Dec

28

Two genes that, when simultaneously activated, are responsible for the most aggressive forms of human brain cancer, have been discovered.

The two genes — C/EPB and Stat3 — which were found by researchers from Columbia Initiative in Systems Biology can lead to diagnosis of the incurable tumours — glioblastoma multiforme, journal Nature reported in its online edition.

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Dec

27

Paula Bockman-Chato of Australia has a four-legged furry friend to thank for saving her life. Her dog, Kaspar, became focused on a spot under his owner’s arm which was later detected as early-stage lymph node cancer. Over the past few years, studies have found that dogs are highly successful in sniffing out cancer, and possibly other conditions, in humans due to their highly sensitive sense of smell.

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Dec

27

What is motion sickness?

If you’ve ever been sick to your stomach on a rocking boat or a bumpy airplane ride, you know the discomfort of motion sickness. Although it doesn’t cause long-term problems, motion sickness can make life miserable, especially for people who travel a lot.

People can feel sick from the motion in cars, airplanes, trains, amusement park rides, or on boats or ships. Motion sickness is sometimes called airsickness or seasickness. Video games, flight simulators, and looking through a microscope also can cause motion sickness. In these cases, the eyes see motion, but the body does not sense it.

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Dec

27

An international team of scientists have made a novel discovery that might help explain how flu virus, including the currently circulating H1N1 infects human beings.

They have also identified small molecule compounds that act on several of these factors and inhibit viral replication, pointing to new ways to treat flu. Researchers have identified 295 human cell factors that influenza A strains must harness to infect a cell.

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