Gene could help explain insulin resistance
Health researchers have known for decades that type 2 diabetes results from a phenomenon called insulin resistance, but what causes insulin resistance has remained a mystery.
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Real-time sharing of Zika genomes—the race against a virus
As the global health emergency caused by the Zika outbreak continues, the virus underlying it remains a mystery, with devastating consequences still being identified. More than a year after Zika became widespread in the Americas, ...
Oct 5, 2016
New method to detect aging cells and advance rejuvenation therapies
Scientists have discovered a new way to look for ageing cells across a wide range of biological materials; the new method will boost understanding of cellular development and ageing as well as the causes of diverse diseases.
Oct 5, 2016
Epigenetics provides new insights into the pathogenesis of lymphoma
Cancer cells have a different DNA methylation pattern from that of healthy cells. These patterns can be used to explain tumour-specific deviations in gene expression and to identify biomarkers for the detection of tumours, ...
Oct 5, 2016
Conclusions on brain-machine interfaces for communication and rehabilitation
In the journal Nature Reviews Neurology, the researcher Ander Ramos of Tecnalia, with Niel Birbaumer, lecturer at the University of Tübingen, have expounded how brain-machine interfaces (BMI) use brain activity to control ...
Oct 5, 2016
New survey shows women still don't understand why sex hurts after menopause
The Women's EMPOWER survey, an internet-based survey of 1,858 US postmenopausal women with symptoms of VVA, was specifically designed to assess women's awareness of VVA and their behaviors and attitudes associated with the ...
Oct 5, 2016
Panel develops plan for preventing youth suicide
An independent panel convened by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has developed a 10-year roadmap for advancing research to prevent youth suicide. The panel listed 29 recommendations that address three critical issues: ...
Oct 5, 2016
