Archive: 26/11/2019

Investigators narrow in on a microRNA for treating multiple sclerosis

It turns out the gut is full of surprises. And one of those surprises may have offered up a key for unlocking a new way of treating multiple sclerosis (MS). Investigators from Brigham and Women's Hospital have discovered ...

Nov 26, 2019

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Choking deaths in US children drop by 75% in past 50 years

Children's deaths from choking on small objects dropped by 75 percent from 1968 to 2017, according to a report published in JAMA.

Nov 26, 2019

Splicing factor to blame in triple negative breast cancer

If your DNA is a cookbook, a single gene is a recipe. But it's a flexible recipe that if edited one way can make a pie; edited another way can make a cake. And that difference can mean cancer, as a team of researchers who ...

Nov 26, 2019

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More medical students are telling their schools about disabilities, and getting a response

The percentage of medical students who told their schools that they have a disability rose sharply in recent years, a new study shows.

Nov 26, 2019

One shot of ketamine could reduce problem drinking

A one-off dose of ketamine could help heavy drinkers reduce their alcohol intake, finds a new UCL experimental study.

Nov 26, 2019

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Researchers ID risks for second childhood cancers

Chemotherapy and radiation treatments have helped children survive cancer. Now University of Minnesota researchers are trying to find the ideal combinations that prevent the disease from coming back.

Nov 26, 2019

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Insights into a versatile molecular death switch

The enzyme caspase-8 induces a molecular cell death programme called pyroptosis without involving its enzymatic activity, a new study by Hamid Kashkar published in Nature shows. In order to safeguard healthy and functioning ...

Nov 26, 2019

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Cerebral organoid model provides clues about how to prevent virus-induced brain cell death

Scientists have determined that La Crosse virus (LACV), which can cause inflammation of the brain, or encephalitis, in children, affects brain cells differently depending on their developmental stage. Neurons—the primary ...

Nov 26, 2019

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We love coffee, tea, chocolate and soft drinks so much, caffeine is literally in our blood

Scientists at Oregon State University may have proven how much people love coffee, tea, chocolate, soda and energy drinks as they validated their new method for studying how different drugs interact in the body.

Nov 26, 2019

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Understanding why men get more cancer than women

Peter Mac-led research has shed new light on why men are more likely than women to get cancer, uncovering a new role for the X chromosome in affecting cancer risk and mortality.

Nov 26, 2019

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