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Medicine/Pharmacology - Life Sciences - 22.02
Engineers create cell phone-based sensor for detection of E. coli
UCLA RESEARCH ALERT FINDINGS: Researchers from the UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science have developed a new cell phone–based fluorescent imaging and sensing platform that can detect the presence of the bacterium Escherichia coli in food and water.
Engineers create cell phone-based sensor for detection of E. coli
Life Sciences - Medicine/Pharmacology - 21.02
Cocaine and the teen brain: Yale research offers insights into addiction
When first exposed to cocaine, the adolescent brain launches a strong defensive reaction designed to minimize the drug's effects, Yale and other scientists have found. Now two new studies by a Yale team identify key genes that regulate this response and show that interfering with this reaction dramatically increases a mouse's sensitivity to cocaine.
Cocaine and the teen brain: Yale research offers insights into addiction
When first exposed to cocaine, the adolescent brain launches a strong defensive reaction designed to minimize the drug's effects, Yale and other scientists have found. Now two new studies by a Yale team identify key genes that regulate this response and show that interfering with this reaction dramatically increases a mouse's sensitivity to cocaine.
Medicine/Pharmacology - Life Sciences - 21.02
What cancer cells need to travel
Cancer cells must prepare for travel before invading new tissues, but new Cornell research has found a possible way to stop these cells from ever hitting the road. Researchers have identified two key proteins that are needed to get cells moving and have uncovered a new pathway that treatments could block to immobilize mutant cells and keep cancer from spreading, said Richard Cerione, Goldwin Smith Professor of Pharmacology and Chemical Biology at Cornell's College of Veterinary Medicine.
What cancer cells need to travel
Life Sciences - Environmental Sciences - 20.02
Wildlife and cows can be partners, not enemies, in search for food
Princeton University researchers conducted two large-scale experiments in Kenya that offer the first experimental evidence that allowing cattle to graze on the same land as wild animals can result in healthier, meatier bovines by enhancing the cows' diet.
Wildlife and cows can be partners, not enemies, in search for food
Life Sciences - Environmental Sciences - 19.02
Yosemite’s alpine chipmunks take genetic hit from climate change
Global warming has forced alpine chipmunks in Yosemite to higher ground, prompting a startling decline in the species' genetic diversity, according to a new study by researchers at the University of California, Berkeley.
Yosemite’s alpine chipmunks take genetic hit from climate change
Medicine/Pharmacology - Life Sciences - 17.02
UCLA discovery that migrating cells ’turn right’ has implications for engineering tissues, organs
What if we could engineer a liver or kidney from a patient's own stem cells? How about helping regenerate tissue damaged by diseases such as osteoporosis and arthritis? A new UCLA study bring scientists a little closer to these possibilities by providing a better understanding how tissue is formed and organized in the body.
UCLA discovery that migrating cells ’turn right’ has implications for engineering tissues, organs
Life Sciences - Medicine/Pharmacology - 16.02
Study proves nobody is genetically perfect
Every person carries on average 100 variants that disable genes - yet very few suffer ill effects, reports an international team of researchers led by Yale University and Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute in the Feb.
Study proves nobody is genetically perfect
Every person carries on average 100 variants that disable genes - yet very few suffer ill effects, reports an international team of researchers led by Yale University and Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute in the Feb.
Medicine/Pharmacology - Life Sciences - 16.02
When body clock runs down, immune system takes time off
The circadian clock is a finely tuned genetic mechanism that regulates our sleep cycle and key metabolic changes during the 24-hour cycle. It also may help determine whether we get sick or not, according to a new Yale School of Medicine study published online Feb 16 in the journal Immunity.
When body clock runs down, immune system takes time off
The circadian clock is a finely tuned genetic mechanism that regulates our sleep cycle and key metabolic changes during the 24-hour cycle. It also may help determine whether we get sick or not, according to a new Yale School of Medicine study published online Feb 16 in the journal Immunity.
Life Sciences - Medicine/Pharmacology - 16.02
How mitochondrial DNA defects cause inherited deafness
Yale scientists have discovered the molecular pathway by which maternally inherited deafness appears to occur: Mitochondrial DNA mutations trigger a signaling cascade, resulting in programmed cell death.
How mitochondrial DNA defects cause inherited deafness
Yale scientists have discovered the molecular pathway by which maternally inherited deafness appears to occur: Mitochondrial DNA mutations trigger a signaling cascade, resulting in programmed cell death.
Life Sciences - 16.02
Secret of sperm quality control revealed by Yale scientists
Yale researchers have discovered how the "guardian of the genome'' oversees quality control in the production of sperm - and perhaps in many other cells as well. The research published online Feb.
