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For a long time dismissed as “junk DNA”, we now know that also the regions between the genes fulfil vital functions. Mutations in those DNA...

CNIO scientists have created mice with hyper-long telomeres without altering the genes

The Telomeres and Telomerase Group at the Spanish National Cancer Research Centre (CNIO), in collaboration with the Centre’s Transgenic Mice Core Unit, has succeeded in...

Dietary supplement may prevent and reverse severe damage to aging brain, research suggests

A dietary supplement containing a blend of thirty vitamins and minerals–all natural ingredients widely available in health food stores–has shown remarkable anti-aging properties that can...

3-D printing of patterned membranes opens door to rapid advances in membrane technology

Credit: Hickner Group/Penn State A new type of 3-D printing will make it possible for the first time to rapidly prototype and test polymer membranes...

Renal dopamine signaling prevents kidney injury and improves blood pressure in mice

Dopamine signaling in the kidneys plays a critical role in blood pressure regulation and is responsible for nearly half of the salt and water excretion...

Cancer cells become more aggressive from fat storage

It has been established that not all cancer cells are equally aggressive – most can be neutralised with radiation and chemotherapy. Researchers at Lund University...

Imaging biomarker distinguishes prostate cancer tumor grade

Physicians have long used magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to detect cancer but results of a University of California San Diego School of Medicine study describe...

Novel mouse model sheds new light on autism spectrum disorder

MADISON, Wis. — A new mouse model, developed by researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, is the first to show that when more of a...

New devices, wearable system aim to predict, prevent asthma attacks

Researchers have developed an integrated, wearable system that monitors a user’s environment, heart rate and other physical attributes with the goal of predicting and preventing...

How the names of organisms help to turn ‘small data’ into ‘Big Data’

Innovation in ‘Big Data’ helps address problems that were previously overwhelming. What we know about organisms is in hundreds of millions of pages published over...

The organizer of body axes

In humans and in animals, the correct position of tissues, organs and appendages is essential. Two body axes (the head-tail and the back-belly axes) usually...

Cancer studies should include overweight, elderly mice

ST. LOUIS — Researchers should include laboratory mice that are old and obese in their studies of immunotherapy treatments for cancer, according to a review...

Prenatal fruit consumption boosts babies’ cognitive development

Credit: Ross Neitz (Edmonton, AB) Most people have heard the old adage “an apple a day keeps the doctor away.” It’s an old truth that...

Increased marrying, and mating, by education level not affecting genetic make-up

While the latter half of the 20th century showed a widening gap between the more and less educated with respect to marriage and fertility, this...

Study reveals protein that dials immune responses up and down