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Credit: Institute for Experimental and Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology During differentiation of pluripotent stem cells to cardiomyocytes, the three-dimensional folding of the DNA reorganizes it..
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Scientists block the siren call of two aggressive cancers
Credit: Phil Jones, Senior Photographer, Augusta University AUGUSTA, Ga. (Jan. 23, 2018) – Aggressive cancers like glioblastoma and metastatic breast cancer have in common a...
Can patients record doctor’s visits? What does the law say?
Credit: The Dartmouth Institute Traffic stops, office conversations, and even doctor's visits–more and more people today are choosing to record life's encounters. If you are...
How enzymes communicate
Credit: Source: Bernd Fakler The enzymes nitric oxide (NO) synthase (NOS1) and protein kinase C (PKC) play an important role in a variety of signal...
NIH-led effort uses implementation science to reduce mother-to-child HIV transmission
An emerging field, known as implementation science, may help reduce the nearly 150,000 instances of mother-to-child HIV transmissions that occur annually around the world, mostly...
Old World monkeys could be key to a new, powerful rheumatoid arthritis therapy
Credit: Keck School of Medicine of USC LOS ANGELES – In the quest for a new and more effective treatment for rheumatoid arthritis, researchers from...
3-D imaging of fat reveals potential targets for new obesity treatments
Credit: Laboratory of Molecular Metabolism at The Rockefeller University Stunning three-dimensional images of fat cells, the first of their kind, are the latest tactic in...
Antibiotics found to weaken body’s ability to fight off disease
Credit: Sanjay Suchak, University Communications Adding another reason for doctors to avoid the overuse of antibiotics, new research shows that a reduction in the variety...
Study finds black children face higher risk of death post surgery
Credit: Lisa W. Buser Memphis, Tenn. – A recent study, Race, Preoperative Risk Factors, and Death After Surgery, has found that black children are more...
Researchers find experimental drug can help fight debilitating side effect of ovarian…
Women who have ovarian cancer often develop a condition called ascites, which is a buildup of fluids in the abdomen. The most common treatment for...
Environmental factors may contribute to the development of some childhood cancers
Environmental factors may be a contributory cause in the development of some childhood cancers, leading scientists have revealed. Experts at Newcastle University, UK, have carried...
Scientists uncover why sauna bathing is good for your health
Credit: UEF Over the past couple of years, scientists at the University of Eastern Finland have shown that sauna bathing is associated with a variety...
Two Group A Streptococcus genes linked to ‘flesh-eating’ bacterial infections
Credit: Joshua Leiberman, University of Maryland Baltimore Group A Streptococcus bacteria cause a variety of illnesses that range from mild nuisances like strep throat to...
Duplicate DNA a hallmark of tick genome
IMAGE: Researchers sequence the genome of the Lyme-disease-causing tick and find lots of duplicative elements. Credit: Anirudh Dhammi, NC State University Researchers have sequenced the...
Why humans (and not mice) are susceptible to Zika
Flaviviruses–such as Zika, dengue, and yellow fever–have emerged as human (and other primate) pathogens because of their ability to specifically overcome our anti-viral defenses. In...
