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Shutting Down Backup Genes Leads To Cancer Remission In Mice

Cancer cells delete DNA when they go to the dark side, so a team of doctors and engineers targeted the 'backup plans' running critical cell functions

Photosynthesis Copycat May Improve Solar Cells

The new approach moves energy efficiently and could reduce energy losses converting light into electricity

McMaster Researchers Trial Primary Care Program for Older Adults

The Health Teams Advancing Patient Experience: Strengthening Quality (TAPESTRY) ran at six sites across Ontario from March 2018 to August 2019. (Photo courtesy McMaster University’s Department of Medicine)

Psychiatric Symptoms In Alzheimer´S Disease

In addition to memory problems and other cognitive symptoms, most people with Alzheimer’s disease also suffer from mental health issues.

The Role Of Drought In Syrian War Was Exaggerated

With the aid of satellite images, researchers at Lund University in Sweden have uncovered unique data on the severe drought that hit Syria between 2007 and 2009

Researchers Create Exotic Magnetic Structures With Laser Light

Research at Lund University in Sweden has found a new way to create nano-sized magnetic particles using ultrafast laser light pulses.

Metabolic BMI Can Predict The Risk Of Type 2 Diabetes In Normal Weight Patients

Obesity and excess weight increase the risk of developing type 2 diabetes, but individuals of normal weight can also develop the disease.

New Knowledge About Airborne Virus Particles Could Help Hospitals

The risk of being exposed to Covid-19 particles increases with shorter physical distance to a patient, higher patient viral load and poor ventilation.

Smoking Worsens Prognosis For Men With Prostate Cancer

Smokers have a lower risk of developing prostate cancer, but a higher risk of dying from the disease, according to a large population study led by Lund University in Sweden.

New Study Indicates Limited Water Circulation Late In The History Of Mars

A research team led by Lund University in Sweden has investigated a meteorite from Mars using neutron and X-ray tomography.

Blood Protein Implicated in Depression

Flavio Kapczinski, a professor emeritus in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioural Neurosciences, is the co-principal investigator of an international study that has found that low levels of a certain blood protein may be a trigger for depression.

Study Links Vaccine Hesitancy to Low Social Capital

People with stronger relationships and high levels of trust in their community were more likely to plan to get vaccinated for COVID-19, highlighting the need to boost societal supports to strengthen vaccine efforts.

What Happens When Plants Have Stress Reactions To Touch

A 30-year-old genetic mystery has been solved. It has previously been established that touch can trigger stress reactions in plants.

Higher Diet Quality Helps Prevent Blocked Arteries, Researchers Find

A diet rich in plant-based foods with less red meat can help patients with coronary and peripheral artery disease, a McMaster-led study shows. (Shutterstock photo)

Epigenetic Markers Predict Complications In Patients With Type 2 Diabetes

A new study by researchers at Lund University supports the notion that patients with type 2 diabetes patient should be divided into subgroups and given individualised treatment.

Researchers Develop First COVID-19 Rapid Test for Wastewater

McMaster researchers have developed a low-cost COVID-19 test that is portable and easy to use in the field, providing results in less than an hour and making early warning surveillance of infectious diseases more accessible to remote communities. (Shutterstock image)

Rare Yeast Pathogen Causes Neonatal Outbreaks and Is Evolving Quickly, Resistant to Cleaning Chemicals: Research

A stubborn and dangerous rare yeast pathogen known as Lodderomyces elongisporus is behind two outbreaks in a neonatal intensive care unit in Delhi, India.

Ostriches Can Adapt To Heat Or Cold – But Not Both

The ostrich is genetically wired to adapt to rising or falling temperatures

Scientists Discover Rare Element In Exoplanet’s Atmosphere

The rare metal terbium has been found in an exoplanet’s atmosphere for the first time.

Entire Oat Genome Mapped

After many years, a research team led by Lund University in Sweden has sequenced and characterized the entire genome of oats. This opens up for breeding healthier oats with even better nutritional content, and growing oats in a more environmentally sustainable way.