Secret of sperm quality control revealed by Yale scientists
Yale researchers have discovered how the "guardian of the genome'' oversees quality control in the production of sperm - and perhaps in many other cells as well. The research published online Feb.
Environmental Sciences - Life Sciences - 13.02
Fish of Antarctica threatened by climate change
A Yale-led study of the evolutionary history of Antarctic fish and their "anti-freeze" proteins illustrates how tens of millions of years ago a lineage of fish adapted to newly formed polar conditions - and how today they are endangered by a rapid rise in ocean temperatures.
Fish of Antarctica threatened by climate change
Life Sciences - Medicine/Pharmacology - 13.02
Neuron memory key to taming chronic pain
Study suggests erasing neuronal memories may help control persistent pain For some, the pain is so great that they can't even bear to have clothes touch their skin. For others, it means that every step is a deliberate and agonizing choice.
Neuron memory key to taming chronic pain
Study suggests erasing neuronal memories may help control persistent pain For some, the pain is so great that they can't even bear to have clothes touch their skin. For others, it means that every step is a deliberate and agonizing choice.
Life Sciences - Psychology - 9.02
Study suggests girls can ’rewire’ brains to ward off depression
Stanford researchers are using fMRI machines to monitor the brains of girls at risk of depression and learn more about their responses to stress. Using brain imaging and a video game, researchers teach girls at risk of depression how to train their brains away from negative situations.
Study suggests girls can ’rewire’ brains to ward off depression
Stanford researchers are using fMRI machines to monitor the brains of girls at risk of depression and learn more about their responses to stress. Using brain imaging and a video game, researchers teach girls at risk of depression how to train their brains away from negative situations.
Life Sciences - Environmental Sciences - 8.02
Hunting could hurt genetic diversity of sandhill cranes, UW research suggests
As Wisconsin lawmakers debate whether to establish a hunting season for sandhill cranes, they may want to consider more than just the sheer number of birds, suggests a University of Wisconsin-Madison specialist in avian genetics.
Hunting could hurt genetic diversity of sandhill cranes, UW research suggests
As Wisconsin lawmakers debate whether to establish a hunting season for sandhill cranes, they may want to consider more than just the sheer number of birds, suggests a University of Wisconsin-Madison specialist in avian genetics.
Medicine/Pharmacology - Life Sciences - 7.02
Treatment for TB can be guided by patients’ genetics
A gene that influences the inflammatory response to infection may also predict the effectiveness of drug treatment for a deadly form of tuberculosis.
An international collaboration between researchers at the University of Washington in Seattle, Duke University, Harvard University, the Oxford University Clinical Research Unit in Vietnam and Kings College London reported these findings Feb.
Treatment for TB can be guided by patients’ genetics
Medicine/Pharmacology - Life Sciences - 6.02
Metabolic “breathalyzer” reveals early signs of disease
The future of disease diagnosis may lie in a "breathalyzer"-like technology currently under development at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. “It's a cheaper, faster, and more sensitive method of diagnosis.” Fariba Assadi-Porter New research published online in February in the peer-reviewed journal Metabolism demonstrates a simple but sensitive method that can distinguish normal and disease-state glucose metabolism by a quick assay of blood or exhaled air.
Metabolic “breathalyzer” reveals early signs of disease
The future of disease diagnosis may lie in a "breathalyzer"-like technology currently under development at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. “It's a cheaper, faster, and more sensitive method of diagnosis.” Fariba Assadi-Porter New research published online in February in the peer-reviewed journal Metabolism demonstrates a simple but sensitive method that can distinguish normal and disease-state glucose metabolism by a quick assay of blood or exhaled air.
Medicine/Pharmacology - Life Sciences - 6.02
Hormel Institute study makes key finding in stem cell self-renewal
Institute's cancer research is published in top scientific journal MINNEAPOLIS / ST. PAUL (02/06/2012) — A University of Minnesota-led research team has proposed a mechanism for the control of whether embryonic stem cells continue to proliferate and stay stem cells, or differentiate into adult cells like brain, liver or skin.
Hormel Institute study makes key finding in stem cell self-renewal
Institute's cancer research is published in top scientific journal MINNEAPOLIS / ST. PAUL (02/06/2012) — A University of Minnesota-led research team has proposed a mechanism for the control of whether embryonic stem cells continue to proliferate and stay stem cells, or differentiate into adult cells like brain, liver or skin.
Medicine/Pharmacology - Life Sciences - 3.02
UC San Diego Moores Cancer Center Offers New Hope for Deadly Brain Tumor
Jim Black is fighting the meanest, most aggressive, most common kind of brain tumor in the United States: recurrent glioblastoma multiforme (GBM). In the United States, each year, approximately 10,000 patients are affected by GBM.
