New Test Can Quickly Detect Potentially Cancer-Causing DNA Damage
Screen could offer better safety tests for new chemicals: Using specialized liver cells, a new test can quickly detect potentially cancer-causing DNA damage. It’s estimated…
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Despite the Same DNA, Severity of Autism Symptoms Varies Greatly Among Identical Twins
Findings from NIH-funded study could inform treatment strategies. Identical twins with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) often experience large differences in symptom severity even though they…
Marijuana Vaping on the Rise Among Teens – Declines in Opioid Misuse, Cigarettes and Alcohol
Findings from the 2019 Monitoring the Future (MTF) survey demonstrate the appeal of vaping to teens, as seen in the increased prevalence of marijuana use…
A Real-Time Window Into the Hidden World of the Colon of a Living Animal
Combining a skin-level glass window with a gut-stabilizing magnet, researchers get a view into the colon of a live animal. Biomedical engineers at Duke University…
Warning: Increased Breast Cancer Risk Linked to Permanent Hair Dye and Straighteners
Scientists at the National Institutes of Health found that women who use permanent hair dye and chemical hair straighteners have a higher risk of developing…
Degradable Polymers Synthesized by MIT Chemists – Can Break Down in the Body
Materials could be useful for delivering drugs or imaging agents in the body; may offer alternative to some industrial plastics. MIT chemists have devised a…
New Medical Treatments Possible With “Right-Handed” Nanoparticles
Coating particles with “right-handed” molecules could help them penetrate cancer cells more easily. MIT engineers have shown that they can enhance the performance of drug-delivery…
New Way to Build Synthetic Biology Circuits With Engineered Signaling Pathways
Biologists build proteins that avoid crosstalk with existing molecules. Inside a living cell, many important messages are communicated via interactions between proteins. For these signals…
Study of Koala Virus Epidemic Uncovers “Innate” Genome Immune System
In animals, infections are fought by the immune system. Studies on an unusual virus infecting wild koalas, by a team of researchers from the University…
Chemists Discover a Simpler Way to Make Complex Medicines
Chemists find a new way of creating the building blocks of many drugs. Organic chemists at Ohio State University have figured out how to synthesize…
“Nanoscale CAT Scan” – Liquid-Cell Technology Offers First 3D View of Life’s Processes
A new liquid-cell technology allows scientists to see living biological materials and systems in three dimensions under an electron microscope, according to researchers at Penn…
Microbleeds – Too Small to Be Detected on CT Scans – May Worsen Outcome After Head Injury
NIH study examines the effects of blood vessel damage following brain injury. Using advanced imaging, researchers have uncovered new information regarding traumatic microbleeds, which appear…
FDA Approved Drug Reverses Signs of Liver Disease in People Living With HIV
Tesamorelin prevented progression to liver fibrosis in NIH study. Researchers at the National Institutes of Health and their colleagues at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) in…
The Brain May Actively Forget During Dream Sleep to Prevent Information Overload
Rapid eye movement, or REM, sleep is a fascinating period when most of our dreams are made. Now, in a study of mice, a team…
Does Oral Immunotherapy for Peanut Allergy Work & What Happens When You Stop?
Few people with peanut allergy tolerate peanut after stopping oral immunotherapy. Continuing with a modest dose confers more protection, NIH-funded study finds. Allergy to peanut,…
Warning: Exercising While Dieting Could Be Bad for Your Bones
UNC School of Medicine’s Maya Styner, MD, led research showing that the combination of cutting calories and exercising can make bones smaller and more fragile…
NIAID: Sexually Transmitted Infections a Growing Global Health Crisis
Sexually transmitted infections, or STIs, pose a significant public health challenge. Globally, more than one million new STI cases are diagnosed each day. In a…
Air Pollution As Bad As a Pack a Day of Cigarettes in Accelerating Lung Disease
Air pollution — especially ozone air pollution which is increasing with climate change — accelerates the progression of emphysema of the lung, according to a…