Daily Archives: June 2, 2016
Novel approaches to cancer treatment encoded within non-coding RNA
A hallmark of all living organisms is the presence of genetic material within each cell; this material is invariantly composed of a specific class of biological molecules known as the nucleic acids. While the more familiar variety
“I feel blue”: The problem of using figurative language in psychological tests
Ever had difficulty describing a nagging worry or burst of joy? Emotions are hard to describe with literal language, so people often use figurative language: I’m feeling up today, but she’s got the blues. However, when figurative
Automated chest X-ray screening: can edge map measure the evidence of pulmonary abnormalities?
Among many pulmonary diseases, according to the 2014 WHO report, Tuberculosis (TB) is considered as one of the deadliest communicable diseases. While TB cure rates over 90% have been documented in resource-rich countries, its detection and treatment
A New therapy for healing nonunion fractures in patients using self-bone marrow derived mesenchymal
Sometimes a broken bone fail to heal (“nonunion”) and it is necessary to induce the formation of new bone tissue to connect the broken pieces. Investigators from the Instituto Venezolano de Investigaciones Cientificas (IVIC) and orthopedic surgeons
Sub-Antarctic Fish – how do they do when things get warm?
Scientists are concerned about the fate of marine species, in particular fish, under future climate warming. Because fish body temperature varies as a consequence of variation in the ambient environmental temperature (they are “poikilotherms”), scientists expect that