UC San Diego Moores Cancer Center Offers New Hope for Deadly Brain Tumor
Jim Black is fighting the meanest, most aggressive, most common kind of brain tumor in the United States: recurrent glioblastoma multiforme (GBM). In the United States, each year, approximately 10,000 patients are affected by GBM.
Life Sciences - Medicine/Pharmacology - 2.02
Researchers identify peptide that inhibits replication of hepatitis C virus
Researchers from UCLA's Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center have identified a cell-permeable peptide that inhibits a hepatitis C virus protein and blocks the viral replication that can lead to liver cancer and cirrhosis.
Researchers identify peptide that inhibits replication of hepatitis C virus
Medicine/Pharmacology - Life Sciences - 2.02
Alzheimer’s Disease May Spread by
For decades, researchers have debated whether Alzheimer's disease starts independently in vulnerable brain regions at different times, or if it begins in one region and then spreads to neuroanatomically connected areas.
Alzheimer’s Disease May Spread by
For decades, researchers have debated whether Alzheimer's disease starts independently in vulnerable brain regions at different times, or if it begins in one region and then spreads to neuroanatomically connected areas.
Life Sciences - Medicine/Pharmacology - 1.02
Stem cells could drive hepatitis research forward
By creating liver-like cells, scientists can study why people respond differently to the disease. Hepatitis C, an infectious disease that can cause inflammation and organ failure, has different effects on different people.
Stem cells could drive hepatitis research forward
By creating liver-like cells, scientists can study why people respond differently to the disease. Hepatitis C, an infectious disease that can cause inflammation and organ failure, has different effects on different people.
Life Sciences - Medicine/Pharmacology - 31.01
Genes linked to cancer could be easier to detect with liquid lasers
ANN ARBOR, Mich. - Using a liquid laser, University of Michigan researchers have developed a better way to detect the slight genetic mutations that might predispose a person to a particular type of cancer or other diseases.
Genes linked to cancer could be easier to detect with liquid lasers
Chemistry - Life Sciences - 30.01
Ferroelectric switching discovered for first time in soft biological tissue
The heart's inner workings are mysterious, perhaps even more so with a new finding. Engineers at the University of Washington have discovered an electrical property in arteries not seen before in mammalian tissues.
Ferroelectric switching discovered for first time in soft biological tissue
Medicine/Pharmacology - Life Sciences - 30.01
Genetic breakthrough for brain cancer in children
Canadian-led research team identifies two mutations in crucial gene involved in deadly pediatric brain tumours An international research team led by the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre (RI MUHC) has made a major genetic breakthrough that could change the way pediatric cancers are treated in the future.
Genetic breakthrough for brain cancer in children
Canadian-led research team identifies two mutations in crucial gene involved in deadly pediatric brain tumours An international research team led by the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre (RI MUHC) has made a major genetic breakthrough that could change the way pediatric cancers are treated in the future.
Medicine/Pharmacology - Life Sciences - 29.01
Stealthy leprosy pathogen evades critical vitamin D-dependent immune response
A team of UCLA scientists has found that the pathogen that causes leprosy has a remarkable ability to avoid the human immune system by inhibiting the antimicrobial responses important to our defenses.
Stealthy leprosy pathogen evades critical vitamin D-dependent immune response
Life Sciences - History/Philosophy - 26.01
Survey suggests family history of psychiatric disorders shapes intellectual interests
by Morgan Kelly A hallmark of the individual is the cultivation of personal interests, but for some people, their intellectual pursuits might actually be genetically predetermined. Survey results published by Princeton University researchers in the journal PLoS ONE suggest that a family history of psychiatric conditions such as autism and depression could influence the subjects a person finds engaging.
Survey suggests family history of psychiatric disorders shapes intellectual interests
by Morgan Kelly A hallmark of the individual is the cultivation of personal interests, but for some people, their intellectual pursuits might actually be genetically predetermined. Survey results published by Princeton University researchers in the journal PLoS ONE suggest that a family history of psychiatric conditions such as autism and depression could influence the subjects a person finds engaging.
Medicine/Pharmacology - Life Sciences - 25.01
Researchers Induce Alzheimer’s Neurons From Pluripotent Stem Cells
Stem-cell-derived neurons, made from patients with Alzheimer's disease, provide a new tool for unraveling the mechanisms underlying the neurodegenerative disease. In this image, DNA is shown in blue, dendrites and cell bodies in red and endosomal markers Rab5 and EEA1 in green and orange, respectively.
