Archive: 02/06/2020

Rocket, arugula, rucola: how genetics determines the health benefits and whether you like this leafy green

Love it or hate it, rocket is popular all over the world. Also known as arugula, roquette and rucola, it's known for its pungent and peppery flavours. It might look like an unassuming leafy vegetable, but the reasons for ...

Jun 2, 2020

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Genetic study reveals similarities and differences of COVID-19 and SARS viruses

Researchers have identified specific portions of the genetic codes of the COVID-19 and SARS viruses that may promote the viruses' lifecycles. The new technique is researchers' first tool for determining what genetic sequences ...

Jun 2, 2020

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Designing animal studies to improve research reproducibility and reduce animal use

Animal experiments are typically conducted under highly standardized laboratory conditions. While standardization is meant to improve reproducibility of scientific results, in reality reproducibility is surprisingly low. ...

Jun 2, 2020

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New guidelines for assessment of bone density and microarchitecture in vivo with HR-pQCT

The use of high-resolution peripheral quantitative computed tomography (HR-pQCT) to assess bone microarchitecture in clinical studies has continued to grow rapidly. Thus, there is an urgent need for guidance and consensus ...

Jun 2, 2020

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Hunting down life-threatening metastases

What makes tumor cells turn murderous? The Fraunhofer Institute for Toxicology and Experimental Medicine ITEM is investigating the mechanisms of metastasis formation—and searching for approaches for new treatments in the ...

Jun 2, 2020

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Patient-friendly measurement of retinal vessels shows cardiovascular risk

Peter Maloca, group leader at IOB for Ophthalmic Imaging, and Konstantin Gugleta, senior attending physician at the University Hospital Eye Clinic Basel and Henner Hanssen, Head of Preventive Sports Medicine & Systems Physiology, ...

Jun 2, 2020

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Opening up US will trigger more COVID-19 cases, but disease models suggest how to avoid a second peak

According to a widely cited forecasting study, relaxed social distancing rules will lead to a two-fold increase in deaths from COVID-19. Predicting how much the mortality will increase, however, is fraught with huge uncertainties, ...

Jun 2, 2020

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Lab-grown miniature human livers successfully transplanted in rats

Using skin cells from human volunteers, researchers at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine have created fully functional mini livers, which they then transplanted into rats.

Jun 2, 2020

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Discovery in human acute myeloid leukemia could provide novel pathway to new treatments

Researchers at Mount Sinai have discovered that human acute myeloid leukemia (AML) stem cells are dependent on a transcription factor known as RUNX1, potentially providing a new therapeutic target to achieve lasting remissions ...

Jun 2, 2020

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Dying virtually: Pandemic drives medically assisted deaths online

The coronavirus has stripped many of a say in the manner and timing of their own deaths, but for some terminally ill people wishing to die, a workaround exists. Medically assisted deaths in America are increasingly taking ...

Jun 2, 2020

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