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LoFreq: Ultrafast detection of microbe and cancer cell mutations

Scientists at A*STAR's Genome Institute of Singapore (GIS) have developed a novel technique to precisely monitor and study the evolution of micro-organisms such as viruses and bacteria. This is an extremely important capability ...

Medical research created Mar 07, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Network analysis sheds new light on the abnormal brain connectivity responsible for a common genetic cause of autism

Combining hospital MRIs with the mathematical tool known as network analysis, a group of researchers at UC San Francisco and UC Berkeley have mapped the three-dimensional global connections within the brains ...

Neuroscience created Feb 28, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Novel technique reveals dynamics of telomere DNA structure

Biomedical researchers studying aging and cancer are intensely interested in telomeres, the protective caps on the ends of chromosomes. In a new study, scientists at UC Santa Cruz used a novel technique to reveal structural ...

Medical research created Jan 17, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

New technique comprehensively generates three-dimensional maps of gene expression in the brain

A research team led by Yuko Okamura-Oho and Hideo Yokota of the RIKEN Advanced Science Institute, Wako, has developed a novel technique for three-dimensional (3D) mapping of gene expression patterns onto ...

Genetics created Jan 11, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

HCMV researchers utilize novel techniques to show preferential repair of the viral genome

A new study about Human Cytomegalovirus (HCMV), a leading cause of birth defects, reveals how the virus co-opts cells' abilities to repair themselves. In the paper published on November 29 in the Open Access journal PLOS Pa ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Nov 29, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Artificial liver to replace animal testing, potential to accelerate development of new drugs

Scientists at Heriot-Watt University are working towards creating the world's first artificial human livers for drug testing to drastically cut the number of live animals used and get life-saving medicines ...

Medical research created Nov 13, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Stereoscopic mammography could reduce recall rate

A new three-dimensional (3-D) digital mammography technique has the potential to significantly improve the accuracy of breast cancer screening, according to a study published in Radiology.

Cancer created Nov 13, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Researchers discover way to save blood from ravages of chemo treatment

(Medical Xpress)—Chemotherapy kills blood cells as well as cancer cells, often with fatal results. Now Yale stem cell researchers have identified a method they hope one day will help cancer patients undergoing ...

Medical research created Oct 19, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Novel technique demonstrates interactions between malaria parasite and HIV

The World Health Organization estimates that in 2011 there were 216 million cases of malaria and 34.2 million people living with HIV. These diseases particularly afflict sub-Saharan Africa, where large incidence ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Aug 15, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Accelerated resolution therapy significantly reduces PTSD symptoms, researchers report

(Medical Xpress) -- Researchers at the University of South Florida (USF) College of Nursing have shown that brief treatments with Accelerated Resolution Therapy (ART) substantially reduce symptoms associated ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Jul 27, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Being cured of HIV is 'wonderful,' US man says

The only person believed to have been cured of HIV infection through a bone marrow transplant said Tuesday he feels wonderful and is launching a new foundation to boost research toward a cure. ...

HIV & AIDS created Jul 25, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Researchers see low-calorie diet's effects in fly brain, mouthpart

A novel technique for measuring tiny, rapid-fire secretions in the brains and mouthparts of fruit flies (drosophila) is providing insights into the beneficial effects of eating less — information that ...

Medical research created Jul 16, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 2 | with audio podcast

New invasive imaging technique to monitor brain function

A new video article in JoVE, the Journal of Visualized Experiments, describes a novel procedure to monitor brain function and aid in functional mapping of patients with diseases such as epilepsy. This procedur ...

Neuroscience created Jun 26, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 1

New surgical technique may reverse paralysis, restore use of hand

Justin M. Brown, MD, reconstructive neurosurgeon at UC San Diego Health System, is one of only a few specialists in the world who have pioneered a novel technique to restore hand function in patients with spinal cord injury. ...

Surgery created Jun 18, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New data suggests HIV superinfection rate comparable to initial HIV infection

HIV superinfection, when a person with HIV could acquire a second, new strain of HIV, may occur as often as initial HIV infection in the general population in Uganda, a study suggests.

HIV & AIDS created Jun 07, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast