Archive: 06/03/2020

Immune cells play surprising role in heart, mouse study suggests

New research in mice suggests that certain immune cells may help guide fetal development of the heart and play a role in how the adult heart beats, according to new research at Washington University School of Medicine in ...

Mar 6, 2020

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Coronavirus: Healthcare workers must protect themselves even if employers won't

As the coronavirus spreads throughout the country, an increasing number of American healthcare workers helping to treat patients are contracting the infection.

Mar 6, 2020

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Clues to lung injury in preterm babies

Bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD)—a form of chronic lung disease—is a leading complication of preterm birth affecting infants born before 32 weeks gestation. Exposure to high levels of oxygen (hyperoxia) plays a role in ...

Mar 6, 2020

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Evolution, sex and TRACERx: how cancer's 'spare tyre' helps it survive

Almost all animals have sex. That's to say, DNA from sperm and eggs is exchanged to create offspring with a mixture of both parents' genes.

Mar 6, 2020

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Researchers study whether high-potassium diets protect blood vessel function in salt-resistant adults

Dietary guidelines recommend that Americans consume less than 2,300 milligrams of sodium a day in their diet—about a teaspoon's worth. The reality is that most people in the United States are eating far more sodium than ...

Mar 6, 2020

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Exercising cuts risk of invasive cancers for older women

Get up and get moving. That's the recommendation for older women to lower their risk of cancer, from San Diego State University researchers.

Mar 6, 2020

Coronavirus and handwashing: research shows proper hand drying is also vital

With the number of people infected with coronavirus increasing around the world on a daily basis, the World Health Organization (WHO) has advised everyone to regularly and thoroughly clean their hands. This can be either ...

Mar 6, 2020

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Talking to kids about coronavirus

Kids are going to have questions and fears about the COVID-19 virus.

Mar 6, 2020

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One-two punch for cancer

Many cancer cells evade critical DNA surveillance and maintenance by increasing the export—by the Exportin-1 (XPO1) nucleo-cytoplasmic transport protein—of nearly all major tumor suppressor proteins from the nucleus. ...

Mar 6, 2020

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Chimeras offer a new way to study childhood cancers in mice

In a new paper published March 5 in the journal Cell Stem Cell, researchers in Whitehead Institute Member Rudolph Jaenisch's lab introduce a new way to model human neuroblastoma tumors in mice using chimeras—in this case, ...

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