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- Targeted drug found effective in thwarting pancreatic tumors
- Introducing play to higher education reduces stress and forms deeper connection material
- New health benefits of red seaweeds unveiled
- As climates change, prepare for more mosquitoes in winter
- Does zinc inhibit or promote growth of kidney stones? Well, both
- Making a meal of DNA in the seafloor
- Persistence pays off in the human gut microbiome
- The evolution of good taste
- Researchers model impact of blood pressure control programs at barbershops nationwide
- Brain capillary structures show a correlation with their neuron structures
- Stents inspired by paper-cutting art can deliver drugs to the GI tract
- Touchless technology could enable early detection and treatment of eye diseases that cause blindness
- Potential new treatment target for Alzheimer's disease
- A new model of Alzheimer's progression
- One step towards a daily-use deep UV light source for sterilization and disinfection
- Hair follicles heal blisters at personal cost
- Easy, inexpensive, efficient: Researchers improve efficacy of new malaria drug
- Earliest memories can start from the age of two-and-a-half
- New glial cells discovered in the brain: Implications for brain repair
- Plant-based diet protects from hypertension, preeclampsia
- How gender norms and job loss affect relationship status
- Young adults who lost and then restored heart health had lower risk of heart attack, stroke
- AI predicts how patients with viral infections, including COVID-19, will fare
- A better understanding of 'wet markets' is key to safeguarding human health, biodiversity
| Targeted drug found effective in thwarting pancreatic tumors Posted: 14 Jun 2021 03:56 PM PDT Through a pre-clinical study, researchers identified a novel drug that effectively thwarts pancreatic tumors that are addicted to the cancer-causing mutant KRAS gene. |
| Introducing play to higher education reduces stress and forms deeper connection material Posted: 14 Jun 2021 03:56 PM PDT Higher education students are more engaged and motivated when they are taught using playful pedagogy rather than the traditional lecture-based method. Play also resulted in reduced stress and anxiety. |
| New health benefits of red seaweeds unveiled Posted: 14 Jun 2021 03:55 PM PDT Red seaweeds have been prevalent in the diets of Asian communities for thousands of years. Researchers have now shown how these algae confer health benefits. |
| As climates change, prepare for more mosquitoes in winter Posted: 14 Jun 2021 03:55 PM PDT In places on the front lines of climate change, these disease-spreading insects may become a year-round problem. |
| Does zinc inhibit or promote growth of kidney stones? Well, both Posted: 14 Jun 2021 12:39 PM PDT In the first study to validate conflicting theories, a researcher has confirmed that the zinc actually does inhibit and promote the growth of kidney stones at the same time. |
| Making a meal of DNA in the seafloor Posted: 14 Jun 2021 12:39 PM PDT While best known as the code for genetic information, DNA is also a nutrient for specialized microbes. An international team of researchers has discovered several bacteria in sediment samples from the Atlantic Ocean that use DNA as a food source. One bacterium newly named by the team in fact is a true expert in degrading DNA. |
| Persistence pays off in the human gut microbiome Posted: 14 Jun 2021 12:39 PM PDT The human gut microbiome is a complex community of trillions of microbes that are constantly interacting with each other and our bodies. It supports our wellbeing, immune system and mental health -- but how is it sustained? |
| Posted: 14 Jun 2021 12:39 PM PDT Does evolution explain why we can't resist a salty chip? Researchers found that differences between the elemental composition of foods and the elemental needs of animals can explain the development of pleasing tastes like salty, umami and sweet. |
| Researchers model impact of blood pressure control programs at barbershops nationwide Posted: 14 Jun 2021 12:38 PM PDT Investigators built a model to examine the potential impact of implementing blood pressure control programs at barbershops nationwide and found that such programs could reach one in three Black men with uncontrolled blood pressure nationally. |
| Brain capillary structures show a correlation with their neuron structures Posted: 14 Jun 2021 10:12 AM PDT Researchers performed microtomography experiments the BL20XU beamline of the SPring-8 synchrotron radiation facility and found that brain capillary structures show a correlation with their neuron structures. |
| Stents inspired by paper-cutting art can deliver drugs to the GI tract Posted: 14 Jun 2021 10:12 AM PDT Inspired by kirigami, the Japanese art of folding and cutting paper, engineers have designed a new type of stent that could be used to deliver drugs to the gastrointestinal tract, respiratory tract, or other tubular organs in the body. |
