About 20 years ago, scientists discovered the gene that causes Huntington's disease, a fatal neurodegenerative disorder that affects about 30,000 Americans. The mutant form of the gene has many extra DNA repeats in the middle ...
Jan 16, 2013
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Children, like adults, can improve their response to difficult tasks by the power of group work, new research led by the University of Bristol has found.
Sep 24, 2018
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Metastasis, the process by which cancer cells leave the primary tumor and spread to other sites in the body, is responsible for more than 90 percent of cancer deaths. Thus, there is a significant need to improve the therapeutic ...
Aug 19, 2016
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A key cancer-causing gene, responsible for up to 20 percent of cancers, may have a weak spot in its armor, according to new research from the Masonic Cancer Center, University of Minnesota.
Jun 25, 2014
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Here's an open invitation to steal. It goes out to cancer fighters and tempts them with a new program that predicts cancer drug effectiveness via machine learning and raw genetic data.
Oct 30, 2017
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Borrowing from microfabrication techniques used in the semiconductor industry, MIT and Harvard Medical School (HMS) engineers have developed a simple and inexpensive way to create three-dimensional brain tissues in a lab ...
Nov 29, 2012
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A daily dose of a strain of brewer's yeast used to produce cachaça (distilled spirit made from fermented sugarcane juice) can act as a preventive against asthma, according to a Brazilian study involving male mice. The results ...
Feb 22, 2023
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Exposure to fine particulate air pollutants (PM2.5) may increase the risk of developing dementia, according to a new meta-analysis from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.
Apr 5, 2023
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On the hunt for genes involved in regenerating critical nerve fibers called axons, biologists at the University of California San Diego came away with a surprise: The discovery of a new genetic pathway that carries hope for ...
Jan 25, 2018
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An analysis on the positive effects of exercise on blood sugar levels in people with type 2 diabetes shows that while all exercise helps, certain activities—and their timing—are extremely good for people's health.
Jun 28, 2023
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