Archive: 26/01/2015

How cancer turns good cells to the dark side

Cancer uses a little-understood element of cell signaling to hijack the communication process and spread, according to Rice University researchers.

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Frogs prove ideal models for studying developmental timing

University of Cincinnati endocrinology researchers were recently able to mutate the thyroid hormone receptor (THR) in one of two cells during the first step of early egg division in tadpoles. As a result, they have successfully ...

Jan 26, 2015

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Naughty food photos attract more attention

Researchers have discovered a quirk in how we pay attention to food.

Jan 26, 2015

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Live long and prosper? Decoupling lifespan and healthspan in aging research

(Medical Xpress)—A long-standing assumption in aging research, and therefore in resulting antiaging interventions, is that modifying genetic and environmental factors to extend lifespan also increases healthspan – the ...

Jan 26, 2015 feature

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The treatment of parasitic skin disease Leishmaniasis in Suriname

Almost twelve million people world-wide are infected by Leishmaniasis. This disease can cause large, open wounds all over the body. However, not many people go – in time – to the doctor, while it is important to be treated ...

Jan 26, 2015

Neural spines operate like miniature neurons

Nerve cells use a much larger repertoire of data-processing structures than previously thought. Research at LMU and in Regensburg shows that the so-called spines on the dendritic processes of neurons are able to process stimuli ...

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How your friends might help you avoid flu

A study of social networks has yielded clues about how best to improve vaccination rates for influenza.

Jan 26, 2015

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By taking a rest, exhausted T cells live to fight another day

Killer T cells are one of the body's main lines of defense against pathogens. Their job is to kill infected cells so that the viruses inside cannot replicate and spread. But often the force of their attack wanes during a ...

Jan 26, 2015

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Medical radiation may be reduced to one-sixth

One of this century's most significant mathematical discoveries may reduce the number of measuring points to one-sixth of the present level. This means reduced exposure to radiation and faster medical imaging diagnostics.

Jan 26, 2015

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Leaky channels could contribute to unusual heart arrhythmias

Leaks are not just problems for plumbers and politicians; researchers in Canada reveal how leaky transmembrane channels could cause disruptions in normal heart function. The study, published in The Journal of General Physiology, ...

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