Last week we wrote about a sudden hike in crypto-ransomware variants across the Europe, the…
Month: December 2014
Hepatitis C ruled out as cause of mental impairment in HIV patients
Advances in treatment for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) have made it possible for people with…
Biologists map crocodilian genomes
Understanding the crocodilian genome can help scientists better understand birds. The DNA in alligators, crocodiles…
Ebola virus may replicate in an exotic way
Researchers ran biochemical analysis and computer simulations of a livestock virus to discover a likely…
Youngest bone marrow transplant patients at higher risk of cognitive decline
Toddlers who undergo total body irradiation in preparation for bone marrow transplantation are at higher…
Herpes virus rearranges telomeres to improve viral replication
An infection with herpes simplex virus 1 causes rearrangements in telomeres, small stretches of DNA…
New targeted drugs could treat drug-resistant skin cancer
A brand new family of cancer drugs designed to block several key cancer-causing proteins at…
Affluence, not political complexity, explains rise of moralizing world religions
The ascetic and moralizing movements that spawned the world’s major religious traditions — Buddhism, Islam,…
Senescent cells play an essential role in wound healing
Tumor suppressing senescent cells are bad for aging. The no-longer-dividing cells release a continual cascade…
Middle East Respiratory Syndrome coronavirus unlikely to reach epidemic status, experts say
Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) is an emerging virus, with the first case reported…