Cancer scientists crack the durian genome
Credit: Kevin Lim, Yong Chern Han, Cedric Ng Singapore, 9 October 2017 - Scientists from the Humphrey Oei Institute of Cancer Research, National Cancer Centre...
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Making fat mice lean: Novel immune cells control neurons responsible for fat breakdown
Credit: Roksana Pirzgalska, IGC The biological causes underlying obesity have been under intense scrutiny with studies suggesting a link between the nervous and the immune...
Scientists complete conservation puzzle, shaping understanding of life on earth
An international team of scientists have completed the 'atlas of life' - the first global review and map of every vertebrate on Earth. Led by...
Addressing the double standard
Addressing the Double Standard: Compounded Bioidentical Hormone Therapies versus FDA-Approved Hormone Medications for Women A new editorial highlights the need for physicians and pharmacists to...
New congenital heart disease genes uncovered
Approximately one in every 100 babies is born with congenital heart disease (CHD), and CHD remains the leading cause of mortality from birth defects. Although...
How global warming is drying up the North American monsoon
Credit: Pascale et al./Princeton University/NOAA Researchers have struggled to accurately model the changes to the abundant summer rains that sweep across the southwestern United States...
Nerve cells’ gatekeepers take many forms
Credit: Rice University/UTHealth HOUSTON - (Oct. 9, 2017) - The ability to track the movements of single molecules has revealed how proteins on the surface...
Global kids study: More trees, less disease
Credit: No attribution required. A University of Vermont-led study of 300,000 children in 35 nations says kids whose watersheds have greater tree cover are less...
Sustainable irrigation may harm other development goals, study shows
Pursuing sustainable irrigation without significant irrigation efficiency gains could negatively impact environmental and development goals in many areas of the world, a new study has...
Human minibrains reveal effects of psychedelic substance
Credit: D'Or Institute for Research and Education (IDOR) A Brazilian study, published in Scientific Reports on October 09, 2017, has identified changes in signaling pathways...
New insight into how brain cells die in Alzheimer’s and FTD
Credit: Emory Alzheimer's Disease Research Center Removal of a regulatory gene called LSD1 in adult mice induces changes in gene activity that that look unexpectedly...
Indigenous Nations’ environmental stewardship in tackling invasive species
As invasive species are threatening ecological habitats throughout the U.S. and Canada, the role of Indigenous nations as environmental stewards has often been overlooked, according...
Tests with topical treatment strategy for fighting skin cancer yield positive results
Researchers at the University of São Paulo (USP), in Brazil, are testing a technique in mice that combines low-intensity electric current with a formulation containing...
New studies add to understanding of treatments for Barrett’s esophagus
DOWNERS GROVE, Ill. - October 6, 2017 - The October issue of GIE: Gastrointestinal Endoscopy features several new studies evaluating various treatments for Barrett's esophagus...
Primary care unable to adequately care for cancer survivors
Primary care medicine is currently not able to meet the health care needs of cancer survivors, despite a decade-long effort by the medical establishment to...
