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Olive oil component may help prevent cancer developing in the brain

A compound found in olive oil may help to prevent cancer developing in the brain, a study shows. Research into oleic acid -- the primary ingredient in olive oil -- has shown how it can help prevent cancer-causing genes from functioning in cells.

2 Jun 2017

Gene therapy could give protection from severe allergies

A single treatment giving life-long protection from severe allergies such as asthma could be made possible by immunology research at The University of Queensland.

2 Jun 2017

Recommendations to facilitate optimal CGM use and reporting of data in diabetes clinical research

The advantages of continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) for obtaining real-time blood glucose measurements and its ability to detect and even predict hypo- and hyperglycemic events make it a very useful tool for evaluating experimental glucose-lowering drugs and new approaches for treating diabetes.

2 Jun 2017

Tumorigenesis may be induced from neighboring tissues, study suggests

Current view is that cancer development is initiated from cells that acquire initial DNA mutations. These in turn provoke additional defects, and ultimately the affected cells begin to proliferate in an uncontrolled manner to develop primary tumors.

2 Jun 2017

University of Redlands researchers discover critical process in pharmaceutical drug development

A faculty-student research team in the chemistry lab at the University of Redlands has advanced a new approach to a critical process in pharmaceutical drug development that could reduce the time and cost of bringing a drug from concept to market.

2 Jun 2017

Scientists locate crucial off-switch for central cell control

As the cell's molecular control center, the mTor kinase regulates cellular metabolism, growth and division. However, in cells affected by pathological change, the regulation goes array.

2 Jun 2017

$CTs of core muscle may help identify optimal treatments for older patients with hip fractures$

CTs of core muscle may help identify optimal treatments for older patients with hip fractures

Using computed tomography (CT) to evaluate muscle health may help identify optimal treatments for older patients who fall and break their hips, a new study led by radiologists from UC Davis and Wake Forest Baptist medical centers has found.

2 Jun 2017

Study uncovers crucial piece into why playing a musical instrument can protect brain health

A recent study conducted at Baycrest Health Sciences has uncovered a crucial piece into why playing a musical instrument can help older adults retain their listening skills and ward off age-related cognitive declines.

2 Jun 2017

Scientists create new method to make peptide stapling widely available

UK scientists have created a new method to structure peptides, which they say will be cheaper and make the process of using stapled peptides in drug discovery much more widely available.

2 Jun 2017

BrainScope One study shows one-third potential reduction of avoidable CT scans in mild TBI patients

BrainScope Company, Inc. today announced a publication describing the use of its flagship product, BrainScope One, in an independent clinical trial demonstrating the potential reduction of one-third (33.3%) of unnecessary computed tomography scans of mildly presenting head injured patients in hospital emergency rooms.

2 Jun 2017

Assessing safety and toxicity of bioactives could be key to establishing tolerable upper intake levels

The good news is out that wine and dark chocolate may be good for your health. That's because of substances known as bioactives that are contained in those foods.

2 Jun 2017

Bacterial cell factories produce enzymes that can be used as active ingredients in drugs

Researchers at the Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Biosustainability in Denmark have developed a method of producing P450 enzymes - used by plants to defend against predators and microbes - in bacterial cell factories. The process could facilitate the production of large quantities of the enzymes, which are also involved in the biosynthesis of active ingredients of cancer drugs.

2 Jun 2017

Microbiologist explores new methods for analyzing fecal pollution in water

In a project supported by the Austrian Science Fund FWF, the microbiologist Andreas Farnleitner is looking at new methods for analyzing faecal pollution in water. Using DNA analytics, the scientist aims to develop comprehensive and simple methods to determine the extent and origin of faecal pollution.

2 Jun 2017

ATCC and One Codex form partnership to address microbiome research needs

ATCC, a global leader in biological materials development, management and standards, and One Codex, a leading microbial genomics and metagenomics platform, today announced the formation of a partnership to address microbiome research needs.

2 Jun 2017

Study underlines significance of microglia for homeostasis in the brain

The role of microglial cells in neurodegenerative disease is not fully understood. But new results from researchers in Munich and Basel suggest that stimulation of this arm of the immune system might well delay the onset of such disorders.

2 Jun 2017

As government-funded cancer research sags, scientists fear U.S. is ‘losing its edge’

Less and less of the research presented at a prominent cancer conference is supported by the National Institutes of Health, a development that some of the country's top scientists see as a worrisome trend.

2 Jun 2017

Switching to solar energy provides economic benefits, saves lives

In a new study published in Renewable & Sustainable Energy Reviews, a team from Michigan Technological University calculated the cost of combusting coal in terms of human lives along with the potential benefits of switching to solar.

2 Jun 2017

Scientists test hypothesis about evolution of neural circuits and behavior

Scientists at Georgia State University have rewired the neural circuit of one species and given it the connections of another species to test a hypothesis about the evolution of neural circuits and behavior.

2 Jun 2017

Studies provide in-depth understanding about cognitive, physical function of U.S. Chinese older adults

U.S. Asian populations may have different risk profiles for common geriatric conditions like cognitive and physical decline.

2 Jun 2017

UCSB biologists develop new antimicrobial susceptibility test to transform the way antibiotics are tested

When a patient is prescribed the wrong antibiotic to treat a bacterial infection, it's not necessarily the physician who is at fault. The current antibiotic assay -- standardized in 1961 by the World Health Organization and used worldwide -- is potentially flawed.

2 Jun 2017

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Olive oil component may help prevent cancer developing in the brain

Gene therapy could give protection from severe allergies

Recommendations to facilitate optimal CGM use and reporting of data in diabetes clinical research

Tumorigenesis may be induced from neighboring tissues, study suggests

University of Redlands researchers discover critical process in pharmaceutical drug development

Scientists locate crucial off-switch for central cell control

CTs of core muscle may help identify optimal treatments for older patients with hip fractures

Study uncovers crucial piece into why playing a musical instrument can protect brain health

Scientists create new method to make peptide stapling widely available

BrainScope One study shows one-third potential reduction of avoidable CT scans in mild TBI patients

Assessing safety and toxicity of bioactives could be key to establishing tolerable upper intake levels

Bacterial cell factories produce enzymes that can be used as active ingredients in drugs

Microbiologist explores new methods for analyzing fecal pollution in water

ATCC and One Codex form partnership to address microbiome research needs

Study underlines significance of microglia for homeostasis in the brain

As government-funded cancer research sags, scientists fear U.S. is ‘losing its edge’

Switching to solar energy provides economic benefits, saves lives

Scientists test hypothesis about evolution of neural circuits and behavior

Studies provide in-depth understanding about cognitive, physical function of U.S. Chinese older adults

UCSB biologists develop new antimicrobial susceptibility test to transform the way antibiotics are tested

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