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Study identifies gene that causes eye loss in cavefish

Mexican cavefish spend their entire lives in the dark. With no need for vision, many of them lost functional eyes.

2 Jun 2020

Cone snail insulin research could jumpstart the development of better diabetes treatments

Nearly a century after insulin was discovered, an international team of researchers including University of Utah Health scientists report that they have developed the world's smallest, fully functional version of the hormone, one that combines the potency of human insulin with the fast-acting potential of a venom insulin produced by predatory cone snails.

1 Jun 2020

Common assumptions about mercury exposure should be reexamined, show studies

Small-scale gold mining in the Peruvian Amazon poses a health hazard not only to the miners and communities near where mercury is used to extract gold from ore but also to downstream communities hundreds of kilometers away from where people eat mercury-contaminated river fish as part of their diet.

29 May 2020

Combination therapy does not show superior efficacy in newly diagnosed myeloma

The combination of carfilzomib, lenalidomide, and dexamethasone (KRd) did not show superior efficacy in patients with newly diagnosed myeloma absent a high-risk disease prognosis, compared with the standard of care--bortezomib, lenalidomide, and dexamethasone (VRd).

29 May 2020

$Dairy products ineffective in preventing bone loss or fractures during menopause transition$

Dairy products ineffective in preventing bone loss or fractures during menopause transition

Dairy products provide more bone-beneficial nutrients than any other food group. Yet a new study based on data from the Study of Women's Health Across the Nation shows that during the menopause transition, when bone loss is accelerated, they offer little benefit in preventing bone mineral density loss or fractures.

27 May 2020

UVA researchers discover essential key to hearing sensitivity in the inner ear

New research from the University of Virginia School of Medicine is shedding light on the biological architecture that lets us hear – and on a genetic disorder that causes both deafness and blindness.

26 May 2020

Study: Gene mutation disrupts sexual behavior in zebrafish

When University of Ottawa biologists Kim Mitchell and Vance Trudeau began studying the effects of gene mutations in zebrafish, they uncovered new functions that regulate how males and females interact while mating.

26 May 2020

Survey highlights the impact of COVID-19 on consumers’ ability to purchase day-to-day food

People have shared their experiences of supermarket shopping following the recent phase of panic-buying and subsequent restrictions, with many reporting problems buying basic goods.

22 May 2020

Larval nutrition plays key role in determining sexual characteristics of Japanese rice fish

Larval nutrition plays a role in determining the sexual characteristics of Japanese rice fish, also called medaka (Oryzias latipes), report a team of researchers led by Nagoya University.

22 May 2020

Environmental chemicals linked to changes in the gut microbiome and health

The microbes that inhabit our bodies are influenced by what we eat, drink, breathe and absorb through our skin, and most of us are chronically exposed to natural and human-made environmental contaminants.

21 May 2020

New 'sniff test' predicts recovery of consciousness in the brain

If an unconscious person responds to smell through a slight change in their nasal airflow pattern - they are likely to regain consciousness.

21 May 2020

Study finds insufficient evidence to show vitamin D can prevent or treat Covid-19

Scientists from the UK, Europe and the USA, including experts from the University of Birmingham, have published a vitamin D consensus paper warning against high doses of vitamin D supplementation.

21 May 2020

Study finds mechanism by which fish consumption reduces cardiovascular disease risk

A study by researchers from the Universitat Rovira i Virgili and Harvard Medical School has found that consuming omega 3 primarily through fish, but also in supplements containing these fatty acids, can modulate lipoproteins, that is, the particles that transport lipids through the blood, and can reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease.

21 May 2020

Drug combination could eliminate side effects of largely abandoned diabetes treatment

A new UT Southwestern study shows how an effective but largely abandoned treatment for Type 2 diabetes could be used again in combination with another drug to eliminate problematic side effects.

20 May 2020

UCLA study shows link between diesel exhaust and risk of Parkinson's

A new UCLA study in zebrafish has identified the process by which air pollution can damage brain cells, potentially contributing to Parkinson's disease.

20 May 2020

Aquaponics may have both environmental and cost benefits, shows research

When it comes to future food production, the combined farming of fish and vegetables through aquaponics is currently a hotly debated topic.

20 May 2020

Rib movements started to facilitate locomotion, then co-opted for breathing

When early tetrapods transitioned from water to land the way they breathed air underwent an evolutionary revolution.

19 May 2020

Mcmaster researchers develop new blood test to track individual fat intake

A team of researchers at McMaster University has developed a reliable and accurate blood test to track individual fat intake, a tool that could guide public health policy on healthy eating.

15 May 2020

Antiviral drug can help accelerate recovery of COVID-19 patients, study shows

An international team of researchers led by Dr. Eleanor Fish, emerita scientist at the Toronto General Hospital Research Institute, University Health Network, and professor in the University of Toronto's Department of Immunology, has shown for the first time that an antiviral drug can help speed up the recovery of COVID-19 patients.

15 May 2020

Metabolic signature determines adherence and metabolic response to Mediterranean diet

A newly identified "metabolic signature" can evaluate an individual's adherence and metabolic response to the Mediterranean diet and help predict future risk of developing cardiovascular disease (CVD), according to new research led by Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health with collaborators from the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard and Spain.

15 May 2020

Fish News and Research

Study identifies gene that causes eye loss in cavefish

Cone snail insulin research could jumpstart the development of better diabetes treatments

Common assumptions about mercury exposure should be reexamined, show studies

Combination therapy does not show superior efficacy in newly diagnosed myeloma

Dairy products ineffective in preventing bone loss or fractures during menopause transition

UVA researchers discover essential key to hearing sensitivity in the inner ear

Study: Gene mutation disrupts sexual behavior in zebrafish

Survey highlights the impact of COVID-19 on consumers’ ability to purchase day-to-day food

Larval nutrition plays key role in determining sexual characteristics of Japanese rice fish

Environmental chemicals linked to changes in the gut microbiome and health

New 'sniff test' predicts recovery of consciousness in the brain

Study finds insufficient evidence to show vitamin D can prevent or treat Covid-19

Study finds mechanism by which fish consumption reduces cardiovascular disease risk

Drug combination could eliminate side effects of largely abandoned diabetes treatment

UCLA study shows link between diesel exhaust and risk of Parkinson's

Aquaponics may have both environmental and cost benefits, shows research

Rib movements started to facilitate locomotion, then co-opted for breathing

Mcmaster researchers develop new blood test to track individual fat intake

Antiviral drug can help accelerate recovery of COVID-19 patients, study shows

Metabolic signature determines adherence and metabolic response to Mediterranean diet

Improving healthcare sustainability through carbon data

Managing vibration in IVF laboratories

A New Approach to Preventing Bladder Cancer Recurrence

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