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Uncovering the clock that sets the speed of embryo development
Human Biology News -- ScienceDailyWhy do pregnancies last longer in some species than others? Researchers have found the clock that sets the speed of embryonic development and discovered the mechanism is based on how proteins are made and dismantled. The study could also help[…]
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Humans develop more slowly than mice because our chemistry is different
Human Biology News -- ScienceDailyScientists have found that the 'segmentation clock' -- a genetic network that governs the body pattern formation of embryos -- progresses more slowly in humans than in mice because the biochemical reactions are slower in human cells. The differences in[…]
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Algorithms uncover cancers' hidden genetic losses and gains
Human Biology News -- ScienceDailyLimitations in DNA sequencing technology make it difficult to detect some major mutations often linked to cancer, such as the loss or duplication of parts of chromosomes. Now, methods developed by computer scientists will allow researchers to more accurately identify[…]
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New cause of syndromic microcephaly identified
Human Biology News -- ScienceDailyA team of international collaborators identifies a new cause of syndromic microcephaly caused by LMNB1 mutations that disrupt the nuclear envelope.
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Time-restricted feeding improves health without altering the body's core clock
Human Biology News -- ScienceDailyFor the first time, scientists have studied the early effects of time-restricted feeding on the daily periodic oscillations of metabolites and genes in muscle, and metabolites in blood. The findings find that time-restricted feeding does not influence the muscle's core[…]
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Killing superbugs with star-shaped polymers, not antibiotics
(e) Science News - Health & MedicineThe study, published today in Nature Microbiology, holds promise for a new treatment method against antibiotic-resistant bacteria (commonly known as superbugs). read more
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Termination of lethal arrhythmia with light
(e) Science News - Health & MedicineA research team from the University of Bonn has succeeded for the first time in using light stimuli to stop life-threatening cardiac arrhythmia in mouse hearts. Furthermore, as shown in computer simulations at Johns Hopkins University, this technique could also[…]
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Historical analysis examines sugar industry role in heart disease research
(e) Science News - Health & MedicineUsing archival documents, a new report published online by JAMA Internal Medicine examines the sugar industry's role in coronary heart disease research and suggests the industry sponsored research to influence the scientific debate to cast doubt on the hazards of[…]
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Study reveals how ionising radiation damages DNA and causes cancer
Biology News Net - Health & MedicineFor the first time, researchers from the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute and their collaborators have been able to identify in human cancers two characteristic patterns of DNA damage caused by ionising radiation. These fingerprint patterns may now enable doctors to[…]
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Study details Zika virus disrupting fetal brain development during pregnancy
(e) Science News - Health & MedicineFor the first time, abnormal brain development following a Zika infection during pregnancy has been documented experimentally in the offspring of a non-human primate. read more
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