Archive: 19/07/2017

Lunatic Fringe gene plays key role in the renewable brain

The discovery that the brain can generate new cells - about 700 new neurons each day - has triggered investigations to uncover how this process is regulated. Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine and Jan and Dan Duncan ...

Jul 19, 2017

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Definitive genomic study reveals alterations driving most medulloblastoma brain tumors

The most comprehensive analysis yet of medulloblastoma has identified genomic changes responsible for more than 75 percent of the brain tumors, including two new suspected cancer genes that were found exclusively in the least ...

Jul 19, 2017

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Novel CRISPR-Cas9 screening enables discovery of new targets to aid cancer immunotherapy

A novel screening method developed by a team at Dana-Farber/Boston Children's Cancer and Blood Disorders Center—using CRISPR-Cas9 genome editing technology to test the function of thousands of tumor genes in mice—has ...

Jul 19, 2017

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Scientists identify new way cells turn off genes

Cells have more than one trick up their sleeve for controlling certain genes that regulate fetal growth and development.

Jul 19, 2017

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Australia helps Sri Lanka as dengue toll hits 250

Australia will join Sri Lanka in its war on dengue fever, Foreign Minister Julie Bishop said Wednesday, as the virus has claimed a record 250 lives and infected nearly 100,000 people in the South Asian country this year.

Jul 19, 2017

Individual insight into brain networks

Harvard scientists have gained new insights into how the brain networks important for thought and remembering are organized in individual people, bringing the notion of using brain scans to help personalize medical treatments ...

Jul 19, 2017

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Guidelines updated for diagnosis, management of NAFLD

(HealthDay)—A practice guidance statement, published online July 17 in Hepatology, has been developed to augment the clinical practice guidelines for the diagnosis and management of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD).

Jul 19, 2017

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Social interaction affects cancer patients' response to treatment

How well cancer patients fared after chemotherapy was affected by their social interaction with other patients during treatment, according to a new study by researchers at the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), ...

Jul 19, 2017

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High court rules against interstate medical liability

(HealthDay)—The Washington State high court has ruled against interstate medical liability, according to a report from the American Medical Association.

Jul 19, 2017

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Researcher examines vaccine rejection and hesitancy, calls to promote vaccination

The center of a public health debate is whether parents should have their children vaccinated. Tara Smith, Ph.D., professor of epidemiology at Kent State University's College of Public Health, challenges statements made by ...

Jul 19, 2017

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