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Discovery of how colorectal cancer drug works will help more patients

September 24, 2019 0 Comments Brain Tumor, Cancer, Colon Cancer, Diseases and Conditions, Lung Cancer, Patient Education and Counseling, Personalized Medicine, Today's Healthcare

Some colorectal cancer patients with a certain gene mutation benefit from a chemotherapy drug called cetuximab, although the mechanism of how this drug worked was unknown. Scientists have combined computational biology with experimental investigations to discover, for the first time, the mechanism for why these patients respond to cetuximab, which will help doctors identify more effective, targeted treatment plans for people diagnosed with colorectal cancer.

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Outcomes of birth options after a previous Cesarean section

September 24, 2019 0 Comments Birth Control, Birth Defects, Gynecology, Infant's Health, Menopause, Pregnancy and Childbirth, Sexual Health, Women's Health

A large cohort study of women who have had one or more previous Cesarean sections suggests that attempting a vaginal birth in a subsequent pregnancy is associated with higher health risks to both the mother and the infant than electing for another Cesarean. The research, published in PLOS Medicine on Sept. 24, 2019, addresses a lack of information on the outcomes of birth options after previous cesarean section and can be used to counsel women about their choices.

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What wolves' broken teeth reveal about their lives

September 24, 2019 0 Comments animals, Cats, Dinosaurs, Dogs, Early Mammals, Evolution, Mammals, Tyrannosaurus Rex

An evolutionary biologist has spent more than three decades studying the skulls of many species of large carnivores — including wolves, lions and tigers — that lived from 50,000 years ago to the present. She reports today the answer to a puzzling question.

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Missing electrons reveal the true face of a new copper-based catalyst

September 24, 2019 0 Comments Chemistry, Dietary Supplements and Minerals, Healthy Aging, Inorganic Chemistry, Organic Chemistry, Pharmaceuticals, Physics, Vitamin

New research has resulted in a reactive copper-nitrene catalyst that pries apart carbon-hydrogen (C-H) bonds and transforms them into carbon-nitrogen (C-N) bonds, which are a crucial building block for chemical synthesis, especially in pharmaceutical manufacturing.

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Commit a crime? Loved ones got your back

September 24, 2019 0 Comments Behavior, Child Psychology, Consumer Behavior, Parenting, Perception, Psychology, Relationships, Social Psychology

Reading about a child abuse case or someone burglarizing homes often stirs feelings of disgust, anger and disbelief when it's learned the perpetrator's family or friends did nothing to stop it or report it to police.

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Quality control in immune communication: Chaperones detect immature signaling molecules

September 24, 2019 0 Comments Crohn's Disease, Diseases and Conditions, Human Biology, Immune System, Lymphoma, Medical Topics, Nervous System, Stem Cells

The cells of our immune system constantly communicate with one another by exchanging complex protein molecules. A team has now revealed how dedicated cellular control proteins, referred to as chaperones, detect immature immune signaling proteins and prevent them from leaving the cell.

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Exploring the risk of ALL in children with Down syndrome

September 24, 2019 0 Comments ADD and ADHD, Autism, Child Development, Child Psychology, Children's Health, Down Syndrome, Infant's Health, Leukemia

Researchers discovered new clues that provide a better understanding of why children with Down syndrome have an increased risk of leukemia.

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Most California wildfire is in wildland-urban interface area with less fuel, more people

September 24, 2019 0 Comments Accident and Trauma, Disability, Nervous System

Homeowner guidance and fire behavior models are largely based on the idea that natural grass, bushes and trees fuel fire in the wildland-urban interface (WUI). Researchers found that over nearly three decades, half of all buildings destroyed by wildfire in California were located in an area of the WUI with less natural vegetation.

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'Treasure trove' of earthquake clues could be unearthed by wavy new technique

September 24, 2019 0 Comments Earth Science, Earthquakes, Geoengineering, Geography, Geology, Natural Disasters, Oceanography, Tsunamis

Geologists have improved upon methods to map seabed rocks, helping us better understand underwater earthquakes and the tsunamis they can cause.

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Could we feed one million people living on Mars?

September 24, 2019 0 Comments Agriculture and Food, Astronomy, Bacteria, Food, Food and Agriculture, NASA, Space Exploration, Space Missions

A provocative new study looks at the resource utilization and technological strategies that would be needed to make a Mars population of one million people food self-sufficient.