Archive: 22/06/2017

Burial teams dramatically reduced Ebola cases during west Africa outbreak: study

Red Cross volunteers prevented a significant number of Ebola cases during the 2013-2016 epidemic in west Africa by using safe burial techniques, according to a study released Thursday.

Jun 22, 2017

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Mouse study suggests how hearing a warning sound turns into fearing it over time

The music from the movie "Jaws" is a sound that many people have learned to associate with a fear of sharks. Just hearing the music can cause the sensation of this fear to surface, but neuroscientists do not have a full understanding ...

Jun 22, 2017

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Researchers dissect the process by which blood vessels shrink, which could have important implications for human health

It's a tiny marine invertebrate, no more than 3 millimeters in size. But closely related to humans, Botryllus schlosseri might hold the key to new treatments for cancer and a host of vascular diseases.

Jun 22, 2017

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New biomarker assay detects neuroblastoma with greater sensitivity

Investigators at The Saban Research Institute of Children's Hospital Los Angeles have developed and tested a new biomarker assay for quantifying disease and detecting the presence of neuroblastoma even when standard evaluations ...

Jun 22, 2017

Ancient Egyptians to modern humans: Coronary artery disease genes benefit reproduction

Researchers have found that genes for coronary heart disease (CAD) also influence reproduction, so in order to reproduce successfully, the genes for heart disease will also be inherited.

Jun 22, 2017

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Localized signaling islands in cells: New targets for precision drug design

New research overturns long-held views on a basic messaging system within living cells. Key cellular communication machinery is more regionally constrained within the cell than previously thought. The findings suggest new ...

Jun 22, 2017

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Scientists uncover potential mechanism for HPV-induced skin cancer

Scientists have identified a molecular pathway by which some types of human papilloma virus (HPV) might increase the risk of skin cancer, particularly in people with the rare genetic disorder epidermodysplasia verruciformis ...

Jun 22, 2017

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Cancer cells may streamline their genomes in order to proliferate more easily

Research from the Stowers Institute provides evidence suggesting that cancer cells might streamline their genomes in order to proliferate more easily. The study, conducted in both human and mouse cells, shows that cancer ...

Jun 22, 2017

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New brain network model could explain differences in brain injuries

Considering the brain's network of activity, rather than just individual regions, could help us understand why some brain injuries are much worse than others, according to a study published PLOS Computational Biology by Maxwell ...

Jun 22, 2017

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First Chikungunya-infected Aedes aegypti mosquitos found in Brazil

While more than 13,000 cases of Chikungunya viral disease were reported in Brazil in 2015, scientists had never before detected the virus in a captured mosquito in this country. Now, researchers reporting in PLOS Neglected ...

Jun 22, 2017

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