Newest Science News Blog 20190304

Penn team eradicates Hepatitis C in patients after heart transplants from infected donors
Study suggests the use of HCV-infected organs may be viable option for patients awaiting a heart transplant
Why This Man's Blood Turned 'Milky' Colored
A man's blood was so thick with fat, his doctors needed to manually draw blood to help save his life
Researchers invent a needle that knows where to go
Resistance-sensing injector allows researchers to more safely and effectively deliver drugs to the body
Researchers ID gene that may predict pancreatic cancer in people with Type 2 diabetes
"UCP-1" may predict the development of pancreatic cancer in people with Type 2 diabetes
Mini tumors could help identify personalized treatments for people with rare cancers
New technique developed at UCLA can screen hundreds of drugs using patients' own cells
You probably don't have a penicillin allergy
Five facts about penicillin allergy
Researchers discover the secret to bats' immunity
Molecular and genetic mechanisms that allow bats to stay healthy while hosting viruses that kill other animals
At-Home Test for Colorectal Cancer Could Simplify Screening
An at-home screening test for colorectal cancer may be as good an option as a colonoscopy, a new review study finds.
Noninvasive Stool Test Effective for Colon Cancer Screening
Fecal immunochemical tests (FITs), used annually, are effective for screening for colorectal cancer (CRC) in average-risk, asymptomatic adults, according to a new meta-analysis.
HeLa Cells from Different Labs Vary in Genetics, Phenotype
This could account for some reproducibility problems in cell line research, according to the authors of a comprehensive analysis of HeLa variants.
Climate rewind: Scientists turn carbon dioxide back into coal
New technique can efficiently convert CO2 from gas into solid particles of carbon
The Lancet Oncology: Worldwide estimates suggest that nearly 1 in 2 children with cancer are left undiagnosed and untreated
The first ever global estimates of the number of undiagnosed cases of childhood cancer suggest that the true number of new cases each year could be almost double those currently recorded
Sea Creatures Still Arriving in the U.S. on Plastic Debris From the Japanese Tsunami Eight Years Ago
Marine biologists don't know how long different species can survive adrift in the open ocean, and some may become invasive when they reach new shores
Man's Radioactive Remains Spread Radiation All Over Cremation Chamber
Researchers say it's a problem that may be more common than anyone has yet realized
Using 1 Germ to Fight Another When Today’s Antibiotics Fail
Pitting one germ against another may sound radical, but it's a sign of a growing global crisis
'Tiniest baby boy' ever sent home leaves Tokyo hospital
A baby boy who weighed just 268g (9.45oz) at birth has been released from hospital in Japan, and is believed to be the smallest boy in the world to have been successfully treated.
Germ Theory Extended to Alzheimer's, Atherosclerosis, Diabetes
Could our whole theory about the most common causes of death be wrong?
Typhoid vaccine may protect against other infections
Vaccination with weakened strains of Salmonella may also protect against other infections
First semi-identical twins identified in pregnancy
Young Brisbane twins, a boy and a girl, have been identified as only the second set of semi-identical, or sesquizygotic, twins in the world - and the first to be identified by doctors during pregnancy.
Yeast Engineered to Make Cannabinoids
Genes inserted into the yeast genome produce the compounds CBD and THC in the microbes.
More Evidence Prenatal Vitamins Reduce Risk for Autism
May reduce the risk of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in siblings of affected children by half
'Meticulous' Trial Overturns an Ovarian Cancer Practice
For Decades, Lymph Nodes Removed Automatically
Night-vision ‘super-mice’ created using light-converting nanoparticles
The particles bind to photoreceptors in the eyes and convert infrared wavelengths to visible light.
Scientists discover how surfaces may have helped early life on Earth begin
Spontaneous formation of lipid tubes and the emergence of thousands of vesicles when lipids were left on a silicon dioxide surface
A 'Cure' for Peanut Allergy?
Peanut allergy is a common and potentially life-threatening condition. To date, the primary means of preventing serious events has been peanut avoidance.
'Hero' Doctor Shot While Stopping Gunman at Florida Hospital
Physician working in the emergency department, is being called a hero after jumping in front of an armed gunman who opened fire
Doctors Plan to Test a Gene Therapy That Could Prevent Alzheimer’s Disease
A novel dementia treatment will flood people's brains with a low-risk version of a key gene.
Women call ambulance for husbands with heart attacks but not for themselves
International Women's Day is on March 8
Is DNA Left on Envelopes Fair Game for Testing?
The genealogist's dream of testing old, spit-laced artifacts is coming true-but raising questions about who controls dead people's DNA.
One Twin Committed the Crime ― but Which One? A New DNA Test Can Finger the Culprit
A handful of criminal prosecutions have stalled because DNA tests cannot distinguish between suspects who are twins. Then scientists decided to create one.

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