Western researchers have moved a step closer to identifying a ‘brain fingerprint’ for consciousness—a discovery that will unlock further understanding
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New genetic link found for some forms of SIDS
A genetic link has now been found for some instances of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome, or SIDS. The new UW
Jumping genes can cause rare developmental disorders in children
The largest study of its kind into childhood developmental disorders has discovered that jumping genes cause genetic changes in some
Too much sleep could cause dementia
Scientists found people who slept for nine hours or more per night showed a significant decline in memory and language
Sweating for science
CREDIT: MU NEWS BUREAU When people become stressed, their bodies can respond by sweating. Now, researchers at the University of
Light smokers versus heavy smokers
Light smokers damage their lungs just as much as addicts who go through two packets of cigarettes daily, a study
Mutation of the co-chaperone Tsc1 in bladder cancer diminishes Hsp90 acetylation and reduces drug sensitivity and selectivity
The cover for issue 56 of Oncotarget features Figure 5, ‘HDAC inhibition synergizes with Hsp90 inhibition to induce apoptosis in
Babies burdened by environmental estrogens in mothers’ wombs
Xenoestrogens are absorbed through the environment, especially through food. As oestrogen-like substances, they can have a profound effect on the
‘Sticky’ gene may help Valium calm nerves
NIH mouse study could prompt scientists to rethink how benzodiazepines work Between 1999 and 2017, the United States experienced a
Rotavirus infection may turn on type 1 diabetes
Rotavirus infection may play a role in the development of type 1 diabetes, according to a front matter article published
