Archive: 24/12/2014

Fourth UN staff contracts Ebola in Liberia

A fourth member of the UN mission in Liberia, the country hardest-hit by the Ebola epidemic, has been hospitalised after testing positive for the virus.

Dec 24, 2014

Tackling Parkinson's with targeted therapeutic vaccines

Clinical trials are about to begin on a new Parkinson's disease vaccine that could offer patients significant improvements over current treatments. The vaccine, developed through the FP7-funded SYMPATH project, may actually ...

Dec 24, 2014

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Optogenetics captures neuronal transmission in live mammalian brain

Swiss scientists have used a cutting-edge method to stimulate neurons with light. They have successfully recorded synaptic transmission between neurons in a live animal for the first time.

Dec 24, 2014

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Scientists zero in on how lung cancer spreads

Cancer Research UK scientists have taken microscopic images revealing that the protein ties tethering cells together are severed in lung cancer cells - meaning they can break loose and spread, according to research published ...

Dec 24, 2014

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High-fat diet, obesity during pregnancy harms stem cells in developing fetus

Physician-scientists at OHSU Doernbecher Children's Hospital reveal a high-fat diet and obesity during pregnancy compromise the blood-forming, or hematopoietic, stem cell system in the fetal liver responsible for creating ...

Dec 24, 2014

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Culture influences incidence of depression

Culture influences the link between emotion and depression, according to new research into depression in developing countries.

Dec 24, 2014

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Scientists identify rare cancer's genetic pathways

An international research team, including four Simon Fraser University scientists, has identified the "mutational landscape" of intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma (ICC), a rare, highly fatal form of liver cancer that disproportionately ...

Dec 24, 2014

Food safety expert shares tips on how a home kitchen can pass a restaurant inspection

With the holidays in full swing and family feasts being enjoyed, a Kansas State University food safety expert has cleaning tips on how your home kitchen could pass a restaurant inspection.

Dec 24, 2014