Imaging in living cells reveals how ‘junk DNA’ switches on a gene
Credit: Hongtao Chen, Princeton University Researchers have captured video showing how pieces of DNA once thought to be useless can act as on-off switches for...
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Breast cancer fuelled by mysterious Yin Yang protein
Credit: Imperial College London Scientists have unveiled clues about a mysterious molecule called Yin Yang1 - and revealed it may fuel tumour growth in breast...
Gene study pinpoints superbug link between people and animals
Scientists have shed light on how a major cause of human and animal disease can jump between species, by studying its genes. The findings reveal...
Study shows how the brain controls food cravings
A newly published study from the University of Waterloo shows that when activity in a specific part of the brain is suppressed, our desire for...
We can feed the world if we change our ways
Current crop yields could provide nutritious food for the projected 2050 global population, but only if we make radical changes to our dietary choices, a...
Discovery reveals how obesity causes disease — and two ways to stop it
Credit: Dan Addison | University of Virginia Communications New research from the University of Virginia School of Medicine explains why obesity causes harmful inflammation that...
In Southern Mozambique, only half of people diagnosed with HIV enroll in medical care
Credit: Author: Andalu Vilasanjuan HIV diagnosis is the first of many steps in the path to global disease control. However, in Southern Mozambique, more than...
Breakthrough in battle against type 2 diabetes
Credit: University of Stirling Experts from the University of Stirling have made a breakthrough in understanding how people respond to lifestyle treatment for preventing Type...
The ‘secret sauce’ for high-performing NICUs
Credit: Children's National Health System Leaders of neonatal intensive care units (NICUs) across the nation share the same play books as they strive to provide...
New scholarly focus needed to help solve global food crisis, U-M experts say
ANN ARBOR--The global food system is unsustainable and urgently needs an overhaul. Yet current approaches to finding solutions through applied academic research are too narrow...
Researchers find connection between viruses and inflammatory bowel disease
AURORA, Colo. (July 23, 2018) - A study led by a researcher at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus reveals a key connection between...
Virtual reality may help students experience life with dementia first hand
Chicago, July 23, 2018 - Virtual reality technology gives high school students greater insight into what it's like to be Alfred -- a 74-year-old African...
Novel intervention for anxiety symptoms among people with Bipolar Disorder
Credit: Lancaster University Psychologists at Lancaster University have devised a novel psychological intervention to address Anxiety in Bipolar Disorder (AIBD). Anxiety is common in Bipolar...
Enzyme lays the foundations for allergic immune response
Credit: RUB, Marquard While in search of the causes of allergies and asthma, a chance discovery has yielded new clues: researchers led by Dr Marcus...
How cannabis and cannabis-based drugs harm your brain
Credit: Lancaster University Long-term use of either cannabis or cannabis-based drugs impairs memory say researchers. The study has implications for both recreational users and people...
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