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Insulin Goes Viral: Diabetes and Cancer-causing Mechanisms Explored
Every cell in your body responds to the hormone insulin, and if that process starts to fail, you get diabetes. In an unexpected finding, scientists have identified four viruses that can produce insulin-like hormones that are active on human cells. The discovery brings new possibilities for revealing biological mechanisms that may cause diabetes or cancer.
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Microanalysis of Biological Samples for Early Disease Detection
A group of researchers from Osaka University has now developed a nonlinear optical crystal (NLOC) chip, which combines THz waves with a microfluidic device, utilizing the close proximity of the THz wave source and the solution of interest in a microchannel.
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Genome and Microbiome Explain Vampire Bats’ Unusual Diet
The common vampire bat has adapted to a diet that is low in nutrients and exposes the animal to a broad range of blood-borne diseases, reveals a joint study of its genome and gut microbiome. Compared with nectar-feeding, fruit-eating, and meat-eating bats, the microbiome in vampire bats is completely distinct.
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Tuberculosis Vaccine Trial Results Offer Potential for BCG Revaccination
The study is the first 'prevention of infection' trial conducted for tuberculosis, the world's leading infectious disease killer.
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Immune History Influences Flu Vaccine Effectiveness
New research on why the influenza vaccine was only modestly effective in recent years shows that immune history with the flu influences a person's response to the vaccine.
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Duplicate Genes Offer a Explanation for Differences Between the Sexes
A study in flies has identified the process by duplicating a gene can help resolve genetic sexual conflict.
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Electrical Implant Reduces "Invisible" Symptoms of Man's Spinal Cord Injury- Study
An electrical implant could improve daily activities for people with spinal cord injuries.
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Preclinical Safety in Cancer Drug Development: “Attitude to Safety Needs to Change”
Many companies involved in cancer drug research and development need to re-think their use of safety data in helping to bring new drugs to cancer patients.
Dr Richard Knight of ApconiX will tell this month’s conference, that greater focus on pre-clinical safety should be fundamental to the development of new cancer therapies.
Dr Richard Knight of ApconiX will tell this month’s conference, that greater focus on pre-clinical safety should be fundamental to the development of new cancer therapies.
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Brainwaves Show How Exercising to Music Bends Your Mind
Research has found that music rearranges the brain’s electrical frequency, causing a drop in focus but enhancing enjoyment 28% more than silence and 13% more than a podcast.
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How Proteins Shape-Shift By the Hour is Central to Figuring Out How Circadian Clocks Work
Scientists utilising X-ray crystallography and NMR spectroscopy have discovered that the way proteins move hour by hour is central to cyanobacteria's circadian clock function.
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