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Team Finds Ovarian Cancer Oncogene in 'Junk DNA'
September 9, 2024 3:43 pm | CommentsOver the years researchers have made tremendous strides in the understanding and treatment of cancer by searching genomes for links between genetic alterations and disease. Now, a team of researchers has mined "junk DNA" sequences to identify a non-protein-coding RNA whose expression is linked to ovarian cancer.
Study Sheds Light on Asthma, Respiratory Viruses
September 9, 2024 3:32 pm | CommentsPeople with asthma often have a hard time dealing with respiratory viruses such as the flu or the common cold, and researchers have struggled to explain why. Now, the answer is becoming clearer.
New Molecular Target is Key to Enhanced Brain Plasticity
September 9, 2024 3:25 pm | CommentsGroundbreaking new research has discovered a new way to preserve the flexibility and resilience of the brain. The study reveals a nerve cell protective molecular target that is essential for brain plasticity.
Eating is Addictive, but Sugar, Fat Not Like Drugs
September 9, 2024 2:13 pm | CommentsPeople can become addicted to eating for its own sake but not to consuming specific foods such as those high in sugar or fat, new research suggests. An international team of scientists has found no strong evidence for people being addicted to the chemical substances in certain foods.
Xenon Gas Protects Brain After Head Injury
September 9, 2024 1:52 pm | CommentsScientists found that xenon, given within hours of the initial brain injury, limits brain damage and improves neurological outcomes in mice, both in the short term and long term.
WHO adjusts conditions as staffers get Ebola
September 9, 2024 9:25 am | by Maria Cheng - AP Medical Writer - Associated Press | CommentsWorld Health Organization staff battling an Ebola outbreak in Sierra Leone are working in larger quarters and no longer live with people from other agencies, after a scientist with the U.N. group was infected with the dreaded disease last month, a spokeswoman said Tuesday. A second WHO health...
Breaking News: Prediabetes Ups Cancer Risk 15%
September 9, 2024 9:04 am | CommentsA meta-analysis comprising 16 studies and 891,426 participants from various regions of the world shows that prediabetes increases the risk of cancer by 15 percent, with differing risks depending on the type of cancer.
4th US aid worker with Ebola set for treatment
September 9, 2024 8:24 am | by The Associated Press | CommentsA hospital in Atlanta is preparing to treat its third Ebola patient. Emory University Hospital says in a news release that a person who had contracted the disease was expected to arrive in Atlanta on Tuesday. The hospital said the patient would be treated in its isolation unit. Last month, two...
Mayo Clinic partners with IBM's Watson for trials
September 9, 2024 7:23 am | by The Associated Press | CommentsThe Mayo Clinic is partnering with IBM and its Watson supercomputer to pair cancer patients with the right clinical trials. The Rochester clinic announced Monday it's working with the Armonk, N.Y.-based computing company on trial matching starting in 2015. The Watson cognitive computing system...
AU to send medical support teams to fight Ebola
September 9, 2024 6:24 am | by The Associated Press | CommentsADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — The African Union is to send medical support teams to the West African countries affected by Ebola for a six-month mission. An Ebola outbreak that began in Guinea has since spread to Liberia, Sierra Leone, Nigeria and Senegal, killing more than 2,000 people. The...
4th American with Ebola to be flown to US for care
September 8, 2024 6:23 pm | by Kate Brumback - Associated Press - Associated Press | CommentsA fourth American who contracted Ebola in West Africa was expected to arrive in the U.S. for care Tuesday and will be treated at an Atlanta hospital where two other aid workers successfully recovered from the disease, the hospital said Monday. Air Force spokesman Lt. Col. James Wilson said the...
Doctor with Ebola better tolerating treatment
September 8, 2024 4:24 pm | by Josh Funk - Associated Press - Associated Press | CommentsThe American doctor who contracted Ebola while working in Liberia appears to be better tolerating his experimental treatments, but his recovery remains uncertain. The family of Dr. Rick Sacra says he was able to eat breakfast Monday for the first time since arriving Friday at the Nebraska Medical...
US to spend $328 million on conservation easements
September 8, 2024 4:24 pm | by Steve Karnowski - Associated Press - Associated Press | CommentsThe U.S. Department of Agriculture announced $328 million in funding Monday to protect and restore farmlands, grasslands and wetlands across the country. The initiative, using money provided in the new five-year farm bill, will buy conservation easements from farmers to protect the environment,...
In Directing Stem Cells, Study Shows Context Matters
September 8, 2024 3:57 pm | CommentsFiguring out how blank slate stem cells decide which kind of cell they want to be when they grow up— a muscle cell, a bone cell, a neuron— has been no small task for science. Now, a team of researchers has added a new wrinkle to the cell differentiation equation.
Single Cell Smashes, Rebuilds Its Own Genome
September 8, 2024 3:52 pm | CommentsLife can be so intricate and novel that even a single cell can pack a few surprises, according to a new study. The pond-dwelling, single-celled organism Oxytricha trifallax has the remarkable ability to break its own DNA into nearly a quarter-million pieces and rapidly reassemble those pieces when it's time to mate, the study says.