Researchers Induce Alzheimer’s Neurons From Pluripotent Stem Cells
Stem-cell-derived neurons, made from patients with Alzheimer's disease, provide a new tool for unraveling the mechanisms underlying the neurodegenerative disease. In this image, DNA is shown in blue, dendrites and cell bodies in red and endosomal markers Rab5 and EEA1 in green and orange, respectively.
Medicine/Pharmacology - Life Sciences - 24.01
Window over mouse spinal cord allows imaging to aid trauma therapy
To study spinal cord injuries, researchers have had to conduct exploratory surgeries on mice to determine how nerves and other cells respond after trauma. But these approaches have only shown snapshots in time and have failed to provide key, game-changing information.
Window over mouse spinal cord allows imaging to aid trauma therapy
Life Sciences - 24.01
Foot and ankle structure differs between sprinters and non-sprinters
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. - The skeletal structure of the foot and ankle differs significantly between human sprinters and non-sprinters, according to Penn State researchers. Their findings not only help explain why some people are faster runners than others, but also may be useful in helping people who have difficulty walking, such as older adults and children with cerebral palsy.
Foot and ankle structure differs between sprinters and non-sprinters
Medicine/Pharmacology - Life Sciences - 23.01
Painful egos: Narcissism may be harmful for men
ANN ARBOR, Mich. - The personality trait narcissism may have an especially negative effect on the health of men, according to a new study. "Narcissistic men may be paying a high price in terms of their physical health, in addition to the psychological cost to their relationships," said Sara Konrath, a University of Michigan psychologist who co-authored the study published in PLoS ONE.
Painful egos: Narcissism may be harmful for men
ANN ARBOR, Mich. - The personality trait narcissism may have an especially negative effect on the health of men, according to a new study. "Narcissistic men may be paying a high price in terms of their physical health, in addition to the psychological cost to their relationships," said Sara Konrath, a University of Michigan psychologist who co-authored the study published in PLoS ONE.
Life Sciences - Medicine/Pharmacology - 23.01
Lifelong brain-stimulating habits linked to lower Alzheimer’s protein levels
Lifelong brain-stimulating habits linked to lower Alzheimer’s protein levels
Life Sciences - Medicine/Pharmacology - 23.01
Patterns of antibiotic-resistant bacteria seen in Galpagos reptiles
Patterns of antibiotic-resistant bacteria seen in Galpagos reptiles
Medicine/Pharmacology - Life Sciences - 23.01
Lead blood levels may increase smokers' risk for kidney cancer
Lead blood levels may increase smokers' risk for kidney cancer
Life Sciences - Chemistry - 20.01
Tiny amounts of alcohol dramatically extend a worm’s life, but why?
Tiny amounts of alcohol dramatically extend a worm’s life, but why?
Medicine/Pharmacology - Life Sciences - 19.01
Cells’ inability to duplicate does not stop tumor growth
Cells’ inability to duplicate does not stop tumor growth
Life Sciences - Medicine/Pharmacology - 19.01
Potential Of Manganese in Neutralizing Deadly Shiga Toxin
Potential Of Manganese in Neutralizing Deadly Shiga Toxin
Life Sciences - Medicine/Pharmacology - 18.01
Important gene-regulation proteins pinpointed by new method
Important gene-regulation proteins pinpointed by new method
Medicine/Pharmacology - Life Sciences - 18.01
Solving the mystery of an old diabetes drug that may reduce cancer risk
Solving the mystery of an old diabetes drug that may reduce cancer risk
Life Sciences - Medicine/Pharmacology - 18.01
New method connects proteins with mutations that lead to genetic disease
New method connects proteins with mutations that lead to genetic disease
Medicine/Pharmacology - Life Sciences - 18.01
Scientists See Possible Link Between La Niña Weather Pattern and Flu Pandemics
Scientists See Possible Link Between La Niña Weather Pattern and Flu Pandemics
Chemistry - Life Sciences - 12.01
Worm Seeks Worm: Caltech Researchers Find Chemical Cues Driving Aggregation in Nematodes
Worm Seeks Worm: Caltech Researchers Find Chemical Cues Driving Aggregation in Nematodes
Medicine/Pharmacology - Life Sciences - 10.01
New findings could lead to a test and therapy for kidney failure caused by E. coli
New findings could lead to a test and therapy for kidney failure caused by E. coli
Life Sciences - Earth Sciences - 9.01
Tortoise species thought to be extinct still lives, genetic analysis reveals
Tortoise species thought to be extinct still lives, genetic analysis reveals
