Archive: 26/02/2018
Quiescent cells also mutate
For almost a hundred years, geneticists have believed that the more a cell divides the more mutations it acquires. However, research by scientists at the Institut Pasteur shows that quiescent cells, which do not divide, also ...
Feb 26, 2018
New method extracts information on psychiatric symptoms from electronic health records
Researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School have developed a new method to extract valuable symptom information from doctors' notes, allowing them to capture the complexity of psychiatric disorders ...
Feb 26, 2018
Variant of the p53 gene increased tumor cell metabolism
Scientists at The Wistar Institute have found a novel mechanism through which mutant p53 enhances metastasis by controlling tumor metabolism. The research, published online in Genes & Development, also revealed how this process ...
Feb 26, 2018
Researchers find low magnesium levels make vitamin D ineffective
February 27, 2018—There is a caveat to the push for increased Vitamin D: Don't forget magnesium.
Feb 26, 2018