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New Insights Into The Regulation Of PTEN Tumor Suppression Function
New findings define a pathway that maintains PTEN in the nucleus and offer a novel target for enhancing this gene's tumor suppressive function.
Calcium: The New Taste Sensation
The world may finally be ready for the awesome taste of calcium. Chemists from the Monell Chemical Senses Center in Philadelphia have done research that suggests mice may have a...
Tracing Origins Of Critical Step In Animal Evolution -- The Development Of Nerves
Researchers have traced the origins of one of the most important steps in animal evolution -- the development of nerves.
Bears: Handle With Care
Study reveals long-term stress on wild animals handled by scientists
Scientists study genome of the Trichoplax
HOUSTON, Aug. 21 (UPI) -- U.S. biologists say they've sequenced the genetic code of a simple saltwater creature to investigate how gene groups function in humans and other...
Mexico starts campaign to save endangered porpoise
(AP) -- Mexico said Wednesday it will invest 163 million pesos ($16 million) to save a highly endangered species of porpoise in the upper Gulf of California, asking reluctant...
Machine 'sniffs out skin cancer'
A common form of skin cancer could be diagnosed by the distinctive chemical "scent" it gives off, say US experts.
Removing Tumors Through The Nose: Neurosurgeon Uses Smaller Openings To Reach The Brain
Dr. Edward Duckworth is part of a new generation of neurosurgeons who are making brain surgery a lot easier on patients. Rather than cutting out large sections of the skull...
Biochemists Manipulate Fruit Flavor Enzymes
Would you like a lemony watermelon? How about a strawberry-flavored banana? Biochemists at The University of Texas Medical School at Houston say the day may be coming when scientists will...
Synthetic moleculues could add spice to fight against cancer
Turning up the heat on the red tomato during processing has the potential to give the popular garden staple added disease-fighting power, Ohio State University research suggests.
Bone marrow stem cells may help control inflammatory bowel disease
Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) investigators have found that infusions of a particular bone marrow stem cell appeared to protect gastrointestinal tissue from autoimmune attack in a mouse model. In...
New heights for proton therapy cancer treatment
Professor Karen Kirkby has been involved with the assembly of the world's first vertical scanning nanobeam in a new building. Michael Pollitt reports
Making 'Good' Fat From Muscle And Vice Versa
A surprise discovery -- that calorie-burning brown fat can be produced experimentally from muscle precursor cells in mice -- raises the prospect of new ways to fight obesity and overweight,...
Mama gorilla mourns her dead baby
A gorilla at a zoo in the German city of Muenster is refusing to let go of her dead baby's body several days after it died of unknown causes.
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Modified MRI Spots Early Osteoarthritis
Known biomarker easier to identify, so permanent joint damage may be avoided, study says
Protecting Brain Cells From Diseases Like Alzheimer's Using New Method
New research provides evidence that one of the only naturally occurring fatty acids in the brain can help to protect brain cells from neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer's and Parkinson's.
Kamikaze bacteria illustrate evolution of co-operation
Suicidal sacrifice themselves to allow their clones to get a foothold in the gut.
New cell fate determination process found
EVANSTON, Ill., Aug. 20 (UPI) -- U.S. scientists have found a new mechanism for cell fate determination -- how one cell can differ from another despite having the...
Florida palm a new genus, US scientists discover
In case of mistaken identity that lasted more than a century palm is no longer what it was: Thrinax morrisii.
Neuroscience: The great squid hunt
When jumbo Humboldt squid disappeared from Chilean waters, it led to the demise of a world-class electrophysiology laboratory. Now the creatures are back, finds Tony Scully, and so are the...
Process of HIV-related dementia is found
NEW YORK, Aug. 20 (UPI) -- U.S. scientists say they have found evidence that a component of the cell walls of intestinal bacteria help the human immunodeficiency virus...
I'm Not a Pig!
Javelina are hoofed mammals related to the European boar. They're common in the U.S. Southwest. Credit: AZ Game & Fish
Beetles Decimate Canadian Forests
Hordes of mountain pine beetles are decimating British Columbian forests.
Matsushita says new DNA technology identifies disease risks
Japan's Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. said Wednesday that it had developed a new way of predicting from a person's DNA their response to medication and risk of developing disease.
Africa must prepare now for malaria vaccine
African countries must set money aside for malaria vaccines now, and hire business leaders to run control programmes, says Tom Egwang.
Study finds foul owls use faeces to show they are in fine feather
Some years ago, within the Department of Conservation Biology of the Estación Biológica de Doñana (EBD-Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas; Seville, Spain), a recently established group (colloquially named the Night...
Afghan agriculture: Dropping the poppy habit
Afghan farmers are weaning themselves off illegal poppy cultivation and branching out into other crops, reports T. V. Padma.