve and cardiac ...
Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior announces Best Article and GEM 2018 Award recipients
Indianapolis, Aug. 7, 2018 - The Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior (JNEB) announces the 2018 Best Article and Best ...
Got the ‘drunchies’? New study shows how heavy drinking affects diet
Credit: University at Buffalo BUFFALO, N.Y. -- They're called the "drunchies," or drunk munchies. It's the desire one has to ...
A sterile line of Aedes aegypti is developed to fight off arbovirosis
(Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo) In Brazil, male specimens with defective sperm are created in ...
Right under our noses: A novel lichen-patterned spider found on oaks in central Spain
(Pensoft Publishers) Once again, a new spider species has been found in a strongly humanised area in Europe. Wearing its ...
Indian-Americans have fewer sudden infant deaths, Rutgers study finds
Credit: Nick Romanenko/Rutgers University Indian-Americans have the highest percentage of sleeping with their babies among ethnic groups in New Jersey ...
Announcing the TCT 2018 Late-Breaking Trials
NEW YORK - August 7, 2018 - The Cardiovascular Research Foundation (CRF) has announced the 15 late-breaking trials and 12 ...
Naltrexone helps HIV positive individuals reduce heavy alcohol use
New Haven, Conn. - Extended-release naltrexone -- an injection that decreases heavy drinking in the general population when taken in ...
Study of 21 retired NFL and NHL players doesn’t find evidence of early onset dementia
Credit: (Source: UB's Buffalo Neuroimaging Analysis Center) BUFFALO, N.Y. --New University at Buffalo research is adding important information to the ...
