Health
Study shows why high-protein diets are unhealthy
Researchers in South Australia believe they have found the key to why high-protein diets are unhealthy and can lead to shortened lifespans.
Feb 19, 2019
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Oncology & Cancer
Scientists identify novel cellular mechanism that can lead to cancer metastasis
Scientists at the Virginia Tech Carilion Research Institute have added a new dimension to the understanding of how cells alter their communication with one another during development, wound healing, and the spread of cancer.
May 29, 2018
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Genetics
New findings on autism-related disorder
In a study published today in Nature, Marc Bühler and his group at the Friedrich Miescher Institute for Biomedical Research (FMI) have taken a major step forward in elucidating the mechanisms underlying a disorder known ...
May 24, 2018
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Neuroscience
Scientists zero in on treatment for Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease
About 1 in 2,500 people have a degenerative nerve disease called Charcot-Marie-Tooth (CMT). The disease is typically diagnosed in children, who can lose their ability to walk and use their hands for fine motor skills. There ...
Mar 8, 2018
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Medical research
Cancer overrides the circadian clock to survive
Tumor cells use the unfolded protein response to alter circadian rhythm, which contributes to more tumor growth, Hollings Cancer Center researchers at the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) find. A key part of the ...
Dec 28, 2017
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Scientists find promise in intervention to normalize biological functions in Fragile X mice
A team of neuroscientists have developed an intervention that normalizes multiple biological functions in mice afflicted with Fragile X Syndrome (FXS). Its breakthrough centers on protein synthesis, or the building of proteins, ...
Nov 7, 2017
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Neuroscience
Neuroscientists build case for new theory of memory formation
Learning and memory are generally thought to be composed of three major steps: encoding events into the brain network, storing the encoded information, and later retrieving it for recall.
Oct 23, 2017
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Protein turnover could be clue to living longer
It may seem paradoxical, but studying what goes wrong in rare diseases can provide useful insights into normal health. Researchers probing the premature aging disorder Hutchinson-Gilford progeria have uncovered an errant ...
Aug 30, 2017
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Oncology & Cancer
Newly discovered cellular pathway may lead to cancer therapies
Scientists have discovered a new cellular pathway that can promote and support the growth of cancer cells. In a mouse model of melanoma, blocking this pathway resulted in reduction of tumor growth. The study, which appears ...
Jun 15, 2017
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How stress controls hemoglobin levels in blood
Our ability to breathe oxygen is critical to our survival. This process is mediated by the hemoglobin in our blood, which carries oxygen. Since air contains less oxygen on high mountains, the body is under pressure to make ...
Apr 4, 2017
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