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Genetic cause for shift work fatigue discovered
Some people adapt easily to shift work, but not everyone can handle constant disruptions to their daily rhythm. Finnish researchers...
Genetic mutations that lead to macular degeneration blindness mapped by new research
Credit: The University of Manchester Two gene mutations that trigger a retinal disease that causes blindness in one in 5,000...
Compost bedding good for cow claw health
Credit: Johann Burgstaller/Vetmeduni Vienna The comfort and wellbeing of the animals is an important consideration when dairy cows are kept...
Many colorectal cancers would be missed with new criteria for patient referral
Recently, in the UK, the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) outlined criteria that should trigger primary care...
New winners to be announced at Quantum Technologies showcase
The winning bids for funding from the UK Quantum Technologies Innovation Fund will be announced today, Thursday November 3rd, to...
A new method allows to detect the presence in ham of the parasite that causes toxoplasmosis
Credit: Luis M. De Pablos Torró - Biotechnology Institute - UGR, 183 CTS Group Scientists from the universities of Granada...
Georgetown researchers describe method to study real time cancer invasion
Loading video... Credit: Georgetown University, Courtesy JoVE WASHINGTON -- A research team at Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center has described...
Mutational signatures mark cancer’s smoking gun
LOS ALAMOS, N.M., November 4, 2016 -- A broad computational study of cancer genome sequences identifies telltale mutational signatures associated...
Smoking a pack a day for a year causes 150 mutations in lung cells
Scientists have measured the catastrophic genetic damage caused by smoking in different organs of the body and identified several different...
Seven substances added to 14th Report on Carcinogens
Credit: NIEHS/NTP Today's release of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services 14th Report on Carcinogens includes seven newly...
WSU researcher develops safer gene therapy
Credit: Washington State University Spokane SPOKANE, Wash. - A Washington State University researcher has developed a way to reduce the...
Herbivorous mammals have bigger bellies
Credit: image: UZH What do enormous dinosaurs have in common with tiny shrews? They are both four-legged vertebrates, otherwise known...
New metabolomic screening method detects multiple inborn errors of metabolism in urine
Credit: ©Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, November 3, 2016-Analysis of a single urine sample using a metabolomics-based...
Picture release: Spiral growth
Credit: Neha Bhatia/EMBL This flower-like image shows a plant that is not developing quite right. It comes from a study...
Frog and toad larvae become vegetarian when it is hot
Credit: Tiago Jesus Climate change is currently one of the greatest threats to biodiversity, and one of the groups of...
Here’s how your body transports zinc to protect your health
Credit: Courtesy Wladek Minor Zinc is essential for wound healing, for vision, for DNA creation, for our senses of taste...
Words matter when talking about Alzheimer’s
Using war metaphors in reference to Alzheimer's disease should be replaced with messages of resilience against a complex, age-associated condition...
In Singapore, experts seek solutions for the rising burden of osteoporosis in Asia-Pacific
The burden of osteoporosis in the Asia-Pacific region is expected to surge in the coming decades. Countries such as Singapore,...
Hip fracture patients fare best during recovery in high-occupancy nursing homes with higher level physician staffing
PHILADELPHIA - Hip fractures are a common and disabling condition that occurs more than 300,000 times each year in the...
Pupil response to negative facial expressions predicts risk for depression relapse
Credit: Jonathan King/Binghamton University BINGHAMTON, NY - Pupil dilation in reaction to negative emotional faces predicts risk for depression relapse,...
