Archive: 20/03/2018

Study IDs important role for specific gene in 16p11.2 deletion autism

In a new study of one of the most common genetic causes of autism, neuroscientists at MIT's Picower Institute for Learning and Memory have identified a specific molecular mechanism that appears to undermine the ability of ...

Mar 20, 2018

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Research study encourages hospitals to reduce number of paper documents created

After collecting nearly 600 kilograms of papers from recycling bins at five Toronto hospitals, researchers at St. Michael's Hospital found 2,687 documents containing personal health or other information that should instead ...

Mar 20, 2018

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Limiting shifts for medical trainees affects satisfaction, but not educational outcomes

Limiting first-year medical residents to 16-hour work shifts, compared to "flexing" them to allow for some longer shifts, generally makes residents more satisfied with their training and work-life balance, but their training ...

Mar 20, 2018

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Why do some people 'hear' silent flashes?

Up to one in five people may show signs of a synaesthesia-like phenomenon in which they 'hear' silent flashes or movement, according to a new study from City, University of London.

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Antibiotics could be key to relieving chronic bladder pain

Antibiotics can successfully help rid a patient of chronic urinary tract infection symptoms. This is the finding of a new clinical study led by Sheela Swamy of University College London in the UK. The study in the International ...

Mar 20, 2018

Transcription factor helps tumors grow in low oxygen, resist anticancer therapies

An international team of researchers found how cancer cells respond to DNA damage signaling when in low oxygen, or hypoxia. Through comprehensive gene expression analyses, the team determined how one family of genes controls ...

Mar 20, 2018

Two genes cooperate to trigger leukemia development

An international group of researchers led by Prof. Jan Cools of the VIB-KU Leuven Center for Cancer Biology have made a breakthrough in understanding the development of acute lymphoblastic leukemia, an aggressive cancer of ...

Mar 20, 2018