Genetics
Why we age: New theories gaining ground
Why do we age? It's a question that has had scientists scratching their heads for decades, but finally, we are starting to get some answers. Here is the story so far.
Oct 1, 2019
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Bacteria in pneumonia attack using bleaching agent
Research shows that bacteria use hydrogen peroxide to weaken the immune system and cause pneumonia. This according to a study at Umeå University and Stockholm University, Sweden. Hydrogen peroxide is also known as a bleaching ...
Sep 2, 2019
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Medical research
Glowing cholesterol helps scientists fight heart disease
A newly developed technique that shows artery clogging fat-and-protein complexes in live fish gave investigators from Carnegie, Johns Hopkins University, and the Mayo Clinic a glimpse of how to study heart disease in action. ...
Jul 31, 2019
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HIV & AIDS
HIV lurking in spinal fluid linked to thinking problems
TUESDAY, July 16, 2019—(HealthDay News) Even with long-term treatment, HIV can still be found in the cerebrospinal fluid of some people with the AIDS-causing virus, a new study reports.
Jul 16, 2019
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Immunology
How to quell a cytokine storm: New ways to dampen an overactive immune system
BRCA—the family of DNA-repair proteins associated with breast, ovarian prostate, and pancreatic cancers—interacts with a multipart, molecular complex that is also responsible for regulating the immune system. When certain ...
May 29, 2019
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Medical economics
Blister packaging for drugs in nursing homes: Much discussed, but hardly investigated
In blister packaging, a pharmacy (or a service provider commissioned by it) portions and packs the prescribed drugs of a patient according to weekdays and times of day, sorted into individual transparent packages (blisters). ...
May 17, 2019
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Neuroscience
A new neuro-inspired system for pattern detection
A scientific team comprising researchers from the Center for Biomedical Technology (CTB) at UPM, University of La Laguna (ULL) and Institute for Cross-Disciplinary Physics and Complex System (IFISC, CSIC-UIB) has developed ...
Feb 21, 2019
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Genetics
Big data provides clues for characterizing immunity in Japanese
Although genes are distributed widely across chromosomes, many genes related to the immune system are clustered together on human chromosome 6 in a segment called the major histocompatibility complex (MHC) region. The density ...
Jan 29, 2019
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Urbanisation and air travel leading to growing risk of pandemic
Increased arrivals by air and urbanisation are the two main factors leading to a growing vulnerability to pandemics in our cities, a University of Sydney research team has found.
Dec 13, 2018
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Genetics
Team seeks to create genetic map of worm's nervous system
How do you build a brain? What "rules" govern where neurons end up, how they connect to each other, and which functions they perform?
Dec 10, 2018
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