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Study shows that gene outside the brain controls ability to rebound from sleep deprivation

UCLA scientists report the first evidence that a gene outside the brain controls the ability to rebound from sleep deprivation -- a surprising discovery that could eventually lead to greatly improved treatments for insomnia and other sleep disorders that do not involve getting a drug into the brain.

11 Aug 2017

Scientists map learning and memory center of fruit fly larva brain

A Johns Hopkins University mathematician and computer scientist joined an international team of neuroscientists to create a complete map of the learning and memory center of the fruit fly larva brain, an early step toward mapping how all animal brains work.

11 Aug 2017

New version of gene editing technique corrects molecular mistakes in RNA-based diseases

Until recently, the CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing technique could only be used to manipulate DNA. In a 2016 study, University of California San Diego School of Medicine researchers repurposed the technique to track RNA in live cells in a method called RNA-targeting Cas9 (RCas9).

11 Aug 2017

Scientists create stem cell-based model of rare inherited neurological condition

An international team of scientists, led by University of California San Diego School of Medicine researchers, has created a human stem cell-based model of a rare, but devastating, inherited neurological autoimmune condition called Aicardi-Goutieres Syndrome (AGS).

11 Aug 2017

Genome editing – public perceptions studied

Genome editing is fast becoming a norm with more and more research teams working on this arena and coming up with new cutting edge developments. However attitudes towards genetic modifications vary with several opinions – political, moral and religious, raising concerns.

11 Aug 2017

Alcohol use on the rise in U.S.

In the latest issue of the journal JAMA Psychiatry Bridget F. Grant and colleagues have reported that alcohol use is rising at an alarming rate in the United States. Both the health and cost implications of this are huge. Opioid related deaths have already made headlines and their rise is accompanied by other substance use feel health officials.

11 Aug 2017

Xenotransplantation – organ transplants from animals may soon be a reality

Researchers have been able to create genetically modified piglets that are cleaned of the viruses that could causes diseases in humans. This could open up new avenues in organs transplants from pigs to humans. The process of transplanting organs or tissues from animals to humans is called xenotransplantation. The report was published this Tuesday in the journal Science.

11 Aug 2017

UAB researchers create small molecule that prevents tooth cavities in preclinical model

University of Alabama at Birmingham researchers have created a small molecule that prevents or impedes tooth cavities in a preclinical model.

10 Aug 2017

Desert lessons show how to survive severe dehydration that causes kidney injury

Millions of people die every year from dehydration as a result of exposure and illness. In humans, even the most minor dehydration can compromise the kidneys causing lifelong, irreparable issues or even death.

10 Aug 2017

Researchers develop new test to measure volume and activity of insulin-making cells

Researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison have developed a new measurement for the volume and activity of beta cells, the source of the sugar-regulating hormone insulin.

10 Aug 2017

New research uncovers how dietary fiber helps intestinal cells maintain gut health

UC Davis Health researchers have discovered how by-products of the digestion of dietary fiber by gut microbes act as the right fuel to help intestinal cells maintain gut health.

10 Aug 2017

Researchers develop rapid test for Zika virus diagnosis

Washington University in St. Louis researchers have developed a test that quickly detects the presence of Zika virus in blood.

10 Aug 2017

Portable spectral analyzer enables smartphone to perform lab-grade medical diagnostic tests

Researchers at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign have developed technology that enables a smartphone to perform lab-grade medical diagnostic tests that typically require large, expensive instruments.

10 Aug 2017

Researchers uncover immunological mechanism involved in resolution of inflammations

Rheumatoid arthritis is the most common autoimmune disease of the joints. It causes a chronic inflammatory response, with the body's own immune cells attacking the joint, including the cartilage and bone.

10 Aug 2017

Animal study shows how being bullied can have dramatic effects on sleep

New research from McLean Hospital neuroscientists shows in an animal model that being bullied can have long-term, dramatic effects on sleep and other circadian rhythm-related functions, symptoms that are characteristic of clinical depression and other stress-induced mental illnesses.

10 Aug 2017

Researchers identify gene that could play role in energy requirements of liver cancer cells

A little-studied gene may explain how some liver cancer cells obtain the nutrition they need to proliferate, according to new research from the University of Maryland.

10 Aug 2017

Study reveals strong prognostic indicators of survival in resected pancreatic cancer

A new study of patients who underwent curative surgical removal of a pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma showed that two of the nine preoperative factors analyzed were strongly predictive of poor prognosis regardless of the tumor stage.

10 Aug 2017

Researchers unravel genetic characteristics that increase risk of developing Tourette syndrome

An international research team including Vasiliy Ramensky, a member of the MIPT Life Sciences Center, has unraveled genetic characteristics that increase the risk of developing Tourette syndrome.

10 Aug 2017

Study demonstrates that genes could influence neural motor skills

Genes for many may be widely associated with determining certain traits and characteristics. Now a study co-led by John H. Martin of The CUNY School of Medicine at The City College of New York is demonstrating that they could also influence neural motor skills.

10 Aug 2017

Innovative handheld genetic sequencing device helps scientists track evolution of Zika virus

An international group of researchers on board a mobile laboratory equipped with an innovative handheld genetic sequencing device are tracking the movement of the Zika virus since it disembarked in Brazil and began spreading through the Americas.

From Oxford Nanopore Technologies 10 Aug 2017

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Study shows that gene outside the brain controls ability to rebound from sleep deprivation

Scientists map learning and memory center of fruit fly larva brain

New version of gene editing technique corrects molecular mistakes in RNA-based diseases

Scientists create stem cell-based model of rare inherited neurological condition

Genome editing – public perceptions studied

Alcohol use on the rise in U.S.

Xenotransplantation – organ transplants from animals may soon be a reality

UAB researchers create small molecule that prevents tooth cavities in preclinical model

Desert lessons show how to survive severe dehydration that causes kidney injury

Researchers develop new test to measure volume and activity of insulin-making cells

New research uncovers how dietary fiber helps intestinal cells maintain gut health

Researchers develop rapid test for Zika virus diagnosis

Portable spectral analyzer enables smartphone to perform lab-grade medical diagnostic tests

Researchers uncover immunological mechanism involved in resolution of inflammations

Animal study shows how being bullied can have dramatic effects on sleep

Researchers identify gene that could play role in energy requirements of liver cancer cells

Study reveals strong prognostic indicators of survival in resected pancreatic cancer

Researchers unravel genetic characteristics that increase risk of developing Tourette syndrome

Study demonstrates that genes could influence neural motor skills

Innovative handheld genetic sequencing device helps scientists track evolution of Zika virus

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Innovating Texture and Culture in Plant-Based Foods

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