Anaemia treatment may have two-way effects
A new mouse study has suggested that a hormone, that has long been known to boost red-blood-cell production, called Erythropoietin, also keeps blood vessels alive and growing in the eye. ANI
Scientists design mathematical model to show generalists can thrive
Scientists at the Ohio State University have shown that generalists can prosper in a specialist society, by designing a mathematical model which describes the circumstances that would allow them to endure. ANI
Dominant females act as gatekeepers in males social ladder climb
It is not aggression and testosterone levels that help you reach the top of the social ladder but support of a dominant female, says a new study based on the social habits of an unusual African species of fish. ANI
Scientists develop animal model with age-related macular degeneration
Researchers at the Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine have generated an animal model representing age-related macular degeneration (AMD), thus paving a way for developing new and better therapeutic treatments. ANI
African seed collection arrives in Norway on route to Arctic seed vault
A shipment carrying twenty-one boxes filled with 7,000 unique seed samples from more than 36 African nations has arrived in Norway, on route to the Svalbard Global Seed Vault, a facility being built on a remote island in the Arctic Circle for storage of crops for the future. ANI
Experience, not genetics, affects musicians neural responses to music
A music cognition researcher at the University of Arkansas has unearthed evidence that practice, training and experience, rather than genetic predisposition, affect a musicians brain responses. ANI
HLA-DRB1 gene linked to premature death in rheumatoid arthritis
UK researchers have revealed that HLA-DRB1 gene, which is linked to increased risk of developing inflammatory arthritis, might also increase patients risk of dying from cardiovascular disease. ANI
HLA-DRB1 gene linked to premature death in rheumatoid arthritis
UK researchers have revealed that HLA-DRB1 gene, which is linked to increased risk of developing inflammatory arthritis, might also increase patients risk of dying from cardiovascular disease. ANI
Mercurys magnetosphere is more similar to Earths than previously believed
New information obtained by the NASA Messenger spacecraft has indicated that the magnetosphere of Mercury is more similar to Earths than previously believed. ANI
Blue-eyed individuals linked to a single, common ancestor
A new research at the University of Copenhagen has shown that people with blue eyes have a single, common ancestor. ANI
Micrornas may predict survival liver cancer patients
According to a new research, very small molecules that aid the cells in regulating which proteins they make in future, known as microRNAs, may lead doctors in predicting which liver-cancer patients may live longer than others. ANI
Eating fruits may cut risk of Alzheimers
Eating fruits is not only good for skin and the digestive system, but it can also protect against Alzheimers disease. ANI
Potatoes dont count as daily fruit and vegetables
A new report has warned that having starchy chips, roast potatoes do not count towards your daily intake of five portions of fruit and vegetables. ANI
Protein that influences heart attack response, cardiac damage identified
Researchers at Yale School of Medicine have discovered a protein called macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF) that influences the cardiac response to the loss of blood flow and oxygen to the heart. ANI
Scientific breakthrough could make drugs cheaper, more accessible
Researchers at University of Pennsylvania have used gene therapy to reduce the time taken in breeding large animals that can produce therapeutic proteins in their milk, such as insulin or those that fight cancer ANI
US researchers blame government dietary guidelines for obesity rise
US researchers have criticised the US governments dietary guidelines, insisting that they might have inadvertently fuelled Americas rising tide of obesity and caused more harm than good. ANI
Researchers locate new target for treating flu
Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine have discovered a new target in the proton channel of a viral protein called the M2 that can effectively treat drug-resistant strains of type A influenza. ANI
Study finds links between prostate cancer, cadmium and zinc
Cadmium exposure is known to cause prostate cancer. Now, a new study has suggested that zinc may offer protection against the risk factor. ANI