Harvesting wild genes gives crops renewed resistance to disease
Method allows cheap and fast transfer of disease-resistance genesCredit: University of Sydney A global alliance of researchers has pioneered a new method to rapidly recruit...
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Gerontologists find functional status after TAVR, SAVR linked to pre-op fragility
Researchers assess patients' functional status 12 months after procedure Affecting an estimated one in eight people older than 75, aortic valve stenosis - a narrowing...
The web meets genomics: a DNA search engine for microbes
New search engine allows researchers to identify antibiotic resistance genes or mutations in real time Researchers at EMBL's European Bioinformatics Institute (EMBL-EBI) have combined their...
Insight into protein formation could aid understanding of diseases
Research sheds light on protein housekeeping mechanism Scientists have shed light on a biological process that helps the production of healthy cells, which may aid...
Did use of long-acting reversible contraceptives increase after 2016 election?
Bottom Line: Insertions of long-acting reversible contraceptive (LARC) methods increased in the 30 business days after the 2016 presidential election based on an analysis of data...
75 CDTs announced by UKRI to develop the skills needed for UK
75 Centres for Doctoral Training (CDTs) announced £446 million invested in skills development across the UK Industry partners contributing a further £386 million in cash...
Quality of overall diet is key to lowering type 2 diabetes risk
Singapore, 29 January 2019 - Consistent with studies in other populations, findings from the first local study, The Singapore Chinese Health Study, conducted by researchers...
Sergey Young to present at the Longevity Leaders Conference
Credit: Insilico Medicine Friday, February 1, 2019 - Sergey Young of Longevity Vision Fund, to present on "Opportunities in Longevity Biotechnology" at the Longevity Leaders...
Biggest ever map of human Alzheimer's brain published
A study of the differences between healthy brains and those with Alzheimer's Disease has produced largest dataset of its type ever. And the data, developed...
Fish and humans are alike in visual stimuli perception — Ben-Gurion U.
Credit: Ben-Gurion U. BEER-SHEVA, Israel...February 4, 2019 - Humans, fish and, most likely, other species rely on identical visual features -- color, size, orientation, and...
EU project identifies obstacles to transnational research access to large prospective cohorts
BBMRI-LPC (Biobanking and Biomolecular Research Infrastructure - Large Prospective Cohorts) EU infrastructure project was implemented during the years 2013-2017. The main findings of this work...
Longevity Vision Fund launches to support breakthrough innovation increasing human longevity
Longevity Vision Fund comes out of stealth during the Longevity Leaders forum in LondonCredit: Insilico Medicine Monday, February 4th, London, UK - Recent breakthroughs in...
The Caucasus: Complex interplay of genes and cultures
Genetic studies of ancient populations in the Caucasus region testify to the complex interaction of populations from the Eurasian steppe and the Caucasus Mountains in...
New clues discovered to lung transplant rejection
Points toward treatment to prevent a particularly deadly form of rejection A lung transplant often remains the only option for many patients with end-stage lung...
Announcing 7 new GA4GH Driver Projects for 2019
GEnome Medical alliance Japan (GEM Japan), H3Africa, Swiss Personalised Health Network (SPHN), the Autism Sharing Initiative, EpiShare, EUCANCan, and the European Joint Programme on Rare...
