A new function of the chromosomal terminus, vital for human health,…
DNA forms chromosome by combining with various proteins and other matters. Telemere, the chromosome ends, is playing an inevitable role in maintaining the life including...
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Barbers, hair salons market cosmetic surgery on Instagram
Only 18 percent of top plastic surgery-related posts on Instagram were by board-certified plastic surgeons Hair salons, barbers, dentists and non-certified physicians market cosmetic surgery...
New approach to treating Alzheimer’s disease
Credit: UNIST Alzheimer's disease (AD) is one of the most common form of dementia. In search for new drugs for AD, the research team, led...
The sounds of eating may reduce how much you eat
New doctor's orders: No earbuds, no music, and no watching TV while eating. Researchers at Brigham Young University and Colorado State University have found that...
The owls beyond the Andes: Divergence between distant populations…
They might be looking quite identical, while perched above humanised farmlands and grasslands across several continents, but each of the populations of two owl species,...
Prestigious distinction for poultry expert Michael Hess from Vetmeduni Vienna
The Robert Fraser Gordon Memorial Lecture has been given every year since 1983 to honour its name giver. It is a prestigious distinction for researchers...
Seymour and Vivian Milstein Award for Excellence in cytokine and interferon research
BETHESDA, Md., Aug. 17, 2016–The International Cytokine and Interferon Society (ICIS) announced today that the Seymour and Vivian Milstein Award has been given to 3...
Study finds hospital ICU overused
Credit: LA BioMed LOS ANGELES – (Dec. 27, 2016) – Intensive Care Units (ICUs), which provide the most expensive and invasive forms of care in...
Scientists investigate how different houses and lifestyles affect…
Credit: © Matt Bertone of North Carolina State University SAN FRANCISCO (November 10, 2017) – Humans have lived under the same roof with bugs since...
Decoding sugar molecules offers new key for combating muscular…
A group of Japanese scientists have succeeded in decoding a sugar molecule and clarifying a mechanism linked to muscular dystrophy. Their discovery has potential implications...
Promiscuity slows down evolution of new species
Credit: Clemens Kuepper Promiscuity mixes up the gene pool and dilutes genetic differences between populations, slowing down the evolution of new species, says new research...
Novel blood test for Alzheimer’s diagnosis
Today, Alzheimer's disease is diagnosed too late. In collaboration with a research team at the university and German Center for Neurogenerative Diseases (DZNE) in Göttingen,...
Dr. Fatima Sheikh named AGS Clinician of the Year
Credit: (C) 2017, American Geriatrics Society The American Geriatrics Society (AGS) has named Fatima Sheikh, MD, CMD, MPH, Medical Director at FutureCare in Maryland and...
UA Steele Children’s Research Center receives $1.73m to study autoimmune disease…
Credit: University of Arizona Health Sciences TUCSON, Ariz. – The University of Arizona Steele Children's Research Center has been awarded a five-year, $1.73 million grant...
New preclinical study indicates vaccine to prevent Zika infection in humans is feasible
SILVER SPRING, Md. – The Walter Reed Army Institute of Research (WRAIR) and collaborators at the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Harvard Medical School...
