Medical research
Origins of left-sided gut artery, lymphatic system discovered
Researchers have understood very little about how blood and lymphatic vessels form in the mammalian gut – until now.
Dec 16, 2014
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Oncology & Cancer
Researchers engineer a 'smart bomb' to attack childhood leukemia
Fatih Uckun, Jianjun Cheng and their colleagues have taken the first steps towards developing a so-called "smart bomb" to attack the most common and deadly form of childhood cancer—called B-lineage acute lymphoblastic leukemia ...
Nov 5, 2014
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Medical research
Pharmacologists identify switches that play an important role for the cardiac gene program
Freiburg pharmacologists have succeeded in mapping the epigenome of cardiac muscle cells. They hope the findings will lead to new insights into the development of congenital heart defects and chronic heart failure. The scientists ...
Oct 28, 2014
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Health
Optimal red blood cell folate level about 1,000 nmol/L
(HealthDay)—The optimal population red blood cell folate level for prevention of neural tube defects could be defined as approximately 1,000 nmol/L, according to research published online July 29 in BMJ.
Aug 4, 2014
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Medical research
Scientists image a beating heart in 3D (w/ Video)
Researchers of the Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics in Dresden report how they managed to capture detailed three-dimensional images of cardiac dynamics in zebrafish. The novel approach: They combine ...
Jul 23, 2014
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Genetics
Team rules out leading hypothesis for miscarriages, birth defects
Washington State University reproductive biologists have ruled out one of the leading thoughts on why older women have an increased risk of miscarriages and children with birth defects.
Jul 3, 2014
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Neuroscience
Glitch in neural garbage removal enhances degenerative risk
An international team of researchers identified a pathogenic mechanism that is common to several neurodegenerative diseases. The findings suggest that it may be possible to slow the progression of dementia even after the ...
Jul 3, 2014
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Medical research
Scientists advise caution with regard to artificial insemination method
The approval of a new treatment method by which three parents will be able to beget a child is being discussed since a few years in Great Britain and will possibly become a reality in two years. The method is supposed to ...
Jun 17, 2014
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Medical research
Spurt of heart muscle cell division seen in mice well after birth
The entire heart muscle in young children may hold untapped potential for regeneration, new research suggests.
May 8, 2014
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Medical research
Study identifies molecules that guide embryonic heart-forming cells
Scientists at the University of East Anglia have made an important step in understanding how hearts are formed in developing embryos.
May 5, 2014
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