Archive: 09/10/2014

Study finds link between neural stem cell overgrowth and autism-like behavior in mice

People with autism spectrum disorder often experience a period of accelerated brain growth after birth. No one knows why, or whether the change is linked to any specific behavioral changes.

Oct 9, 2014

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HealthCare.gov fixes error on website for Latinos

HealthCare.gov has fixed a conspicuous translation error on its Spanish-language website that had puzzled native speakers.

Oct 9, 2014

Lawmakers approve $700 million to fight Ebola

The Republican chairmen of House panels that oversee the Pentagon signed off Thursday on an additional $700 million to pay for the military mission to help fight Africa's deadly Ebola outbreak.

Oct 9, 2014

Unusual skin cancer linked to chronic allergy from metal orthopedic implant

In rare cases, patients with allergies to metals develop persistent skin rashes after metal devices are implanted near the skin. New research suggests these patients may be at increased risk of an unusual and aggressive form ...

Oct 9, 2014

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Researchers reveal genomic diversity of individual lung tumors

Known cancer-driving genomic aberrations in localized lung cancer appear to be so consistently present across tumors that a single biopsy of one region of the tumor is likely to identify most of them, according to a paper ...

Oct 9, 2014

Researchers reveal lung cancer can stay hidden for over 20 years

Cancer Research UK scientists have discovered that lung cancers can lie dormant for over 20 years before suddenly turning into an aggressive form of the disease, according to a study published in Science today.

Oct 9, 2014

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Embryos receive parent-specific layers of information, study shows

The information that interprets the genetic code in a new embryo differs depending on whether it comes from the father or mother, researchers at San Francisco State University have found.

Oct 9, 2014

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Entire female reproductive tract susceptible to HIV infection in macaque model

Most women are infected with HIV through vaginal intercourse, and without effective vaccines or microbicides, women who cannot negotiate condom use by their partners remain vulnerable. How exactly the virus establishes infection ...

Oct 9, 2014

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Quantifying physical changes in red blood cells as they mature in the bloodstream

During their approximately 100-day lifespan in the bloodstream, red blood cells lose membrane surface area, volume, and hemoglobin content. A study publishing this week in PLOS Computational Biology finds that of these three ...

Oct 9, 2014

Mouse version of an autism spectrum disorder improves when diet includes a synthetic oil

When young mice with the rodent equivalent of a rare autism spectrum disorder (ASD), called Rett syndrome, were fed a diet supplemented with the synthetic oil triheptanoin, they lived longer than mice on regular diets. Importantly, ...

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Archive: 09/10/2014

Study finds link between neural stem cell overgrowth and autism-like behavior in mice

HealthCare.gov fixes error on website for Latinos

Lawmakers approve $700 million to fight Ebola

Unusual skin cancer linked to chronic allergy from metal orthopedic implant

Researchers reveal genomic diversity of individual lung tumors

Researchers reveal lung cancer can stay hidden for over 20 years

Embryos receive parent-specific layers of information, study shows

Entire female reproductive tract susceptible to HIV infection in macaque model

Quantifying physical changes in red blood cells as they mature in the bloodstream

Mouse version of an autism spectrum disorder improves when diet includes a synthetic oil

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