By Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
A mere 25 years ago, noncoding RNAs were considered nothing more than "background noise" in the overall genomic landscape. Now, two new studies reveal that one of these tiny noncoding molecules -- microRNA-22 -- plays an outsized role in two typ
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By IDIBELL-Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute
Researchers have discovered a role for ribosomal 5S RNA in the formation of a complex that regulates the stability of p53. Normally, p53 prevents healthy cells from becoming tumorigenic.
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By Penn State
Subjectivity is problematic when evaluating fingerprints, and quality is in the eye of the examiner. But three computer programs used together can give fingerprint grading unprecedented consistency and objectivity, according to new research.
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By European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology
Phthalates are among a group of industrial chemicals shown in some studies to have adverse effects on reproductive health and development, particularly in the male. As such, they have been collectively defined as "endocrine disruptors", and prop
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By Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research
Researchers have determined that the transcription factor Nanog, which plays a critical role in maintaining the self-renewal of embryonic stem cells, is expressed in a manner similar to other pluripotency markers. This finding contradicts the field&#8
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By Salk Institute
Experience of parents with their children and teachers with their students demonstrate how kids change their behaviors and knowledge from infancy to adolescence. Until now, little was known of the causes that could lead to these changes. New findings unco
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By University of Alabama Huntsville
You are what you eat – and so are your offspring. And in the title bout featuring protein versus sugar, protein is the winner. That’s what scientists found while studying the fruit fly (Drosophila melanogaster).
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By University of Leeds
New research highlights important information for health professionals and parents about the factors which may increase the likelihood of a baby being born with a birth defect.
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By European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology
The first birth has been achieved following the analysis of embryos using a new genome sequencing technique which promises to revolutionise embryo selection for IVF. The technique has never before been applied in the screening of embryos.
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By Taylor & Francis
Criminologists have long known that men tend to offend less after they marry. But with almost half of all marriages now ending in divorce, what effect does separation have?   
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By Frontiers
A device that trains the brain to turn sounds into images could be used as an alternative to invasive treatment for blind and partially-sighted people, researchers have found.
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By Arizona State University
Scientists present the first comprehensive bacterial analysis focusing on commensal or beneficial bacteria in children with autism spectrum disorder.
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By University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Researchers report that they have found a direct genetic link between the remains of Native Americans who lived thousands of years ago and their living descendants. The team used mitochondrial DNA, which children inherit only from their mothers, to track
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By National Institute for Materials Science
Scientists have developed a new nanofiber mesh which is capable of simultaneously realizing thermotherapy (hyperthermia) and chemotherapy (treatment with anticancer drugs) of tumors. They succeeded in efficiently inducing natural death (apoptosis) of epit
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By Brown University
Researchers who compared the DNA of patients with autism and intellectual disability to that of their unaffected siblings found that the affected siblings had significantly more "runs of homozygosity," or blocks of DNA that are the same from bot
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By University of Kentucky
Researchers have developed an advance in treatment of Alzheimer's disease. Gammagard™ IVIg is a therapy that has been investigated for treatment of Alzheimer's. Despite small clinical studies that have reported efficacy of the approach, the mech
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By Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
Why do so many mothers have difficulty making enough milk to breastfeed? A new study adds to previous research implicating insulin's role in lactation success.
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By Massachusetts General Hospital
Scientists have used a novel approach to identify genetic factors that appear to influence susceptibility to cholera. The indicate the importance of pathways involved in regulating water loss in intestinal cells and of the innate immune system in the body
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By Ithaca College
Betaine —- a nutrient found in shellfish and beets —- boosts athletic performance by nearly six percent when added to a sports drink.
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By Stanford University Medical Center
Children with Duchenne muscular dystrophy often die as young adults from heart and breathing complications. Now, researchers have developed a mouse model that accurately mimics the course of the disease in humans.
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