Scientists tie dietary influences to changes in gene expression and physiology
Sometimes you just can't resist a tiny piece of chocolate cake. Even the most health-conscious eaters find themselves indulging in junk foods from time to time. New research by scientists at the University of Massachusetts ...
Medical research
Mar 28, 2013 |
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New insights into how genes turn on and off
Researchers at UC Davis and the University of British Columbia have shed new light on methylation, a critical process that helps control how genes are expressed. Working with placentas, the team discovered that 37 percent ...
Genetics
Mar 27, 2013 |
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Novel gene drives development of different types of ovarian cancer
Researchers at Mayo Clinic Cancer Center have identified a novel gene that can contribute to a woman's susceptibility for developing ovarian cancer. Researchers identified the gene, called HNF1B, through large-scale analysis ...
Cancer
Mar 27, 2013 |
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Seeing happiness in ambiguous facial expressions reduces aggressive behaviour, study finds
(Medical Xpress)—Encouraging young people at high-risk of criminal offending and delinquency to see happiness rather than anger in facial expressions results in a decrease in their levels of anger and aggression, ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Mar 27, 2013 |
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Ganetespib shows potency against ALK-positive lung cancer and overcomes crizotinib resistance
A drug that indirectly impairs the function of several cancer-driving proteins, including anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK), may be an effective new treatment for patients with ALK—positive non-small cell lung cancer.
Cancer
Mar 26, 2013 |
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Atherosclerosis: Specific microRNAs promote inflammation
(Medical Xpress)—Atherosclerosis, an inflammatory reaction, is at the root of the most common forms of cardiovascular disease. Researchers at Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitaet in Munich have now identified a microRNA that ...
Cancer
Mar 22, 2013 |
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Study reveals how serotonin receptors can shape drug effects from LSD to migraine medication
A team including scientists from The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI), the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and the Chinese Academy of Sciences has determined and analyzed the high-resolution ...
Medical research
Mar 21, 2013 |
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Scientists identify gene that is consistently altered in obese individuals
Food and environment can chemically alter your gene function and scientists have identified a gene that is consistently altered in obesity.
Genetics
Mar 21, 2013 |
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Researcher study the dangerous effects of cocaine on HIV patients
Cocaine, already a damaging drug for those with healthy immune systems, can be lethal for those living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Mudit Tyagi, Ph.D., assistant professor of medicine at the George Washington ...
HIV & AIDS
Mar 21, 2013 |
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Misregulated genes may have big autism role
A new study finds that two genes individually associated with rare autism-related disorders are also jointly linked to more general forms of autism. The finding suggests a new genetic pathway to investigate ...
Genetics
Mar 21, 2013 |
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Fight back against MRSA to be started with a sniff
An innovative anti-bacterial spray that will kill MRSA is being developed by Norwich Research Park scientists thanks to funding from the University of East Anglia.
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Mar 21, 2013 |
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Differences in bone healing in mice may hold answers to bone healing for seniors
(Medical Xpress)—By studying the underlying differences in gene expression during healing after a bone break in young versus aged mice, Jaimo Ahn, MD, PhD, assistant professor of Orthopaedic Surgery at the Perelman School ...
Surgery
Mar 21, 2013 |
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Study reveals potential immune benefits of vitamin D supplements in healthy individuals
Research from Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) shows that improving vitamin D status by increasing its level in the blood could have a number of non-skeletal health benefits. The study, published online in PLOS ON ...
Immunology
Mar 20, 2013 |
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Maternal diabetes impairs methylation of imprinted gene in oocytes
For the first time, researchers have shown that poorly controlled maternal diabetes has an adverse effect on methylation of the maternal imprinting gene Peg3, contributing to impaired development in offspring.
Diabetes
Mar 20, 2013 |
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Faulty gene regulation triggers the kidney disease FSGS
The Clinical Institute of Pathology at the MedUni Vienna has discovered a previously unknown mechanism in the regulation of gene expression that leads to the development of a chronic renal condition known ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Mar 20, 2013 |
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