| New drug targets for aggressive breast cancer | Scientists have identified genes that are potential targets for therapeutic drugs against aggressive breast cancer. | Read More » Migraine is associated with variations in structure of brain arteries | The network of arteries supplying blood flow to the brain is more likely to be incomplete in people who suffer migraine, a new study reports. Variations in arterial anatomy lead to asymmetries in cerebral blood flow that might contribute to the process triggering migraines. | Read More » Good eating and sleep habits help kids succeed in school | A good night's sleep and filling breakfast means more for your child's academic performance than you may think. | Read More » A new coral reef species from the Gambier Islands, French Polynesia | A new shallow water coral species, Echinophyllia tarae sp. n., is described from the Gambier Islands, French Polynesia. Scleractinia, also called stony corals, are exclusively marine animals; they are very similar to sea anemones but generate a hard skeleton. This coral was observed in muddy environments where several colonies showed partial mortality and re-growth. | Read More » Speed limit set for ultrafast electrical switch | Researchers have clocked the fastest-possible electrical switching in magnetite, a naturally magnetic mineral. Their results could drive innovations in the tiny transistors that control the flow of electricity across silicon chips, enabling faster, more powerful computing devices. | Read More » New knowledge about permafrost improving climate models | New research findings document that permafrost during thawing may result in a substantial release of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere and that the future water content in the soil is crucial to predict the effect of permafrost thawing. The findings may lead to more accurate climate models in the future. | Read More » Water molecules control inactivation and recovery of potassium channels | Just 12 molecules of water cause the long post-activation recovery period required by potassium ion channels before they can function again. Using molecular simulations that modeled a potassium channel and its immediate cellular environment, atom for atom, scientists have revealed this new mechanism in the function of a nearly universal biological structure, with implications ranging from fundamental biology to the design of pharmaceuticals. | Read More » Breakthrough in detecting DNA mutations could help treat tuberculosis, cancer | Researchers have developed a new method that can look at a specific segment of DNA and pinpoint a single mutation, which could help diagnose and treat diseases such as cancer and tuberculosis. | Read More » | |
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