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Scientists discover less invasive, cheaper technique to improve woman's chances of becoming pregnant

For those facing infertility, IVF has long been the established option to have a baby. Now Australian and Belgian medical scientists have discovered how to improve a woman's chances of becoming pregnant using a less invasive and cheaper alternative.

23 Aug 2016

Researcher aims to shed new light on inner workings of the retina

One of the more studied parts of the human anatomy, the retina -- the neural layer at the back of the eye that senses light -- still has secrets to reveal.

23 Aug 2016

Cloned Zika virus could be used for development of attenuated vaccine

Stopping the explosive spread of Zika virus - which can lead to birth defects in babies born to infected mothers - depends on genetic insights gleaned through new tools and models.

23 Aug 2016

Dangers of do-it-yourself brain stimulation: an interview with Dr Michael D. Fox

tDCS is the administration of week electrical currents through electrodes on the scalp to modulate brain activity.

23 Aug 2016

New drug target could help prevent opioid tolerance and addiction

Researchers have identified a brain mechanism that could be a drug target to help prevent tolerance and addiction to opioid pain medication, such as morphine, according to a study by Georgia State University and Emory University.

23 Aug 2016

Researchers discover new role of cellular signaling molecule involved in release of hunger hormone

Researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have identified a previously unknown role of a cellular signaling molecule involved in release of the "hunger hormone" ghrelin, a finding that could have implications for optimal treatment of children taking beta blockers.

23 Aug 2016

New study aims to find how genes that influence brain function cause risk for drug addiction

A new study aims to better understand what makes some individuals particularly vulnerable to developing drug addiction. A team of researchers from across the country will look at how genes that influence brain function cause risk for addictions.

23 Aug 2016

Prenatal exposure to organochlorine chemicals linked to increased odds of autism in children

Chemicals used in certain pesticides and as insulating material banned in the 1970s may still be haunting us, according to new research that suggests links between higher levels of exposure during pregnancy and significantly increased odds of autism spectrum disorder in children.

23 Aug 2016

NIH researchers discover rare, lethal inflammatory disease that affects young children

National Institutes of Health researchers have discovered a rare and sometimes lethal inflammatory disease - otulipenia - that primarily affects young children. They have also identified anti-inflammatory treatments that ease some of the patients' symptoms: fever, skin rashes, diarrhea, joint pain and overall failure to grow or thrive.

23 Aug 2016

Soluble corn fiber can help build and retain calcium in bone during adolescence and post-menopause

Supplementing with soluble corn fiber at two critical times in a woman's life - adolescence and post-menopause - can help build and retain calcium in bone, according to new research from Purdue University.

23 Aug 2016

Scientists discover novel African types of Salmonella linked to blood poisoning and death

The first global-scale genetic study of Salmonella Enteritidis bacteria, which is a major cause of blood poisoning and death in Africa and food poisoning in the Western World, has discovered that there are in fact three separate types.

22 Aug 2016

Low selenium levels linked to liver cancer risk? An interview with Dr David Hughes

Food provides us with a variety of substances we need to maintain life. These substances are essential nutrients and are classified as macronutrients (water, protein, fats, and carbohydrates) and micronutrients (vitamins and minerals).

22 Aug 2016

Neuroscientists demonstrate revolutionary new way of mapping the brain at single-neuron resolution

Neuroscientists today publish in Neuron details of a revolutionary new way of mapping the brain at the resolution of individual neurons, which they have successfully demonstrated in the mouse brain.

19 Aug 2016

UC researchers receive NIH grant to continue work at Mouse Metabolic Phenotyping Center

Researchers at the University of Cincinnati have been awarded a five-year, $4.3 million renewal grant from the National Institutes of Health to continue work at the university's Mouse Metabolic Phenotyping Center in Reading, Ohio.

19 Aug 2016

Researchers find reason behind epidemiological success of Russian tuberculosis strains

Researchers from the Federal Research and Clinical Centre of Physical-Chemical Medicine, and staff from MIPT's Systems Biology Laboratory, the Research Institute of Phthisiopulmonology and the St. Petersburg Pasteur Institute, conducted a large-scale analysis of the proteins and genomes of mycobacterium tuberculosis strains that are common in Russia and countries of the former Soviet Union and found features that provide a possible explanation for their epidemiological success.

19 Aug 2016

Novel nanoscale display case could help reveal structure of hard-to-study molecules

Researchers at the Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and UC Berkeley have created a sort of nanoscale display case that enables new atomic-scale views of hard-to-study chemical and biological samples.

19 Aug 2016

Penn researchers uncover strategy to reverse effects of dyskeratosis congenita

Dyskeratosis congenita, or DC, is a rare, inherited disease for which there are limited treatment options and no cure.

18 Aug 2016

Unexplained neurodevelopmental disorder linked to harmful mutations in SON gene

A neurodevelopmental disorder for which there was no known cause has been linked to SON, a gene that is involved in essential mechanisms a cell uses to translate DNA into protein, as well as in DNA replication and cell division.

18 Aug 2016

New non-invasive MRI-based method can measure dermal fat

Mammals contain two main varieties of fat: white adipose tissue (WAT), which is used to store energy, and brown adipose tissue (BAT), which is involved in the regulation of body temperature, particularly in infants.

18 Aug 2016

New NIST Standard Reference Material helps ensure accurate measurements of HER2 breast cancer gene

A new measurement standard developed by the National Institute of Standards of Technology has been used successfully by the Frederick National Laboratory for Cancer Research to check the performance of next-generation DNA-sequencing technologies for evaluating gene variations associated with an increased risk of breast cancer.

18 Aug 2016

Laboratory News and Research

Scientists discover less invasive, cheaper technique to improve woman's chances of becoming pregnant

Researcher aims to shed new light on inner workings of the retina

Cloned Zika virus could be used for development of attenuated vaccine

Dangers of do-it-yourself brain stimulation: an interview with Dr Michael D. Fox

New drug target could help prevent opioid tolerance and addiction

Researchers discover new role of cellular signaling molecule involved in release of hunger hormone

New study aims to find how genes that influence brain function cause risk for drug addiction

Prenatal exposure to organochlorine chemicals linked to increased odds of autism in children

NIH researchers discover rare, lethal inflammatory disease that affects young children

Soluble corn fiber can help build and retain calcium in bone during adolescence and post-menopause

Scientists discover novel African types of Salmonella linked to blood poisoning and death

Low selenium levels linked to liver cancer risk? An interview with Dr David Hughes

Neuroscientists demonstrate revolutionary new way of mapping the brain at single-neuron resolution

UC researchers receive NIH grant to continue work at Mouse Metabolic Phenotyping Center

Researchers find reason behind epidemiological success of Russian tuberculosis strains

Novel nanoscale display case could help reveal structure of hard-to-study molecules

Penn researchers uncover strategy to reverse effects of dyskeratosis congenita

Unexplained neurodevelopmental disorder linked to harmful mutations in SON gene

New non-invasive MRI-based method can measure dermal fat

New NIST Standard Reference Material helps ensure accurate measurements of HER2 breast cancer gene

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