Health
Social media users 'copy' friends' eating habits
Social media users are more likely to eat fruit and veg—or snack on junk food—if they think their friends do the same, a new study has found.
Feb 7, 2020
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Genetics
Hundreds of UCLA students publish encyclopedia of 1,000 genes linked to organ development
A team of 245 UCLA undergraduates and 31 high school students has published an encyclopedia of more than 1,000 genes, including 421 genes whose functions were previously unknown. The research was conducted in fruit flies, ...
Jan 28, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Marburg virus found in Sierra Leone bats
Scientists have detected Marburg virus in fruit bats in Sierra Leone, marking the first time the deadly virus has been found in West Africa. Eleven Egyptian rousette fruit bats tested positive for active Marburg virus infection. ...
Jan 24, 2020
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Genetics
Why we differ in our ability to fight off gut infections
Τhe ability of the immune system to fight off bacterial, viral and other invading agents in the gut differs between individuals. However, the biological mechanism by which this happens is not well understood, but at least ...
Jan 17, 2020
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Parkinson's & Movement disorders
Study unravels new insights into a Parkinson's disease protein
Research by University at Buffalo biologists is providing new insights into alpha-synuclein, a small acidic protein associated with Parkinson's disease.
Jan 16, 2020
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Genetics
Scientists discover link between ALS genes
The enzyme Gemin3 was identified as the molecular 'bridge' between genes whose mutation or disruption causes amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), according to a new study in Nature's Scientific Reports from scientists at ...
Jan 16, 2020
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Oncology & Cancer
Body's natural signal carriers can help melanoma spread
A new study from Finland sheds fresh light on how melanoma cells interact with other cells via extracellular vesicles they secrete. The researchers found that extracellular vesicles secreted by melanoma cells use the so-called ...
Jan 16, 2020
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Neuroscience
Long-term memory performance depends upon gating system, study finds
Storing and retrieving memories is among the most important tasks our intricate brains must perform, yet how that happens at a molecular level remains incompletely understood. A new study from the lab of Neuroscience Professor ...
Jan 13, 2020
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Neuroscience
Using light to learn: Environmental light triggers production of memory proteins in fruit flies
Maintaining long-term memories requires environmental light, according to research in fruit flies recently published in JNeurosci.
Jan 13, 2020
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Health
Quinn on Nutrition: Life on the ranch is all about food and nutrition
Now that I'm living on a ranch, I've realized something. It's all about nutrition! Yesterday, I walked my horse into the barn to feed him some extra nourishment for these colder days. There to greet us were seven hungry barn ...
Jan 10, 2020
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