Polyunsaturated fat in adipose tissue linked to lower mortality
In a study from Uppsala University, published in the American journal JAMA Cardiology, the fatty acid linoleic acid (Omega 6) in subcutaneous adipose tissue was...
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Not all tumor cells are equal
A new study led by Dr. Manel Esteller, Director of the Epigenetics and Cancer Biology Program (PEBC) of Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBELL), ICREA researcher...
Yale study identifies how Zika virus infects the placenta
Transmission electron micrograph (TEM) of Zika virus. Credit: Cynthia Goldsmith/Centers for Disease Control and PreventionNew Haven, Conn.– In a new study, Yale researchers demonstrate Zika...
Study links two genes to breast cancer survival
Dr Paul Huang leads the Protein Networks team in the Cancer Biology division at the ICRTesting for the activity of two genes could pick out...
Regenerative bandage heals diabetic wounds faster
An immunofluorescence image shows regenerated dermal tissue (in pink) in wounds treated with Ameer’s bandage.At some point in their lives, 15 percent of people with...
What are the health risks of having a different ‘Facebook self’?
New Rochelle, NY, August 17, 2016–People may express their true self more easily on Facebook than in person, and the more one’s “Facebook self” differs...
Digital calculator provides the estimated risk for GIST recurrence
GIST (Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor) is an uncommon type of sarcoma found in the tissues supporting the digestive system (stomach and intestines). Approximately one percent of...
Tulane professor receives grant to improve stem cell survival
Credit: TulaneKim O’Connor, a professor in Tulane University’s Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, received a three-year $599,638 grant from the National Science Foundation to...
Roadblocks to research: UNC bioethicist addresses lack of HIV studies in pregnant women
CHAPEL HILL, NC -UNC School of Medicine’s Anne Lyerly is addressing the urgent need for effective HIV prevention and treatment for the estimated 1.5 million...
New retrospective study to find mutations to better diagnose breast cancer in the future
Toronto (August 17, 2016) – Mr. Peter Goodhand, President of The Ontario Institute for Cancer Research (OICR), today announced a new collaborative research study in...
Babies’ spatial reasoning predicts later math skills
Babies’ spatial reasoning predicts later math skills Credit: Photo by Emory UniversitySpatial reasoning measured in infancy predicts how children do at math at four years...
TERRA, the RNAs that protect telomeres
In murine cells TERRA is transcribed mainly from chromosome 18 and in a less way from chromosome 9, in a similar manner we found that...
New findings detail how beneficial bacteria in the nose suppress pathogenic bacteria
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., August 17, 2016 –Staphylococcus aureus is a common colonizer of the human body. Although, one quarter of the U.S. population live with the...
Down to the wire: ONR researchers and new bacteria
ARLINGTON, Va.–Scientists sponsored by the Office of Naval Research (ONR) have genetically modified a common soil bacteria to create electrical wires that not only conduct...
Cellular snowplow keeps genes open
EAST LANSING, Mich. — A new discovery at Michigan State University has revealed how special genes stay open for business, helping diagram a mechanism that...
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