Health
French watchdog bans sale of common pesticide
The French food safety agency ANSES on Tuesday barred the sale of epoxiconazole, a widely-used pesticide, citing a "worrying danger" to humans.
May 28, 2019
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Altered brain activity in antisocial teenagers
Teenage girls with problematic social behavior display reduced brain activity and weaker connectivity between the brain regions implicated in emotion regulation. The findings of an international study carried out by researchers ...
May 28, 2019
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Black lung disease continues to surge in Appalachia; new research suggests why
New mining methods that churn up silica-laden rock are likely responsible for the surge of black lung disease that has afflicted hundreds of miners across Central Appalachia in recent years, according to new research presented ...
May 24, 2019
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Medical research
Research reveals possible strategy for blocking the spread of pneumococcal disease
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital scientists have reduced transmission of pneumococci in mice using an experimental vaccine that targets proteins on the surface of the bacteria. The research appears online today in the ...
May 23, 2019
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Genetics
Research reveals insulin-producing beta cells may change function in diabetes
A revolutionary new study using only materials derived from humans has revealed that insulin-producing beta cells can change their function in diabetes—and that this change may be reversible.
May 17, 2019
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Medical research
New discovery could lead to improved blood sugar level control
Many diabetes patients do not only have problems with their insulin, but also with the release of the hormone glucagon. Researchers at Uppsala University have now discovered a regulation mechanism which could provide an opportunity ...
Apr 26, 2019
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Oncology & Cancer
Exposing cancer's metabolic addictions
Cancerous tumors are classified primarily based on their tissue of origin. However, the sequencing of the human genome and the development of powerful and affordable DNA sequencing technologies has ushered in a new era of ...
Apr 24, 2019
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Neuroscience
Proteins stand up to nerve cell regression
A study by Duke-NUS Medical School has found that members of the multiprotein 'Integrator complex', known for its role in gene regulation, are crucial for healthy brain development in fruit flies. The findings have implications ...
Apr 24, 2019
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Health
Bigger portions lead to preschoolers eating more over time
Preschoolers may not be as good at resisting large portions of everyday foods as was previously thought, according to Penn State researchers.
Apr 12, 2019
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Genetics
Researchers relate DNA methylation levels to obesity
DNA methylation is a mechanism that regulates whether genes are "on" or "off", and is influenced by hereditary and environmental factors, as well as lifestyle and nutritional habits.
Apr 10, 2019
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