| Touchless technology could enable early detection and treatment of eye diseases that cause blindness Posted: 14 Jun 2021 10:12 AM PDT A new non-contact laser imaging system developed by engineering researchers, is designed to detect telltale signs of major blinding diseases in retinal blood and tissue that typically go unseen until it is too late. |
| Potential new treatment target for Alzheimer's disease Posted: 14 Jun 2021 10:12 AM PDT A new study not only sheds light on how the APOE4 gene may cause some of the pathologies associated with Alzheimer's disease, but also suggests a new treatment target that might help people who carry the APOE4 gene in early and late stages of the disease. Researchers found that APOE4 is associated with the activation of an inflammatory protein that causes a breakdown in the blood-brain barrier which protects the brain. |
| A new model of Alzheimer's progression Posted: 14 Jun 2021 10:12 AM PDT Scientists explore how protein and signaling pathways change in patients with Alzheimer's disease. Their work creates a new model of disease progression, taking advantage of the heterogeneity that is inherent to human studies. |
| One step towards a daily-use deep UV light source for sterilization and disinfection Posted: 14 Jun 2021 10:12 AM PDT Researchers invented a more efficient device for doubling the frequency of incoming light by combining period reflectors inside a microcavity containing gallium nitride. This work may help in the construction of a deep UV light source with bactericidal effect that is both safe and practical. |
| Hair follicles heal blisters at personal cost Posted: 14 Jun 2021 10:12 AM PDT A team of scientists has shown that the healing of skin blisters is driven by hair follicle stem cells, which delay their own development in the process. |
| Easy, inexpensive, efficient: Researchers improve efficacy of new malaria drug Posted: 14 Jun 2021 10:11 AM PDT Artemisone is a promising substance in the fight against malaria. However, the active ingredient has yet to be used due its instability and because it is not easily absorbed by the body. A team has now pushed this a bit further. They have developed a very simple method for preparing the active ingredient that makes it easier to administer and store. |
| Earliest memories can start from the age of two-and-a-half Posted: 14 Jun 2021 08:08 AM PDT On average the earliest memories that people can recall point back to when they were just two-and-a-half years old, a new study suggests. |
| New glial cells discovered in the brain: Implications for brain repair Posted: 14 Jun 2021 08:08 AM PDT Neurons, nerve cells in the brain, are central players in brain function. However, a key role for glia, long considered support cells, is emerging. A research group has now discovered two new types of glial cells in the brain, by unleashing adult stem cells from their quiescent state. These new types of glia may play an important role in brain plasticity and repair. |
| Plant-based diet protects from hypertension, preeclampsia Posted: 14 Jun 2021 08:08 AM PDT A plant-based diet appears to afford significant protection to rats bred to become hypertensive on a high-salt diet, scientists report. When the rats become pregnant, the whole grain diet also protects the mothers and their offspring from deadly preeclampsia. |
| How gender norms and job loss affect relationship status Posted: 14 Jun 2021 06:06 AM PDT Research shows that, in cultures that value men as breadwinners, their unemployment can affect the long-term success of a romantic relationship. |
| Young adults who lost and then restored heart health had lower risk of heart attack, stroke Posted: 14 Jun 2021 06:06 AM PDT A long-term analysis of young adults in Korea found that those with poor heart health had higher rates of cardiovascular disease at a younger age. Young adults with poor cardiovascular health who improved their cardiovascular health over time reduced their chances of heart attack, stroke or heart failure later in life. Those who maintained good cardiovascular health from a young age had the lowest risk of premature cardiovascular disease. |
| AI predicts how patients with viral infections, including COVID-19, will fare Posted: 11 Jun 2021 08:08 AM PDT Gene expression patterns associated with pandemic viral infections provide a map to help define patients' immune responses, measure disease severity, predict outcomes and test therapies -- for current and future pandemics. |
| A better understanding of 'wet markets' is key to safeguarding human health, biodiversity Posted: 11 Jun 2021 05:56 AM PDT The term 'wet market' is often laced with negative undertones, especially in light of the COVID-19 pandemic, but the majority of these markets -- like the one featured above in Taipei, Taiwan -- pose very little risks to human health and biodiversity, according to a new study. |
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