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Researchers map DNA methylation changes to study developmental disorders

Researchers performed a study in which they created a total of 168 new maps of chemical marks on DNA strands, known as methylation, in developing mice.

30 Jul 2020

Rapid drug development yields potential treatment for yellow fever

Yellow fever, a hemorrhagic disease that is common in South America and sub-Saharan Africa, infects about 200,000 people per year and causes an estimated 30,000 deaths.

From Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) 30 Jul 2020

A safer treatment harnesses the body's cancer-fighting T cells to fight multiple myeloma

A treatment for multiple myeloma that harnesses the body's cancer-fighting T cells was safe in humans and showed preliminary signs of effectiveness, according to a clinical trial involving 23 patients with relapsed or treatment-resistant disease.

30 Jul 2020

Researchers set the path for next generation of biodiversity forecasts

Biodiversity's ongoing global decline has prompted policies to protect and restore habitats to minimize animal and plant extinctions.

30 Jul 2020

Cholesterol-lowering medication improves function of the coronary arteries

In a pilot study of people living with HIV or high levels of cholesterol, Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers found that a six-week course of a cholesterol-lowering medication improved the function of the coronary arteries that provide oxygen to the heart.

30 Jul 2020

DOE announces funding for power-plant energy storage, wastewater analysis projects

The U.S. Department of Energy recently announced the funding of two projects with Lehigh University's Energy Research Center.

From Lehigh University 30 Jul 2020

New initiative launched to tackle climate change and global poverty

With a founding $25 million gifts from King Philanthropies, MIT's Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL) is launching a new initiative to solve problems at the nexus of climate change and global poverty.

30 Jul 2020

Researchers show how gut microbiomes change the nature of cancer mutations

It is a fact that has long baffled doctors: Cancer in the small intestine is quite rare, whereas colorectal cancer, a neighboring though much smaller organ, is one of the leading causes of cancer death for men and women. What is it about the colon that seems to "attract" cancer?

30 Jul 2020

Scientists use computational biology to identify functional elements in the human genome

UMass Medical School researchers Zhiping Weng, PhD, and Jill Moore, PhD, and MD/PhD students Michael Purcaro and Henry Pratt are lead authors on the latest publication of data from the ambitious ENCODE project.

30 Jul 2020

Experimental study looks at the impact of subsidy policies on insurance policy adoption

A new University of Maryland-led study shows that subsidies can help people continually purchase insurance products, but only if they have the financial literacy to understand the benefits of the policy and have the experience of seeing the benefits in action.

30 Jul 2020

New study shows how climate change may alter the prescribed burning windows

As the Bushfire Royal Commission investigates the deadly "Black Summer" and how it could have been prevented, research from the Climate the ARC Centre of Excellence for Climate Extremes (CLEX) and Climate Change Research Centre at the University of New South Wales shows how climate change may alter prescribed burning in the future across Australia.

30 Jul 2020

Grotesque side effects from unproven stem cell therapies more common than thought

Grotesque side effects from unproven 'stem cell' therapies are more common than we realized, reports a team of researchers led by UConn Health in Annals of Neurology on July 29.

30 Jul 2020

Current understanding of tree transpiration and its implications

Shade from urban trees has long been understood to offer respite from the urban heat island effect, a phenomenon that can result in city centers that are 1-3 degrees Centigrade warmer than surrounding areas.

30 Jul 2020

Phthalate exposure associated with sleep disruptions in midlife women

For menopausal women who have difficulty sleeping, it might be because of chemicals in the environment.

30 Jul 2020

Commercial pesticides can help improve crop safety

Researchers have revealed that commercial pesticides can be applied to crops in the Cucurbitaceae family to decrease their accumulation of hydrophobic pollutants, thereby improving crop safety.

29 Jul 2020

CBT helps food allergic children with severe phobia of anaphylaxis

Imagine a young girl with a peanut allergy, so stricken by fear of anaphylaxis that she no longer takes part in everyday activities many children take for granted.

29 Jul 2020

Novel measurement technology may open up new potentials in personalized medicine

Similar to blood sugar, various biomarkers could in future be identified using just a few drops of blood. Researchers at Ruhr-Universität Bochum are developing a multi-analyte test strip for this purpose that will open up new potentials in personalized medicine by facilitating the continuous measurement of various parameters.

29 Jul 2020

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Researchers map DNA methylation changes to study developmental disorders

Rapid drug development yields potential treatment for yellow fever

A safer treatment harnesses the body's cancer-fighting T cells to fight multiple myeloma

Researchers set the path for next generation of biodiversity forecasts

Cholesterol-lowering medication improves function of the coronary arteries

DOE announces funding for power-plant energy storage, wastewater analysis projects

New initiative launched to tackle climate change and global poverty

Researchers show how gut microbiomes change the nature of cancer mutations

Scientists use computational biology to identify functional elements in the human genome

Experimental study looks at the impact of subsidy policies on insurance policy adoption

New study shows how climate change may alter the prescribed burning windows

Grotesque side effects from unproven stem cell therapies more common than thought

Current understanding of tree transpiration and its implications

Phthalate exposure associated with sleep disruptions in midlife women

Commercial pesticides can help improve crop safety

CBT helps food allergic children with severe phobia of anaphylaxis

Novel measurement technology may open up new potentials in personalized medicine

A new cell-based gene therapy approach to correct hemophilia A

Specific protein found at high levels in the blood of people with early signs of Alzheimer's

Diversity of soil microbial communities helps regulate climate change

Driving Support for Pharmaceutical Testing Through Continuous Innovation

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