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Study identifies new mutations linked to hereditary neuroendocrine tumors

Pheochromocytomas and paragangliomas are rare neuroendocrine tumors with a strong hereditary component. Half the genes whose alterations confer hereditary susceptibility to develop this condition code for enzymes involved in the Krebs cycle, a metabolic route involved in cellular respiration.

20 Jul 2017

Methicillin use not to blame for MRSA, say researchers

The introduction of methicillin into clinical practice is not what caused the emergence of methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), report researchers. According to a collaborative study by the University of St Andrews, University of Dundee and the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, MRSA existed long before clinicians started using the antibiotic.

20 Jul 2017

Avantor opens new state-of-the-art Innovation Center in Bridgewater, New Jersey

Avantor, a global supplier of ultra-high-purity materials for customers across the life sciences and advanced technologies sectors, has opened a new research center in Bridgewater, New Jersey (USA) to help biopharmaceutical and pharmaceutical customers with a full range of upstream and downstream processes, from gene to protein expression through final formulation and drug delivery.

20 Jul 2017

Scientists create new probe for imaging proteins involved in fibrogenesis

Organs respond to injuries with the formation of new fibrous tissue, which can result in scarring. This process called fibrogenesis can now be monitored noninvasively on a molecular level, as American scientists report in the journal Angewandte Chemie.

19 Jul 2017

Skin-applied microneedle patch boosts immunization to seasonal flu vaccine recipients, study finds

A boosting skin vaccination with a biodegradable microneedle patch and protein constructed from sequences of influenza virus subtypes could improve the effectiveness of conventional influenza vaccines, according to a study led by Georgia State University.

19 Jul 2017

Researchers identify striking contrasts in how groups of neurons function during decision making

By training mice to perform a sound identification task in a virtual reality maze, researchers at Harvard Medical School and the Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia (IIT) have identified striking contrasts in how groups of neurons in different cortex regions of the brain function during decision making.

19 Jul 2017

First of its kind 45-day HERA mission incorporates sleep reduction for research purposes

After 45 days in NASA's Human Exploration Research Analog (HERA), the four-man crew can hardly hold their eyes open. This mission was the first of its kind to last 45 days, as well as incorporate sleep reduction for research purposes.

19 Jul 2017

Research shows how the brain can become adaptive based on training

Practice might not always make perfect, but it's essential for learning a sport or a musical instrument. It's also the basis of brain training, an approach that holds potential as a non-invasive therapy to overcome disabilities caused by neurological disease or trauma.

19 Jul 2017

Harvard scientists gain new insights into brain networks involved in remembering, planning

Harvard scientists have gained new insights into how the brain networks important for thought and remembering are organized in individual people, bringing the notion of using brain scans to help personalize medical treatments one step closer to reality.

19 Jul 2017

Lunatic fringe gene plays role in regulating fate of neural stem cells

The discovery that the brain can generate new cells - about 700 new neurons each day - has triggered investigations to uncover how this process is regulated.

19 Jul 2017

Shark scavenging behavior helps scientists identify marks on human bones

Shark feeding habits are helping scientists identify marks on human bones found in the ocean. By analyzing shark scavenging behavior, the University of Florida's C.A. Pound Human Identification Laboratory identified which marks were left behind by sharks, what species of sharks made the marks and where the feedings might have occurred.

19 Jul 2017

Scientists unlock secrets of indestructible virus to create super-durable materials

It's like the Superman of viruses, astonishingly tough and able to survive in an environment that would dissolve flesh and bone. And now scientists have unlocked the secrets of its indestructibility, potentially allowing them to harness its remarkable properties to create super-durable materials and better treat disease.

19 Jul 2017

Cohabitating couples influence microbial communities on each other's skin

Couples who live together share many things: Bedrooms, bathrooms, food, and even bacteria. After analyzing skin microbiomes from cohabitating couples, microbial ecologists at the University of Waterloo, in Canada, found that people who live together significantly influence the microbial communities on each other's skin.

19 Jul 2017

UD researchers receive $1 million Keck Foundation grant to dive deep into lives of microbes

Even in sediment cores extracted more than a mile beneath the ocean floor, you'll find them. Tiny organisms only a cell in size chug along ever so slowly.

19 Jul 2017

Bone strength may be inherited, study shows

A new study indicates that bone strength may be inherited and that its genetic determinants are to some extent shared with bone mineral density.

19 Jul 2017

Highly intricate visual system arises from simple blueprint present at birth, findings suggest

For decades, researchers have known that the primate brain is organized into "maps" for each of the different senses: one of the body for touch, one of the visual world for sight, one of tones for hearing.

19 Jul 2017

Scientists discover how CD44s molecule gives brain cancer cells a survival advantage

Understanding the mechanisms that give cancer cells the ability to survive and grow opens the possibility of developing improved treatments to control or cure the disease.

19 Jul 2017

Researchers uncover new clues to why BRCA1 mutations cause breast and ovarian cancer

The human body holds many mysteries, and function of the BRCA1 gene is among them. Women who inherit a faulty copy of BRCA1 have up to a 65 percent chance to develop breast cancer by age 70. They also have up to a 39 percent chance to develop ovarian cancer.

19 Jul 2017

Two cell types partner to protect pancreatic tumors from immune attack

Two cell types work together to protect pancreatic tumors from destruction by the immune system. But, blocking this partnership may restore the system's ability to attack these same tumor cells.

19 Jul 2017

MIT engineers design new gel coatings that may lead to better medical devices

Catheters, intravenous lines, and other types of surgical tubing are a medical necessity for managing a wide range of diseases. But a patient's experience with such devices is rarely a comfortable one.

19 Jul 2017

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Study identifies new mutations linked to hereditary neuroendocrine tumors

Methicillin use not to blame for MRSA, say researchers

Avantor opens new state-of-the-art Innovation Center in Bridgewater, New Jersey

Scientists create new probe for imaging proteins involved in fibrogenesis

Skin-applied microneedle patch boosts immunization to seasonal flu vaccine recipients, study finds

Researchers identify striking contrasts in how groups of neurons function during decision making

First of its kind 45-day HERA mission incorporates sleep reduction for research purposes

Research shows how the brain can become adaptive based on training

Harvard scientists gain new insights into brain networks involved in remembering, planning

Lunatic fringe gene plays role in regulating fate of neural stem cells

Shark scavenging behavior helps scientists identify marks on human bones

Scientists unlock secrets of indestructible virus to create super-durable materials

Cohabitating couples influence microbial communities on each other's skin

UD researchers receive $1 million Keck Foundation grant to dive deep into lives of microbes

Bone strength may be inherited, study shows

Highly intricate visual system arises from simple blueprint present at birth, findings suggest

Scientists discover how CD44s molecule gives brain cancer cells a survival advantage

Researchers uncover new clues to why BRCA1 mutations cause breast and ovarian cancer

Two cell types partner to protect pancreatic tumors from immune attack

MIT engineers design new gel coatings that may lead to better medical devices

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