A new study published in the journal Cell, is the first direct evidence that removing the methylation from a specific segment within the FMR1 locus– a gene on the X chromosome — can reactivate the gene and rescue fragile X syndrome neurons.
The University of Texas at Dallas researchers have managed to formulate a new technique by which they can isolate aggressive cells which can be the main cause behind metastasized cancers or cancers that have spread to other major organs from their primary site of occurrence.
Australian biomedical engineers have successfully produced a 3D material that mimics nature to transform cells into muscle. The researchers have for the first time incorporated the natural processes of embryonic development to build a material that can more naturally communicate with stem cells for effective tissue repair.
In a cornfield here, past the shuttered General Motors plant and the Janesville Terrace trailer home park, a facility not seen in the U.S. in three decades could soon rise a manufacturing plant that will make a vital radioactive isotope used to detect cancer and other potentially fatal maladies in millions of people every year.
As the findings and subsequent news coverage regarding concussions and brain damage in football, we have all become aware that playing the game may involve more than living with painful injuries – it may involve incurring other life-threatening health problems that develop in later life.
Almost all cells in the human body have identical DNA sequences, yet there are 200-plus cell types with different sizes, shapes, and chemical compositions. Determining what parts of the genome are read to make protein and which are silenced is orchestrated by proteins called transcription factors. These regulate the availability of distinct stretches of DNA to be expressed as opposed to others that remain buried in tightly coiled structures called chromatin.
Among patients who underwent total hip or total knee arthroplasty, aspirin did not differ significantly from rivaroxaban (Xarelto, Janssen Pharmaceutica) for prevention of proximal deep-vein thrombosis or pulmonary embolism, after both groups received a 5-day course of rivaroxaban immediately after surgery, a large trial found.
A new prospective study shows that, most infants with congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) do not require follow-up for pulmonary hypertension (PH),
Postnatal depression (PND) is well-known to have an adverse effect on mothers' relationships with their children. Now, a study published in the PeerJ has found that PND continues to impact mother-child relationships into later life and affects multi-generational relationships too.
Gabapentin, a nerve pain medication, and anticonvulsant, increasingly is being misused, necessitating prescribers to understand its abuse potential and risk profile, according to a new study.
The hormone helps prime cells for implantation, a vital stage in early pregnancy when a fertilized egg attaches to the womb lining, the study suggests.
A new study led by Tel Aviv University identifies novel molecular biomarkers of preeclampsia, signaling the potential for an early diagnostic blood test. The study findings were published in the journal Scientific Reports.