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Researchers visualize live cell-to-cell communication pathways in bacteria

Most bacteria are able to communicate with each other by secreting signaling molecules. Once the concentration of signals has reached a critical density (-the Quorum), the bacteria are able to coordinate their behavior

20 Jul 2013

Family caregivers of older adults with dementia willing to stop cancer screening: Research

Research from the Regenstrief Institute and the Indiana University Center for Aging Research has found that many family caregivers of older adults with dementia are willing to consider stopping cancer screening of the elderly individual; they are also relieved when the older adult's physician brings it up.

20 Jul 2013

Brigham and Women's Hospital study examines sustained inattentional blindness in expert observers

If you were working on something at your computer and a gorilla floated across your computer screen, would you notice it? You would like to think yes, however, research shows that people often miss such events when engaged in a difficult task.

20 Jul 2013

Infants who spend nights away from caregivers have more insecure attachments

Babies have an innate biological need to be attached to caregivers, usually their parents. But what happens when babies spend a night or more per week away from a primary caregiver, as increasingly happens in cases where the parents share custody, but do not live together?

20 Jul 2013

Researchers study neural-biological processes associated with cultural differences

A University of Maryland-led research team is working to help diplomats, military personnel, global managers and others who operate abroad to peer inside the minds of people from very different cultures.

20 Jul 2013

EU-funded project examines dietary habits in people with inadequate nutrition

Until now, we have had very little understanding of the extent of malnutrition in Europe, especially in populations at risk of poverty. Now, an EU-funded project calledCHANCE, aims to address the dietary habits in people with inadequate nutrition.

20 Jul 2013

Almost 70% of New Yorkers with disability are obese

The New York State Department of Health's new information on the high rates of obesity among the disabled community is deeply concerning, says a statewide coalition of disease prevention experts and advocates.

20 Jul 2013

Research collaboration to tackle multiple sclerosis, motor neurone disease

Research into multiple sclerosis and motor neurone disease is to be boosted with an international collaboration to further understanding of these illnesses.

20 Jul 2013

NKX2-8 mutation in dogs may be a risk factor for human neural tube defects, say researchers

A gene related to neural tube defects in dogs has for the first time been identified by researchers at the University of California, Davis, and University of Iowa.

20 Jul 2013

Absence of Shp-2 enzyme near cartilage cells can lead to multiple benign cartilage tumors in mice

Rhode Island Hospital researchers have found that the absence of the Shp-2 enzyme near specialized cartilage cells can lead to the development of multiple benign cartilage tumors in mice, a model that recapitulates the rare human tumor syndrome metachondromatosis.

20 Jul 2013

Researchers identify mechanism behind pediatric solid tumors

Most of the time, it takes decades of accumulating genetic errors for a tumor to develop. While this explains the general occurrence of cancer in adults, it leaves a gap in understanding of the cause of pediatric tumors.

20 Jul 2013

Researchers discover new functions for PTPN22 gene linked with autoimmune disease

Researchers at the University of Minnesota have identified infection-fighting and inflammation-suppressing functions for a gene associated with human autoimmune disease.

20 Jul 2013

Researchers uncover evidence that genetic changes play role in resistance to deadly disease

Researchers have long understood that genetics can play a role in how susceptible people are to contracting cholera, but a team of Harvard scientists is now uncovering evidence of genetic changes that might also help protect some people from contracting the deadly disease.

20 Jul 2013

Researchers demonstrate that 2-drug combination can eliminate cancer

New research conducted by Harvard scientists is laying out a roadmap to one of the holy grails of modern medicine - a cure for cancer.

20 Jul 2013

Kidney patients who take calcium to lower phosphorous levels at higher risk of death: Study

Kidney patients who take calcium supplements to lower their phosphorous levels may be at a 22 per cent higher risk of death than those who take other non-calcium based treatments, according to a new study by Women's College Hospital's Dr. Sophie Jamal.

20 Jul 2013

UCSF researchers find a way to knock down cancers caused by tumor-driving protein

UC San Francisco researchers have found a way to knock down cancers caused by a tumor-driving protein called -myc,- paving the way for patients with myc-driven cancers to enroll in clinical trials for experimental treatments.

20 Jul 2013

Sambazon addresses fluctuations of natural caffeine levels in energy drink beverages

Sambazon, the pioneer of Açai and organic Amazon Superfoods™, recently addressed variations in caffeine levels that may have occurred in its Amazon Energy™ products between 2009 and 2012.

20 Jul 2013

Metagenomics technique used to recover TB genomes from 215-year old mummy

Researchers at the University of Warwick have recovered tuberculosis (TB) genomes from the lung tissue of a 215-year old mummy using a technique known as metagenomics.

20 Jul 2013

Keele researchers receive fund to find effectiveness of common treatments for carpal tunnel

Researchers at Keele University, UK, have been awarded funding from Arthritis Research UK to find out more about the effectiveness of common treatments for carpal tunnel syndrome, a painful, common condition affecting trapped nerves in the hand and wrists.

20 Jul 2013

Protein on surface of human breast tumour cells may serve as drug target for breast cancer

Scientists have identified higher levels of a receptor protein found on the surface of human breast tumour cells that may serve as a new drug target for the treatment of breast cancer.

19 Jul 2013

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Researchers visualize live cell-to-cell communication pathways in bacteria

Family caregivers of older adults with dementia willing to stop cancer screening: Research

Brigham and Women's Hospital study examines sustained inattentional blindness in expert observers

Infants who spend nights away from caregivers have more insecure attachments

Researchers study neural-biological processes associated with cultural differences

EU-funded project examines dietary habits in people with inadequate nutrition

Almost 70% of New Yorkers with disability are obese

Research collaboration to tackle multiple sclerosis, motor neurone disease

NKX2-8 mutation in dogs may be a risk factor for human neural tube defects, say researchers

Absence of Shp-2 enzyme near cartilage cells can lead to multiple benign cartilage tumors in mice

Researchers identify mechanism behind pediatric solid tumors

Researchers discover new functions for PTPN22 gene linked with autoimmune disease

Researchers uncover evidence that genetic changes play role in resistance to deadly disease

Researchers demonstrate that 2-drug combination can eliminate cancer

Kidney patients who take calcium to lower phosphorous levels at higher risk of death: Study

UCSF researchers find a way to knock down cancers caused by tumor-driving protein

Sambazon addresses fluctuations of natural caffeine levels in energy drink beverages

Metagenomics technique used to recover TB genomes from 215-year old mummy

Keele researchers receive fund to find effectiveness of common treatments for carpal tunnel

Protein on surface of human breast tumour cells may serve as drug target for breast cancer

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