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Rice bran offers promising cancer prevention properties

A recent University of Colorado Cancer Center review in the journal Advances in Nutrition shows that rice bran offers promising cancer prevention properties. Meanwhile, an ongoing clinical trial is testing the effectiveness of rice bran in preventing the recurrence of colon cancer.

6 Dec 2012

Highlights for December 2012 issue of GSA’s Genetics journal

Listed below are the selected highlights for the December 2012 issue of the Genetics Society of America's journal, Genetics.

5 Dec 2012

Arthrobotrys oligospora produces nanoparticles that could kill tumors

Arthrobotrys oligospora doesn't live a charmed life; it survives on a diet of roundworm. But a discovery by a team led by Mingjun Zhang, an associate professor of biomedical engineering at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, could give the fungus's life more purpose-as a cancer fighter.

5 Dec 2012

New clues about B. burgdorferi could lead to novel strategy to reduce Lyme disease

New clues about the bacteria that cause Lyme disease could lead to a novel strategy to reduce infections, according to a study to be published in mBio-, the online open-access journal of the American Society for Microbiology, on December 4.

4 Dec 2012

BVM Capital makes seed round investment in Fitness Interactive Experience

BVM Capital today announced that it has made a seed round investment in health and fitness gaming innovator Fitness Interactive Experience (FIX). FIX is dedicated to helping people achieve enhanced levels of fitness and health by making fitness fun, accessible and socially connected through harnessing the power of massively multiplayer on-line games. FIX is developing an interactive social media platform designed to make the pursuit of fitness an engaging and enjoyable game.

3 Dec 2012

Scientists discover how humans and mammals develop intelligence

Scientists have discovered for the first time how humans - and other mammals - have evolved to have intelligence.

3 Dec 2012

Brain study provides new insights into how recognition is connected with emotion and morality

People are able to detect, within a split second, if a hurtful action they are witnessing is intentional or accidental, new research on the brain at the University of Chicago shows.

1 Dec 2012

Broad range of human activities affects spread of vector-borne zoonotic diseases, experts say

West Nile virus, Lyme disease, dengue fever, and plague are examples of "vector-borne zoonotic diseases," caused by pathogens that naturally infect wildlife and are transmitted to humans by vectors such as mosquitoes or ticks.

30 Nov 2012

Combination of blood test and whole-genome sequencing technology could screen cancers

Scientists at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center have combined the ability to detect cancer DNA in the blood with genome sequencing technology in a test that could be used to screen for cancers, monitor cancer patients for recurrence and find residual cancer left after surgery.

29 Nov 2012

Blood test and gene sequencing combined to detect cancer

29 Nov 2012

PDE model identifies contaminants in water distribution networks

None of us want to experience events like the Camelford water pollution incident in Cornwall, England, in the late eighties, or more recently, the Crestwood, Illinois, water contamination episode in 2009 where accidental pollution of drinking water led to heart-wrenching consequences to consumers, including brain damage, high cancer risk, and even death. In the case of such catastrophes, it is important to have a method to identify and curtail contaminations immediately to minimize impact on the public.

29 Nov 2012

Parainfluenza virus 5 may serve as foundation for next breakthrough in human vaccine development

Researchers at the University of Georgia have discovered that a virus commonly found in dogs may serve as the foundation for the next great breakthrough in human vaccine development.

28 Nov 2012

Neusoft Medical receives FDA 510k clearance for NeuViz 64 multi-slice CT scanner

Neusoft Medical Systems Co., Ltd., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Neusoft Corporation, announced today that the NeuViz 64 multi-slice CT scanner has received FDA 510k clearance.

27 Nov 2012

Both very high and low physical activity levels associated with knee cartilage degeneration

Both very high and very low levels of physical activity can accelerate the degeneration of knee cartilage in middle-aged adults, according to a new study presented at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA).

26 Nov 2012

Fujifilm introduces FDR Go solution at RSNA 2012 meeting

FUJIFILM Medical Systems U.S.A. Inc. is showing the latest addition to its resourceful and highly-regarded family of digital portable solutions, the FDR Go* at the 2012 meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA).

26 Nov 2012

Researchers trace specific paths of chandelier cells during development into the cerebral cortex

The cerebral cortex of the human brain has been called "the crowning achievement of evolution." Ironically, it is so complex that even our greatest minds and most sophisticated science are only now beginning to understand how it organizes itself in early development, and how its many cell types function together as circuits.

23 Nov 2012

Scientists discover new mode of action for enzymes immersed in cellular membranes

Johns Hopkins scientists have discovered a new mode of action for enzymes immersed in cellular membranes. Their experiments suggest that instead of recognizing and clipping proteins based on sequences of amino acids, these proteases' location within membranes gives them the unique ability to recognize and cut proteins with unstable structures.

17 Nov 2012

GigaScience announces publication of whole-genome sequencing and analysis of Wuzhishan Pig

The international open-access journal GigaScience announces the publication of the whole-genome sequencing and analysis of the Wuzhishan Pig, an extensively inbred, miniature pig, which can serve as an excellent model for human medical research.

16 Nov 2012

Lab research can explain how city pollution ends up in Arctic

Pollution from fossil fuel burning and forest fires reaches all the way to the Arctic, even though it should decay long before it travels that far. Now, lab research can explain how pollution makes its lofty journey: rather than ride on the surface of airborne particles, pollutants snuggle inside, protected from the elements on the way. The results will help scientists improve atmospheric air-quality and pollution transport models.

16 Nov 2012

Pig genes resemble human genes when associated with diabetes, obesity

Insights into the genetic code of pigs that reveal how the species evolved could improve the health of animals in future.

15 Nov 2012

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Rice bran offers promising cancer prevention properties

Highlights for December 2012 issue of GSA’s Genetics journal

Arthrobotrys oligospora produces nanoparticles that could kill tumors

New clues about B. burgdorferi could lead to novel strategy to reduce Lyme disease

BVM Capital makes seed round investment in Fitness Interactive Experience

Scientists discover how humans and mammals develop intelligence

Brain study provides new insights into how recognition is connected with emotion and morality

Broad range of human activities affects spread of vector-borne zoonotic diseases, experts say

Combination of blood test and whole-genome sequencing technology could screen cancers

Blood test and gene sequencing combined to detect cancer

PDE model identifies contaminants in water distribution networks

Parainfluenza virus 5 may serve as foundation for next breakthrough in human vaccine development

Neusoft Medical receives FDA 510k clearance for NeuViz 64 multi-slice CT scanner

Both very high and low physical activity levels associated with knee cartilage degeneration

Fujifilm introduces FDR Go solution at RSNA 2012 meeting

Researchers trace specific paths of chandelier cells during development into the cerebral cortex

Scientists discover new mode of action for enzymes immersed in cellular membranes

GigaScience announces publication of whole-genome sequencing and analysis of Wuzhishan Pig

Lab research can explain how city pollution ends up in Arctic

Pig genes resemble human genes when associated with diabetes, obesity

Expanding research and clinical options for children with cancer

Examining how pain could play a direct protective role in the gut

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