Public Release: 16-Jan-2018 NIH-funded research reveals novel method for transferring genetic material between neurons NIH/National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke IMAGE: Two independent teams of NIH-funded researchers discovered that the Arc gene can package its genetic material… Read More ›
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Exogenous microRNAs in maternal food pass through placenta, regulate fetal gene expression
Public Release: 12-May-2015 Nanjing University School of Life Sciences In a new study published in the Protein & Cell, Chen-Yu Zhang’s group at Nanjing University reports that small non-coding RNAs in maternal food can transfer through placenta to regulate fetal… Read More ›
Aluminum in Vaccines, a Bad Mix
Aluminum in Vaccines, a Bad Mix A study of whooping cough vaccinations in Gothenburg a few years ago showed that almost one per cent of the children developed pruritic nodules in the area of the vaccination. Three out of four… Read More ›
Rapid and unexpected weight gain after fecal transplant
Public Release: 4-Feb-2015 Infectious Diseases Society of America A woman successfully treated for a recurrent Clostridium difficile infection with stool from an overweight donor rapidly gained weight herself afterwards, becoming obese, according to a case report published in the new… Read More ›
New finding may compromise aging studies
Public Release: 4-Feb-2015 Research on life expectancy in fruit flies opens up a new line of inquiry into longevity University of Southern California Some studies on the genetic roots of aging will need a second look after the discovery that… Read More ›