By CSIRO Australia
Scientists have developed a test to identify unsafe stem cells. It is the first safety test specifically for human induced pluripotent stem cells.
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By Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Oncologicas (CNIO)
Scientists have described how a genetic duplication that took place in the vertebrate ancestor some 500 million years ago encouraged the evolution of the ASF1b gene; a gene essential for proper cell division and related to some types of cancer such as bre
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By University of Michigan
Researchers have determined how a gene that is known to be defective in Down syndrome is regulated and how its dysregulation may lead to neurological defects, providing insights into potential therapeutic approaches to an aspect of the syndrome.
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By Georgetown University Medical Center
A new brain imaging study of dyslexia shows that visual system differences do not cause the disorder, but instead are likely a consequence.
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By McGill University
A new study shows compelling evidence that associations between cognitive ability and cortical grey matter in old age can largely be accounted for by cognitive ability in childhood.
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By Case Western Reserve University
About one of every two people diagnosed with posttraumatic stress disorder also suffer symptoms of depression, according to new research.
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By Oregon Health & Science University
The surgeon who more than two decades ago pioneered deep brain stimulation surgery in the United States to treat people with Parkinson's disease and other movement disorders has now developed a new way to perform the surgery -- which allows for more accur
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By University of Edinburgh
Scientists have taken a vital step forward in understanding how cells from skin tissue can be reprogrammed to become stem cells.
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By University of Michigan
Zebrafish with very weak muscles helped scientists decode the elusive genetic mutation responsible for Native American myopathy, a rare, hereditary muscle disease that afflicts Native Americans in North Carolina.
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By University of South Florida (USF Health)
A combination of dietary and hyperbaric oxygen therapies effectively increased survival time in a mouse model of aggressive metastatic cancer, a new research team found. The study demonstrates the potential of these cost-effective, nontoxic therapies to p
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By Canadian Medical Association Journal
The risk of acute kidney disease is doubled for people taking oral fluoroquinolone antibiotics, according to a new study.
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By University of California, San Diego Health Sciences
In a pair of distinct but complementary papers, researchers illuminate the functional importance of a relatively new class of RNA molecules. The work suggests modulation of “enhancer-directed RNAs” or “eRNAs” could
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By Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center
Scientists, like Buddhist monks and Zen masters, have known for years that meditation can reduce anxiety, but not how. Scientists have now succeeded in identifying the brain functions involved.
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By Boston University College of Arts & Sciences
A new study provides evidence that Wolbachia target the ovarian stem cell niches of its hosts -- a strategy previously overlooked to explain how Wolbachia thrive in nature.
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By Wiley
In a recent analysis of one outpatient clinic, one in four men seeking medical help for newly-developed erectile dysfunction (ED) was younger than 40 years, and nearly half of young men with the condition had severe ED. While larger population-based studi
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By Indiana University
A new study by neuroscientists demonstrates that GLT1, a protein that clears glutamate from the brain, plays a critical role in the craving for cocaine that develops after only several days of cocaine use.
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By Children's Memorial Hospital
The drug RG3039 demonstrates that it can extend survival and improve function in two spinal muscular atrophy mouse models.
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By Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health
US workfare programs have been praised for improving the economic well-being of families but little is known about how these policies affected participants' health and mortality. In a study of enrollees in Florida's Family Transition Program who were give
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By Elsevier Health Sciences
Despite the lack of data regarding the rates of concussions in youth football, concerns have been raised about the sport being dangerous for this age group. Researchers have analyzed the incidence rates of concussion in youth football players in this age
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By Veterinärmedizinische Universität Wien
Almost one in six people worldwide are infected by parasitic worms, while parasitic infections of livestock cause economic losses of billions of Euro per year. Resistance to the few drugs available to treat infections is increasing and there is an urgent
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