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03/08/2018

Archive: 03/08/2018

Scientists show that highly lethal viruses hijack cellular defences against cancer

Henipaviruses are among the deadliest viruses known to man and have no effective treatments. The viruses include Hendra, lethal to humans and horses, and the Nipah virus, a serious threat in East and Southeast Asia. They ...

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Low plasma levels of omega-3 fatty acids associated with preterm birth

Pregnant women who had low plasma levels of long chain n-3 fatty acids in their first and second trimesters were at a significantly higher risk of early preterm birth when compared with women who had higher levels of these ...

Aug 3, 2018

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Locusts help uncover the mysteries of smell

Understanding how a sensory input becomes an experience—how molecules released by a blooming flower, for instance, become the internal experience of smelling a rose—has for millennia been a central question of philosophy.

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Drug and alcohol abuse medications shown to improve patients' lives

Commonly used medications for alcohol and opioid addictions have been shown for the first time to reduce the risk of suicidal behaviour and accidental overdose.

Aug 3, 2018

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Psychologists and experts in human computer interaction develop new app to support fussy eating in children

A team of researchers have a developed a novel app for kids aimed at getting them to eat more healthily and try more vegetables.

Aug 3, 2018

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Building a better brain

Like a team in a science fiction movie, the six-lab squad funded by a 2017 MEDx Biomedical research grant is striking in its combination of diverse skills and duties.

Aug 3, 2018

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For prostate cancer, study identifies how common mutation makes good cells go bad

In more than half of all prostate tumors, two genes—one for a transcription factor called ERG, the other a testosterone-triggered gene called TMPRSS2—become fused together, resulting in excess ERG expression. The TMPRSS2-ERG ...

Aug 3, 2018

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The troubling side effects of smartphones

If you are reading this on your smartphone, we have some bad news for you. That thing in your hand, designed to bring humanity closer together, is in many respects doing the exact opposite: Smartphones are driving fissures ...

Aug 3, 2018

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Exploring new research to combat disease-causing viruses

According to the US Center for Disease Control, the number of worldwide cases of poliomyelitis has decreased from 350,000 in 1988 to 407 in 2013. While the decline has been steady, polio has still not been eradicated. To ...

Aug 3, 2018

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Treating Lyme disease in 2018—advances and misconceptions

Summer in Connecticut is also Lyme disease season. In the past few years, there has been much media attention over the significant increase in the incidence of the condition. However, according to Yale pediatrician and epidemiologist ...

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