Life Sciences - Medicine/Pharmacology - 9.01
Even in the healthy, stress causes brain to shrink, Yale study shows
Even in the healthy, stress causes brain to shrink, Yale study shows
Medicine/Pharmacology - Life Sciences - 6.01
Review Questions Link Between Methamphetamine and Cognitive Impairment
Review Questions Link Between Methamphetamine and Cognitive Impairment
Medicine/Pharmacology - Life Sciences - 5.01
Chinese herbal medicine may provide novel treatment for alcohol abuse
Chinese herbal medicine may provide novel treatment for alcohol abuse
Life Sciences - Medicine/Pharmacology - 22.12.2011
How bacteria fight fluoride in toothpaste and in nature
How bacteria fight fluoride in toothpaste and in nature
Life Sciences - Medicine/Pharmacology - 22.12.2011
DNA Mismatch Repair Happens Only During A Brief Window of Opportunity
DNA Mismatch Repair Happens Only During A Brief Window of Opportunity
Medicine/Pharmacology - Life Sciences - 22.12.2011
Size Matters: Measuring Brain Thickness Identifies Risk for Cognitive Decline, Penn Study Shows
Size Matters: Measuring Brain Thickness Identifies Risk for Cognitive Decline, Penn Study Shows
Medicine/Pharmacology - Life Sciences - 22.12.2011
Possible cure for leukemia found by Penn State researchers
Possible cure for leukemia found by Penn State researchers
Medicine/Pharmacology - Life Sciences - 21.12.2011
Study details how dengue infection hits harder second time around
Study details how dengue infection hits harder second time around
Medicine/Pharmacology - Life Sciences - 20.12.2011
Breast cancer and heart disease may have common roots
Breast cancer and heart disease may have common roots
Life Sciences - Medicine/Pharmacology - 18.12.2011
Researchers Create Living ’Neon Signs’ Composed of Millions of Glowing Bacteria
Researchers Create Living ’Neon Signs’ Composed of Millions of Glowing Bacteria
Life Sciences - Chemistry - 15.12.2011
Biofuel research boosted by discovery of how cyanobacteria make energy
Biofuel research boosted by discovery of how cyanobacteria make energy
Medicine/Pharmacology - Life Sciences - 14.12.2011
Targeting protein critical to cell division stops cancer cells from proliferating and kills them
Targeting protein critical to cell division stops cancer cells from proliferating and kills them
Life Sciences - Physics/Astronomy - 14.12.2011
Protein dynamics are helped by water, synchrotron researchers find
Protein dynamics are helped by water, synchrotron researchers find
Life Sciences - 13.12.2011
Study of man-eating snakes: Snakes are predators on, prey of, and competitors with primates
Study of man-eating snakes: Snakes are predators on, prey of, and competitors with primates
Medicine/Pharmacology - Life Sciences - 12.12.2011
Scientists identify gene that controls the spread of melanoma
Scientists identify gene that controls the spread of melanoma
Life Sciences - Medicine/Pharmacology - 9.12.2011
Picower researchers illuminate the gap between experience and association
Picower researchers illuminate the gap between experience and association
Life Sciences - Medicine/Pharmacology - 9.12.2011
Proteins linked to longevity may be involved in mood control
Proteins linked to longevity may be involved in mood control
Medicine/Pharmacology - Life Sciences - 9.12.2011
Scientists use animal-free reagents to create clinical-grade neurons from skin cells
Scientists use animal-free reagents to create clinical-grade neurons from skin cells
Physics/Astronomy - Life Sciences - 8.12.2011
Biosensor may improve disease detection, water monitoring
Biosensor may improve disease detection, water monitoring
Life Sciences - Psychology - 5.12.2011
Past abuse leads to loss of gray matter in brains of adolescents
Past abuse leads to loss of gray matter in brains of adolescents
Medicine/Pharmacology - Life Sciences - 5.12.2011
Tiny genetic variation can predict ovarian cancer outcome
Tiny genetic variation can predict ovarian cancer outcome
Life Sciences - Physics/Astronomy - 23.11.2011
Weill Institute researchers discover a new role for cells’ master regulator
Weill Institute researchers discover a new role for cells’ master regulator
Life Sciences - Chemistry - 23.11.2011
Scientists Point to Link between Missing Synapse Protein and Abnormal Behaviors
Scientists Point to Link between Missing Synapse Protein and Abnormal Behaviors
Life Sciences - Medicine/Pharmacology - 21.11.2011
Genetic link between heart disease and brain aneurysms
Genetic link between heart disease and brain aneurysms
Medicine/Pharmacology - Life Sciences - 17.11.2011
Unraveling how a mutation can lead to psychiatric illness
Unraveling how a mutation can lead to psychiatric illness
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