Public Release: 11-Oct-2018 University of Zurich Caption Diminishing myelin sheaths: The damaged areas (at the bottom of the image) of the brains of MS patients lack myelin (at the top, in blue). (Image: Dr. med. Imke Metz, University of Göttingen,… Read More ›
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Viruses discern, destroy E. coli in drinking water
Public Release: 27-Sep-2018 Cornell University ITHACA, N.Y. – To rapidly detect the presence of E. coli in drinking water, Cornell University food scientists now can employ a bacteriophage – a genetically engineered virus – in a test used in… Read More ›
Gut bacteria’s shocking secret: They produce electricity
Public Release: 12-Sep-2018 Hundreds of electricity-generating bacteria found, including pathogenic, probiotic and fermenting bacteria University of California – Berkeley While bacteria that produce electricity have been found in exotic environments like mines and the bottoms of lakes, scientists have… Read More ›
Should all babies have their genomes sequenced?
Public Release: 15-Aug-2018 The Hastings Center As the cost of genome sequencing decreases, researchers and clinicians are debating whether all newborns should be sequenced at birth, facilitating a lifetime of personalized medical care. But while sequencing the genomes of some… Read More ›
Koala virus could explain why humans have ‘junk’ DNA
Public Release: 7-Aug-2018 University of Queensland A koala virus could help researchers explain millions of years of accumulated ‘junk’ DNA in the human genome. An international team of researchers – including scientists from The University of Queensland – is… Read More ›
Compound made inside human body stops viruses from replicating
PUBLIC RELEASE: 20-JUN-2018 PENN STATE The newest antiviral drugs could take advantage of a compound made not by humans, but inside them. A team of researchers has identified the mode of action of viperin, a naturally occurring enzyme in… Read More ›
Stanford scientists discover biomarker for flu susceptibility
Public Release: 13-Jun-2018 Stanford Medicine Researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine have found a way to predict whether someone exposed to the flu virus is likely to become ill. Purvesh Khatri, PhD, associate professor of medicine and of… Read More ›
Skin cancers linked with up to a 92% reduced risk of Alzheimer’s disease
Public Release: 19-Apr-2018 Wiley Previous studies have demonstrated a decreased risk of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) in individuals with various cancers, including non-melanoma skin cancers (including squamous cell cancers and basal cell cancers). A new Journal of the European Academy… Read More ›
Fermentation byproduct suppresses seizures in nerve agent poisoning
Public Release: 16-Apr-2018 Compound formed during fermentation of beer, wine has potential to prevent organophosphate-triggered seizures from developing into epilepsy Society for Neuroscience IMAGE: Urethane, but not diazepam suppresses the return of seizure activity following 1 hour of… Read More ›
Programming DNA to deliver cancer drugs
Public Release: 19-Mar-2018 New technology could lead to the development of new cancer therapies University of Delaware DNA has an important job–it tells your cells which proteins to make. Now, a research team at the University of Delaware has… Read More ›
