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Research finds greater number of 'escaping genes' on X chromosome

Research from the University of Bath has found a greater number of 'escaping genes' on the X chromosome than have been previously detected, with implications for the understanding of mental impairment in humans.

26 Sep 2013

Article reveals why humans are wired to favor the beautiful ones

"What is beautiful is good" -- but why? A recent article in The Quarterly Review of Biology provides a compelling physiological explanation for the "beauty stereotype": why human beings are wired to favor the beautiful ones.

26 Sep 2013

Researchers study effective ways to get medicine into the brain for treating neurological diseases

A big challenge in medical science is to get medicine into the brain when treating patients with neurological diseases. The brain will do everything to keep foreign substances out and therefore the brains of neurological patients fight a constant, daily battle to throw out the medicine prescribed to help the patients.

26 Sep 2013

Scientists develop model to study the behavior of embryonic tissue

A team of scientists, including M. Lisa Manning, assistant professor of physics in Syracuse University's College of Arts and Sciences, has developed a model for studying tissue-specifically how it organizes into organs and layers during embryonic development.

26 Sep 2013

Three research groups awarded NIH grants to develop framework for evaluating genetic variants

Three grants totaling more than $25 million over four years will help three research groups to develop authoritative information on the millions of genomic variants relevant to human disease and the hundreds that are expected to be useful for clinical practice. The awards are from the National Institutes of Health.

26 Sep 2013

Researchers find out origin of "brown" fat cells that could impact in battling obesity

In ongoing research aimed at battling obesity, UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers have deciphered how new fat cells are formed in energy-storing fat pads.

26 Sep 2013

Epigenetic changes appear to be candidates as early stage biomarkers for Parkinson

Parkinson disease, a neurodegenerative disorder in which both genetic and environmental factors play important roles, has been associated with epigenetic changes (those molecular modifications that alter the behavior of genes without changing the DNA sequence).

26 Sep 2013

Researchers identify existence of precursor cells in early prostate cancers

A team of cancer researchers at the University of California, San Diego has identified the existence of precursor cells in early prostate cancers. These cells are resistant to androgen-deprivation therapy, and may drive the subsequent emergence of recurrent or metastatic prostate cancer.

26 Sep 2013

MIT engineers develop nanoparticles that deliver cancer vaccines to lungs

Many viruses and bacteria infect humans through mucosal surfaces, such as those in the lungs, gastrointestinal tract and reproductive tract. To help fight these pathogens, scientists are working on vaccines that can establish a front line of defense at mucosal surfaces.

26 Sep 2013

Research suggests omega-3 fatty acids may not benefit thinking skills

Contrary to earlier studies, new research suggests that omega-3 fatty acids may not benefit thinking skills. The study is published in the September 25, 2013, online issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology. Omega-3s are found in fatty fish such as salmon and in nuts.

26 Sep 2013

Targeting cell-division cycle may lead to improved outcomes for patients with medulloblastoma

A new experimental approach to treating a type of brain cancer called medulloblastoma has been developed by researchers at Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute (Sanford-Burnham).

26 Sep 2013

Copenhagen researchers gain insight in molecular mechanisms behind breast cancer metastasis

Researchers at University of Copenhagen have gained more insight into the molecular mechanisms of importance for, for example, cancer cell growth and metastasis. The research objective is improved and more targeted drugs. The findings have just been published in the scientific journal Molecular Cell.

26 Sep 2013

Spanish scientists discover melatonin consumption helps control weight gain

Melatonin is a natural hormone segregated by the body and melatonin levels generally increase in the dark at night. It is also found in fruit and vegetables like mustard, Goji berries, almonds, sunflower seeds, cardamom, fennel, coriander and cherries.

26 Sep 2013

Study: Experience and acquired knowledge from decision making offset declining ability

The brains of older people are slowing but experience more than makes up for the decline, a University of California, Riverside assistant professor of management and several colleagues found when asking the participants a series of financially related questions.

25 Sep 2013

New research leads to better understanding of what happens during heart failure

New research from Western University (London, Canada) is leading to a better understanding of what happens during heart failure; knowledge that could lead to better therapeutics or a more accurate predictor of risk.

25 Sep 2013

Exposure to cocaine during in utero development causes disruptions in normal brain development

Prenatal cocaine exposure affects both behavior and brain. Animal studies have shown that exposure to cocaine during in utero development causes numerous disruptions in normal brain development and negatively affects behavior from birth and into adulthood.

25 Sep 2013

Stem cell lines are ideal research tools for designing models to understand disease progression

Scientists from King's College London have announced that 16 human embryonic stem (hES) cell lines have been approved by the US National Institutes of Health (NIH) and placed on their Stem Cell Registry, making them freely available for federally-funded research in the USA.

25 Sep 2013

UCSF inaugurates new endowment of PhD education programs in basic sciences

Sequoia Capital Chairman Sir Michael Moritz, KBE, and his wife, Harriet Heyman, in collaboration with UC San Francisco, have kicked off a new endowment with a $60 million contribution to ensure the future of PhD education programs in the basic sciences.

25 Sep 2013

$Repeating BMD tests after four years provides no clinical benefit of fracture risk in older adults$

Repeating BMD tests after four years provides no clinical benefit of fracture risk in older adults

Repeating bone mineral density (BMD) tests after four years provides little clinical benefit when assessing bone fracture risk in seniors age 75 and older, according to a recent study led by researchers at the Harvard Medical School-affiliated Institute for Aging Research at Hebrew SeniorLife. The study appears in the Sept. 25 online issue of JAMA.

25 Sep 2013

Study on tempol impacted gut bacteria may lead to new treatments for obesity

A drug that appears to target specific intestinal bacteria in the guts of mice may create a chain reaction that could eventually lead to new treatments for obesity and diabetes in humans, according to a team of researchers.

25 Sep 2013

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Research finds greater number of 'escaping genes' on X chromosome

Article reveals why humans are wired to favor the beautiful ones

Researchers study effective ways to get medicine into the brain for treating neurological diseases

Scientists develop model to study the behavior of embryonic tissue

Three research groups awarded NIH grants to develop framework for evaluating genetic variants

Researchers find out origin of "brown" fat cells that could impact in battling obesity

Epigenetic changes appear to be candidates as early stage biomarkers for Parkinson

Researchers identify existence of precursor cells in early prostate cancers

MIT engineers develop nanoparticles that deliver cancer vaccines to lungs

Research suggests omega-3 fatty acids may not benefit thinking skills

Targeting cell-division cycle may lead to improved outcomes for patients with medulloblastoma

Copenhagen researchers gain insight in molecular mechanisms behind breast cancer metastasis

Spanish scientists discover melatonin consumption helps control weight gain

Study: Experience and acquired knowledge from decision making offset declining ability

New research leads to better understanding of what happens during heart failure

Exposure to cocaine during in utero development causes disruptions in normal brain development

Stem cell lines are ideal research tools for designing models to understand disease progression

UCSF inaugurates new endowment of PhD education programs in basic sciences

Repeating BMD tests after four years provides no clinical benefit of fracture risk in older adults

Study on tempol impacted gut bacteria may lead to new treatments for obesity

Considerations for taking ASO discovery programs into animal models

Neurofilament light as a translational biomarker

How can machine learning accelerate neuroscience behavior studies?

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