Oncotarget Volume 11, Issue 12 reported outside its natural niche, the cultured prostate cancer stem cells lost their tumor-inducing capability and stem cell marker expression after approximately 8 transfers at a 1:3 split ratio. SOURCE: The Medical ... [Continue Reading]
New in vivo priming strategy can be an effective means to enhance cardiac repair
Human stem cells have been regarded as one of the promising cell sources for cardiac regeneration therapy. SOURCE: The Medical News - Read entire story here. ... [Continue Reading]
Double-walled nanotubes have electro-optical advantages
Theorists find that flexoelectric effects in double-walled carbon nanotubes could be highly useful for photovoltaic applications. SOURCE: Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily - Read entire story here. ... [Continue Reading]
Quantum copycat: Researchers find a new way in which bosons behave like fermions
When a one-dimensional gas of strongly interacting bosons expands, the velocity distribution of the bosons transforms into one that is identical to non-interacting fermions. SOURCE: Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily - Read entire story here. ... [Continue Reading]
Researchers show that positive selection is major force shaping clonal hematopoiesis
A team of researchers from the University of Cambridge, Stanford University and Washington University School of Medicine has found evidence indicating that positive selection (as opposed to drift) is the major force shaping clonal hematopoiesis. In ... [Continue Reading]
Citizen science: How you can contribute to coronavirus research without leaving the house
As Australians try to maintain social engagement during self-isolation, citizen science offers a unique opportunity. SOURCE: Medical Research News - Health Research, Medicine Sciences Research, Health Sciences Research - Read entire story here. ... [Continue Reading]
Response: £2.9 billion funding to strengthen care for the vulnerable
£2.9b of the £5b fund to tackle coronavirus will be used to strengthen care for vulnerable people, including those living with dementia. SOURCE: The Medical News - Read entire story here. ... [Continue Reading]
How Monoclonal Antibodies Might Prove Useful Against The Coronavirus
A treatment strategy that identifies particularly potent immune system proteins, then gins up mass quantities for a single dose might help prevent infections or quell symptoms, scientists say.(Image credit: Rani Levy/Regeneron ... [Continue Reading]
The Coronavirus Is Mutating Relatively Slowly, Which May Be Good News
As a virus makes copies of itself, errors may creep in, changing its genetic makeup. Researchers are trying to determine if the changes are significant in the new coronavirus. SOURCE: Research News : NPR - Read entire story here. ... [Continue Reading]
Worldwide scientific collaboration unveils genetic architecture of gray matter
For the first time, more 360 scientists from 184 different institutions have contributed to a global effort to find more than 200 regions of the genome and more than 300 specific genetic variations that affect the structure of the cerebral cortex and ... [Continue Reading]
Jumping genes help make neurons in a dish
The process of making functional brain cells in a lab dish requires the precise activation of selfish genetic elements known as LINE-1 (L1) retrotransposons. The finding, from researchers at KAUST, could lead to safer and more effective regenerative ... [Continue Reading]
Hidden Brain: How Trust May Help To Limit A Disease Outbreak
What helps to contain an epidemic? A study of the Ebola crisis suggests that patients' trust in health workers can encourage patients to report illnesses and receive treatment. SOURCE: Research News : NPR - Read entire story here. ... [Continue Reading]
Could FeNO breath testing provide an early indicator of Covid-19?
As of Tuesday 24th March, the number of global Coronavirus cases rose to 398,834 with 6,650 confirmed cases in the UK alone. SOURCE: The Medical News - Read entire story here. ... [Continue Reading]
Does acupuncture relieve migraines?
Acupuncture is the subject of a new study from China published in The BMJ in March 2020, which reports that it is capable of reducing migraine headaches more effectively than either sham acupuncture or usual care. SOURCE: The Medical News - Read ... [Continue Reading]
Patients at risk of drug-induced sudden cardiac death in COVID-19
SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, continues to spread, leading to more than 20,000 deaths worldwide in less than four months. Efforts are progressing to develop a COVID-19 vaccine, but it's still likely 12 to 18 months away. SOURCE: Latest ... [Continue Reading]
Improving cleanup of contaminated groundwater
Beads that contain bacteria and a slow-release food supply to sustain them can clean up contaminated groundwater for months on end, maintenance free. SOURCE: Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily - Read entire story here. ... [Continue Reading]
Scripps Research launches DETECT study, leveraging wearable data to flag viral illnesses
The Scripps Research Translational Institute has launched an app-based research program that will analyze participants' wearable health data—including heart rates, sleep and activity levels—to more quickly detect the emergence of influenza, ... [Continue Reading]
Using CRISPR to find muscular dystrophy treatments
CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing technology is best known for its potential role in correcting genetic diseases. But it can also be used as a tool to find genes that act as supporting players, making the disease better or worse. Such genes might make good ... [Continue Reading]
Social distancing could stop coronavirus in just 13 weeks
The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) global pandemic has rippled across the world, with nearly 423,000 people now infected. Many countries have imposed lockdowns and strict quarantine measures to prevent the spread of the deadly virus. SOURCE: The ... [Continue Reading]
Researchers examine efficiency of non-invasive brain stimulation for memory improvement
A group of scientists from the Research Center of Neurology and Skoltech showed that human working memory can be tweaked using non-invasive magnetic stimulation of the brain. Also, they discovered that the effect of magnetic stimulation weakens as ... [Continue Reading]
How fire causes office-building floors to collapse
Researchers spent months meticulously recreating the long concrete floors supported by steel beams commonly found in high-rise office buildings, only to set the structures ablaze. These experiments indicate that structures built to code are not ... [Continue Reading]
High-efficiency laser for silicon chips
Transistors work electrically, but data can be transmitted more quickly by using light. Scientists have now come a step closer to integrating lasers directly in silicon chips. They have developed a compatible semiconductor laser made of germanium and ... [Continue Reading]
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