Researchers believe our oldest mammalian relative may help us to better understand ovarian cancer. DNA mapping of the platypus has uncovered an interesting relationship between their sex chromosomes and DNA sequences found in human ovarian cancer.
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High intake of dietary fats from red meat and dairy products was associated with an increased risk of pancreatic cancer, according to a new study.
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In the mating world of yellow dung flies, large, males almost always get the girl. However, a new study suggests that smaller males rule if presented with an opportunity to woo females when they are not hanging out on cow dung. Small male dung flies, which are traditionally unsuccessful at finding and keeping mates on [...]
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Higher selenium levels in the blood may worsen prostate cancer in some men who already have the disease. A higher risk of more-aggressive prostate cancer was seen in men with a certain genetic variant. In those subjects, having a high level of selenium in the blood was associated with a two-fold greater risk of poorer [...]
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With the caloric needs of the planet expected to soar by 50 percent in the next 40 years, planning and investment in global agriculture will become critically important, according a new report.
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Hot or not? Men agree on the answer. Women don’t. There is much more consensus among men about whom they find attractive than there is among women, according to a new study.
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When a zebra finch hears a new song from a member of its own species, the experience changes gene expression in its brain in unexpected ways, researchers report. The sequential switching on and off of thousands of genes after a bird hears a new tune offers a new picture of memory in the songbird brain.
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A clinical trial of masitinib, a drug in development for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis, has shown it to be well-tolerated and effective. Researchers have shown that treatment with masitinib significantly reduced the severity of active arthritis.
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Two processes can be used to control the size of nanoparticles, which could serve as tiny light sources.
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Scientists have found another clue that may lead to eradication of HIV from infected patients who have been on antiretroviral therapy. A real cure for HIV has been elusive because the virus can “hide” in a latent form in resting CD4-T cells. By understanding this “latency” effect, researchers can identify ways to reactivate the virus, [...]
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