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Individualized therapies targeting specific features show promise in transforming cancer treatment

Individualized therapies that target the specific genetic features of tumors have the potential to transform cancer diagnosis, treatment and care.

10 Sep 2018

New paper reports conserved collateral susceptibility to antibiotics in E. coli

LSTM's Dr Adam Roberts is a co-author on a new paper published in Nature Communications which reports conserved collateral susceptibility to antibiotics in the human pathogen Escherichia coli.

10 Sep 2018

Superbugs often move between humans and animals

The MRSA staphylococcus is an example of a pathogen, the likes of which are often called superbugs. These are resistant to most antibiotics and can cause serious infections.

7 Sep 2018

UTA doctoral student receives prestigious grant to fund research in genetic variation

A doctoral student in biology at The University of Texas at Arlington has received a prestigious grant to fund her research in genetic variation in whiptail lizards.

7 Sep 2018

Researchers develop novel way for dating 'hibernating' HIV strains

Researchers at the BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS and Simon Fraser University, in partnership with University of British Columbia and Western University, have developed a novel way for dating "hibernating" HIV strains, in an advancement for HIV cure research in the province.

6 Sep 2018

‘Chromosomal catastrophes’ found to occur along evolutionary timeline of bowel cancer

'Chromosomal catastrophes' have been found to occur along the evolutionary timeline of colorectal cancer development, according to new research led by Queen Mary University of London.

5 Sep 2018

New method identifies 25 genetic changes associated with longer human lifespan

A new method has made it possible to identify twenty-five parallel mutations located in genes associated with wound healing, blood coagulation and cardiovascular disorders. The results could help to develop new drugs to treat aging-related diseases.

5 Sep 2018

Research reveals noise-canceling mechanisms in developmental biology

Noise is usually considered a nuisance, for example when preventing us from clearly hearing what someone is saying. The general concept of noise applies more broadly. In biology, the physical differences between organisms of the same type, for example two humans, originate from so-called developmental noise -- ultimately stemming from probabilistic collisions between reacting molecules and environmental conditions in cells during the early stages of the organism's growth.

4 Sep 2018

Gene editing could prevent the evolution of drug-resistant bacteria

Researchers have found a way of preventing the emergence of antibiotic-resistant bacteria, a promising new discovery in the fight against deadly superbugs.

3 Sep 2018

Genetic disruption strategy effectively stymies evolution of drug-resistant pathogens

A genetic disruption strategy developed by University of Colorado Boulder researchers effectively stymies the evolution of antibiotic-resistant bacteria such as E. coli, giving scientists a crucial leg up in the ongoing battle against deadly superbugs.

3 Sep 2018

A new national Career Development Consortium for Excellence in Glycosciences

Over the next five years, the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, part of the National Institutes of Health, will award approximately $20 million to four academic centers to launch a new national Career Development Consortium for Excellence in Glycosciences.

30 Aug 2018

New model could predict personalized waiting time for progression in colorectal cancer

An evolutionary model utilizing serial blood samples from patients with advanced colorectal cancer treated with anti-EGFR therapies in a phase II trial could predict personalized waiting time for progression.

30 Aug 2018

Researchers discover brain cells that express sense of time within experiences, memories

Researchers at the Kavli Institute for Systems Neuroscience in Trondheim, Norway have discovered a network of brain cells that express our sense of timewithin experiences and memories.

30 Aug 2018

Research: Physical abilities of male and female tennis players decline at the same rate

The physical abilities of male and female tennis stars decline at the same rate as they age, new research shows.

29 Aug 2018

Research shows proteomics can be used to predict evolution of triple negative breast cancer

The rarest, but also the most aggressive and hard to treat form of breast cancer, is known as triple negative. For this type of cancer, researchers have so far been unable to identify markers that can classify patients by prognosis or probability of responding to different treatments.

29 Aug 2018

Conscious feelings stem from bodily sensations

Humans constantly experience an ever-changing stream of subjective feelings that is only interrupted during sleep and deep unconsciousness.

29 Aug 2018

New mathematical model helps understand transmission of drug-resistant malarial parasites

A new mathematical model for malaria shows how competition between parasite strains within a human host reduces the odds of drug resistance developing in a high-transmission setting.

29 Aug 2018

International research effort yields 'Image-Activated Cell Sorting' technology

Invented over 50 years ago, flow cytometry-based cell sorting has become a widely used tool in biology labs for physically isolating cells based on their global surface marker expression profiles.

28 Aug 2018

Experts present arguments both against and supporting sugar consumption

Over the past 50 years researchers, clinicians, professional organizations, and health charities have waged war on sugar, calling for dietary recommendations to be changed and for a sugar tax on soft drinks and sweet treats in an effort to reduce obesity and cardiovascular diseases.

28 Aug 2018

Women may need more nutrient-rich diet to support positive emotional well-being

Women may need a more nutrient-rich diet to support a positive emotional well-being, according to new research from Binghamton University, State University at New York.

27 Aug 2018

Evolution News and Research

Individualized therapies targeting specific features show promise in transforming cancer treatment

New paper reports conserved collateral susceptibility to antibiotics in E. coli

Superbugs often move between humans and animals

UTA doctoral student receives prestigious grant to fund research in genetic variation

Researchers develop novel way for dating 'hibernating' HIV strains

‘Chromosomal catastrophes’ found to occur along evolutionary timeline of bowel cancer

New method identifies 25 genetic changes associated with longer human lifespan

Research reveals noise-canceling mechanisms in developmental biology

Gene editing could prevent the evolution of drug-resistant bacteria

Genetic disruption strategy effectively stymies evolution of drug-resistant pathogens

A new national Career Development Consortium for Excellence in Glycosciences

New model could predict personalized waiting time for progression in colorectal cancer

Researchers discover brain cells that express sense of time within experiences, memories

Research: Physical abilities of male and female tennis players decline at the same rate

Research shows proteomics can be used to predict evolution of triple negative breast cancer

Conscious feelings stem from bodily sensations

New mathematical model helps understand transmission of drug-resistant malarial parasites

International research effort yields 'Image-Activated Cell Sorting' technology

Experts present arguments both against and supporting sugar consumption

Women may need more nutrient-rich diet to support positive emotional well-being

Bringing real-time analytics to downstream bioprocess monitoring

Designing fluidic architecture for scalable diagnostic platforms

Evaluating new approaches for rare disease genomics

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