A simple medical product that directly attacks the gluten molecules to render them harmless
September 2018  |  Science News
A new antibody fragment is found and produced that docks to and blocks the invading gluten molecule without triggering the immune system, alleviate symptoms of celiac disease.
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Human Egg Precursor Generated in a Dish
September 2018  |  Science News
Human pluripotent stem cells cradled by a mouse ovarian environment—a sort of living “dish”—differentiated into states that brought the cells close to becoming mature oocytes.
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Pancreatic Cancer Therapies May Be Improved through Novel Live-Tumor Imaging Method
September 2018  |  Science News
Scientists say they have developed a new cell-culture platform that allows them to see never-before-seen behaviors of live cancer cells under the microscope. The observation of these behaviors’ sheds light on the mechanisms behind well-known properties of pancreatic cancer, one of the most lethal malignant tumors, and may lead to the identification of new treatment targets.
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Scientists Play Favorites with Studying Human Genes. Here’s Why
September 2018  |  Science News
A new study has identified the reasons why biomedical researchers have studied only about 2,000 genes among approximately 20,000 in the human genome. Genes that are easier to experiment with or whose absence is extremely disruptive to the organism are historically well-studied.
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Class of neurological disorders share 3D genome folding pattern
September 2018  |  Science News
Researchers have found a new common thread linking nearly all of the trinucleotide repeat expansion diseases, which include ALS, Huntington's Disease and Fragile X Syndrome, involving the complicated 3D patterns that the DNA is folded into in order to fit in the nucleus of the cell. Nearly all of the short tandem repeats known to grow unstable in disease are located at the boundaries that separate neighboring folded domains.
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Cleaning Product Use Alters Infant Microbiome to Cause Obesity
September 2018  |  Science News
Researchers for the Canadian Healthy Infant Longitudinal Development (CHILD) study analyzed the gut microbiota of more than 750 children aged 3–4 months, and looked at the children’s exposure to disinfectants, detergents, and eco-friendly cleaning products used in their homes. After controlling for a wide range of other potential factors, the results found a clear, dose-dependent link between the mothers’ reported use of disinfectant in the home, changes in the levels of some types of normal gut bacteria in their 3–4-month-old infants, and the children’s weight at age 1 and 3 years. In contrast eco-friendly cleaning products didn’t increase the likelihood of children becoming overweight.
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Researchers find new way to differentiate between active and inactive viruses
September 2018  |  Science News
Researchers have identified several viral microRNA molecules which are produced both during active infection and viral activation.
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Thousands of BRCA1 Genetic Variants Functionally Characterized
September 2018  |  Science News
Nearly 4,000 genetic variants of BRCA1, a tumor-suppressing gene whose loss of function can lead to breast and ovarian cancer, have been functionally classified.
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Discovery of new neurons in the inner ear can lead to new therapies for hearing disorders
September 2018  |  Science News
Researchers have identified four types of neurons in the peripheral auditory system, three of which are new to science. The analysis of these cells can lead to new therapies for various kinds of hearing disorders, such as tinnitus and age-related hearing loss.
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How 'bad' bacteria gain an upper hand in the human gut
September 2018  |  Science News
A study conducted by researchers has revealed how the bacteria Clostridium difficile (C. difficile) gains a competitive advantage over protective bacteria in the human gut.
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