MicroRNAs May be Key to Lizard Tail Regeneration
May 10, 2024 9:07 am | by Bevin Fletcher, Associate Editor | CommentsA team of scientists used next-generation genomic and computer analysis to shed light on the genetic mechanisms behind the lizard’s ability to regenerate its tail.
Starfish Babies Return in Droves Following Massive Die-off
May 9, 2024 10:30 am | by The Associated Press | CommentsDroves of baby starfish are returning to Oregon and Northern California's shores after a wasting disease decimated whole populations of the creatures over the past two years along the West Coast.
New Device May Provide Rapid Diagnosis of Bacterial Infections
May 9, 2024 10:27 am | by Massachusetts General Hospital | CommentsA team of investigators has developed a device with the potential of shortening the time required to rapidly diagnose pathogens responsible for health-care-associated infections from a couple of days to a matter of hours.
Using Mobile Technology to Understand PPD
May 9, 2024 10:21 am | by UNC | CommentsAn iOS app will help researchers identify women with a history of PPD — a group that includes both those who are currently suffering from PPD and those who may have struggled with it decades ago - and screen them for genetic differences.
Antibody Therapy Opens Door to Potential New Treatment for HIV
May 9, 2024 10:16 am | by Rockefeller University | CommentsResearchers are developing a new kind of treatment, an antibody-based drug that may provide a better strategy for long-term control of HIV. Recent findings from a Phase 1 clinical trial offer new insights about how the antibody functions.
A New Paper-based Test for the Zika Virus
May 9, 2024 9:47 am | by Anne Trafton, MIT News Office | CommentsA new paper-based test can diagnose Zika virus infection within a few hours. The test, which distinguishes Zika from the very similar dengue virus, can be stored at room temperature and read with a simple electronic reader, making it potentially practical for widespread use.
Analysis Finds Meat Consumption Raises Mortality Rates
May 6, 2024 11:11 am | by American Osteopathic Association | CommentsA review of large-scale studies involving more than 1.5 million people found all-cause mortality is higher for those who eat meat, particularly red or processed meat, on a daily basis.
Starving Cancer the Key to New Treatments
May 6, 2024 11:05 am | by Australian National University | CommentsResearchers have identified a vital supply route that cancer cells use to obtain their nutrients, in a discovery that could lead to new treatments to stop the growth of tumors.
FDA Will Require E-Cigarettes and Contents to be Reviewed
May 6, 2024 10:54 am | by Matthew Perrone, AP Health Writer | CommentsThe federal government announced sweeping new rules Thursday for electronic cigarettes that will for the first time require the devices and their ingredients to be reviewed, a mandate that could offer protection for consumers and upend a multibillion dollar industry that has gone largely unregulated.
Cayman Islands to Deploy Genetically Modified Mosquitoes
May 6, 2024 10:48 am | by Jennifer Kay and Ben Fox, Associated Press | CommentsBritish biotech company Oxitec and the Cayman Islands government announced plans Thursday to release millions of genetically modified mosquitoes in the fight against a species that spreads Zika and other diseases.
Biochemists Image RNA Translation in Real Time
May 6, 2024 10:44 am | by Bevin Fletcher, Associate Editor | CommentsIn a new advance, scientists have made a live-cell movie of the second step in gene expression, when a ribosome decodes a protein.
Popular Heartburn Drugs May Cause Serious Kidney Damage
May 6, 2024 10:43 am | by Washington University in St. Louis | CommentsExtended use of drugs to treat heartburn, ulcers and acid reflux may lead to serious kidney damage, including kidney failure, according to a new study.
Ketamine Metabolite Works as Fast-acting Antidepressant
May 6, 2024 10:18 am | by Bevin Fletcher, Associate Editor | CommentsA team of researchers have discovered a chemical byproduct of ketamine that rapidly treats depression in mice, without the undesired side effects.
Chimp Victim Hospitalized with Face-transplant Complications
May 5, 2024 10:21 am | by Pat Eaton-Robb, Associated Press | CommentsThe Connecticut woman who underwent a face transplant five years ago after being attacked by a chimpanzee is back in a Boston hospital after doctors discovered her body is rejecting tissue from the transplant.
Human Heart Cells Respond Less to E-cig Vapor than Tobacco Smoke
May 5, 2024 10:17 am | by University of Bristol | CommentsNew research has showed substantial differences in the way human heart cells respond to e-cigarette smoke and conventional cigarette smoke.
