A woman's supply of eggs is a precious commodity because only a few hundred mature eggs can be produced throughout her lifetime and each must be as free as possible from genetic damage. Part of egg production involves a winnowing ...
May 29, 2014
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As the body ages, the physical effects are notable; wrinkles in the skin appear, physical exertion becomes harder. But there are also less visible processes going on. Inside aging brains there is another phenomenon at work, ...
Apr 8, 2013
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In a newly reported set of experiments that show the value of a particularly precise but difficult genetic engineering technique, researchers at Brown University and the University of California–Irvine have created a Drosophila ...
Oct 11, 2012
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(Medical Xpress) -- Researchers based out of Harvard and Brigham Young Women’s Hospital have found compelling evidence that suggests “retrotransposon movement in somatic cells” - DNA sequences that jump (make ...
A jumping gene with the fairy tale name "Sleeping Beauty" has helped to unlock vital clues for researchers investigating the genetics of colorectal cancer.
Nov 6, 2011
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It's recommended that people get 150 minutes of moderate to vigorous physical activity a week. But the part of this advice that people often ignore is that we should do muscle strengthening exercises twice a week.
Mar 28, 2022
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The young woman accelerates rapidly, launching into a short sprint that takes her down the runway to the takeoff board, where she uses one foot to launch herself upward. Keeping control over her body during flight, she lands ...
Aug 4, 2021
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Stretching back to pre-colonial Rwanda, a unique athletic performance akin to modern-day high jumping formed part of regular ceremonies in the royal court. Known as Gusimbuka Urukiramende, this type of jumping appears to ...
May 18, 2021
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Researchers from Edith Cowan University (ECU) in Western Australia have found a simple way to analyze the effectiveness of exercise training that could one day be conducted easily at a local gym or physio.
Nov 19, 2020
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Researchers studying the impact of fatigue on athletic performance have developed prototype software that can enable coaches to predict when elite athletes will be too fatigued to perform at their best.
Jul 10, 2019
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