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Phys.org / Bacteria invent another way to turn on genes
In their landmark 1961 paper on the lac operon, Nobel laureates François Jacob and Jacques Monod speculated that RNA might control gene activity in bacteria through base-pairing interactions. But once protein transcription ...
Phys.org / New enzyme atlas rewrites decades of biology research
WEHI researchers have led a major global effort to create the first authoritative atlas for a class of enzymes that regulate almost every cellular process in the human body. Published in Cell, the study establishes the first ...
Medical Xpress / Direct comparison shows stroke protection devices during TAVR perform alike
In the first head-to-head comparison of two devices intended to protect against stroke in patients undergoing transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR), the investigational Emboliner device performed comparably to the ...
Medical Xpress / Psychiatric training for family doctors aims to provide better mental health care for rural and Indigenous patients
Each year, 1 in 5 Canadians will experience a mental health issue, and about 50% will have experienced a mental Illness by age 40. For many, their first and sometimes only point of contact for medical assistance is their ...
Medical Xpress / Blocking NOX-1 enzyme may extend ketamine's antidepressant effects
Treatment-resistant depression affects a large proportion of people with major depressive disorder, and while ketamine offers rapid relief, its antidepressant effects fade within a few weeks. Now, researchers from Japan have ...
Medical Xpress / Global trial shows targeted heart drug reduces obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy in youth
A global clinical trial involving The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) has found that mavacamten—a heart medication previously approved for adults—can safely and effectively improve the flow of blood through compromised ...
Phys.org / Study explains Antarctic sea ice growth and sudden decline
A new Stanford University study has helped solve a mystery about dramatic swings in sea ice extent around Antarctica.
Medical Xpress / Including AI-derived heart fat measurement improves accuracy of cardiovascular disease risk prediction
Mayo Clinic research has identified a powerful new way to improve the prediction of a patient's long-term cardiovascular disease risk by enhancing a routinely performed imaging test with artificial intelligence (AI). Heart ...
Phys.org / Ancient DNA finds 15,800-year-old dogs in Anatolia, buried like humans
Evidence of some of the earliest dogs has been identified at two University of Liverpool/British Institute at Ankara archaeological excavation projects in central Anatolia, Turkey. Shedding new light on the development and ...
Medical Xpress / FDA weighs expanding what can go into supplements
What's in your supplements could soon change.
Phys.org / Freed whale gets stranded again off German coast
A humpback whale struggling in shallow waters off Germany's northern Baltic Sea coast has become stranded for a third time, experts said on Sunday, just hours after the animal had freed itself from a sandbank.
Medical Xpress / Single-drug treatments are giving way to combination therapy for lung cancer
Combination therapy is essentially a one-two punch at cancer—sometimes with multiple punches. For people with lung cancer, it means treating a tumor with more than one type of therapy at the same time or in sequence, often ...
