Category: Education
New blood test can check for at least 50 types of cancer before symptoms of disease
New research from the UK and US, including the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute (DF) and University College London, has found a simple blood test can screen for more than 50 types of cancer. The test looks for telltale chemical changes to […]
UK study finds weight gain may reduce risk of breast cancer before menopause
Breast cancer is the most common cancer among women – according to the World Health Organization – and also accounts for the highest number of cancer-related deaths. But new research led by the Institute of Cancer Research (ICR), London, suggests […]
Graphite nano-coating kills bacteria infesting implants, as designed by Swedish scientists
A new, antimicrobial implant coating, using carbon-based nanoplatelets, has been developed by scientists at Chalmers University of Technology (Chalmers) in Sweden – the vertically-protruding nanoplatelets can slice through the protective outer membrane of bacteria that might otherwise colonise the implant, […]
NIH finds new coronavirus stable for hours on everyday surfaces
A new study led by scientists from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), US, has found that the new coronavirus, which causes the deadly respiratory disease COVID-19, remains stable for hours on various surfaces, and suggests that people may acquire […]
Charged nanoparticles compromise waste disposal unit, kills cancer cells
Cancer cells’ garbage disposal systems, or lysosomes, are particularly vulnerable to internal attacks as opposed to those of healthy cells. Lysosomes are tiny sacs packed with enzymes and acids that degrade unwanted parts of the cell, before either recycling or […]
US researchers find falling estrogen levels in women can lead to muscle loss
A study from the University of Minnesota Medical School (UMN-Med) in Minneapolis has recently established that estrogen is essential in females for maintaining muscle stem cell health and function. The associated animal study showed that a lack of estrogen or […]
Gene-deficient bone marrow cells induce cancer tumour regression; slows tumour growth
An immunotherapy approach known as adoptive cell therapy, in which altered versions of a patient’s own cells are used to trigger a more heightened immune response to cancer, has been observed to slow the growth of prostate and pancreatic cancers […]
Calorie restriction can protect against aging in cellular pathways, US-China study finds
Inflammatory response(s) characteristic of human aging can apparently be reversed by calorie-restriction, as observed by scientists from the Salk Institute for Biological Studies (Salk) in California, US, and collaborators from the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) in Beijing, China. Caloric […]
Machine study of brain scans puts forth new ideas to schizophrenia
The American Psychiatric Association (APA) dismissed a number of different diagnostic classifications for schizophreniain 2013 citing “limited diagnostic stability, low reliability, and poor validity” – the classifications were then based on observations of behavior and symptoms. Now, new research led […]
Deleted DNA segment linked to ventricular enlargement in schizophrenia
Patients may suffer from what is known as “auditory hallucinations” in schizophrenia – they hear often distressing and distracting “voices” due to enlarged cerebral ventricles, which afflicts nearly 80% of schizophrenic individuals. Uncovering the biological origins of auditory hallucinations is […]
