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(Johns Hopkins Medicine) In a mouse study designed to understand how chronic inflammation in sinusitis damages the sense of smell, scientists at Johns Hopkins say they were surprised to learn that the regeneration of olf...

(University of Cologne) In the course of time the DNA accumulates more and more damage -- aging is one of the results. The manifold effects of DNA damage have now been shown in unprecedented complexity. The study by scie...

(University of Exeter) Scientists have made a breakthrough in understanding how mitochondria -- the 'powerhouses' of human cells -- are made.

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News The BCI measures brain electrical signal on the surface of the scalp ... Contributed Author: University of Adelaide Topics: Neurology

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News Until now, robotic-assisted colorectal surgery required multiple incisions through the abdomen because straight, rigid robotic tools ... Contributed Author: Business Wire Topics: Surgical

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The CDC and FDA warned the public not to buy turtles as pets or give them as gifts. A multistate salmonella outbreak is now being attributed to handling of the hard-shelled reptile.

(Alliance for Cancer Gene Therapy) Today's FDA approval of the first-ever CAR T gene therapy for cancer, kymriah, and its orgins.

(Rockefeller University) Scientists developed a method to genetically engineer gut bacteria to produce molecules that have the potential to treat certain disorders by altering human metabolism.

(University of Leicester) Research into inherited human herpesvirus 6 identifies origins in a small number of people thousands of years ago and highlights the potential to 'reactivate.'

(University of Alabama at Birmingham) In a paper published this week in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Hengbin Wang and colleagues describe a key role for a protein called RSF1 in silencing genes. Besid...

(OmniActive Health Technologies) In the recent CARBS (an acronym for Carbohydrate, Appetite Reduction, Blood Sugar and Satiety) study, researchers at Rutgers University observed that a proprietary salacia extract demonst...

(University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus) University of Colorado Cancer Center case study published today in the journal JCO Precision Oncology tests for alterations in many genes simultaneously, resulting in the ...

(RAND Corporation) RAND Corporation and RAND Europe have released the first-ever analysis of the economic implications of a shift in school start times in the US The study shows that a nationwide move to 8.30 a.m. could ...

(McGill University) A new partnership between The Neuro and F1000 will create a publishing platform for researchers that will speed the progress of neuroscience discovery. The Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital...

(University of Rochester Medical Center) Music is not only a major part of Dan Fabbio's life, as a music teacher it is his livelihood. So when doctors discovered a tumor located in the part of his brain responsible for m...

(Harvard Medical School) A guardian gene that protects against type 1 diabetes and other autoimmune diseases exerts its pancreas-shielding effects by altering the gut microbiota.Experiments in mice born with the protecti...

(Wayne State University - Office of the Vice President for Research) A research team led by Deborah Ellis, Ph.D., professor of family medicine and public health sciences in Wayne State University's School of Medicine, re...

(Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center) Preventing injuries may not be the only reason children shouldn't use off-road vehicles (ORVs). In a new study, public health scientists raise concerns that people who use ...

(University of Birmingham) Rugby players from Aviva Premiership Rugby and Greene King IPA Championship are to take part in a major study led by the University of Birmingham as part of its work to develop a ground-breakin...