New Blood Test Detects Colon Cancer Before It Develops

Highly sensitive and accurate test detects cancer-related microRNA in blood of patients even before the development of colorectal cancer.

– Baylor Health Care System|6/19/2013 5:10 AM EDT

Detour Ahead: Cities, Farms Reroute Animals Seeking Cooler Climes

Half a dozen regions could provide some of the Western Hemisphere's more heavily used thoroughfares for mammals, birds and amphibians seeking cooler environments in a warming world. This is the first broad-scale study to consider how animals might travel when confronted with barriers like cities.

– University of Washington|6/19/2013 4:00 AM EDT

The Science of Yellow Snow

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New research from wildlife ecologists at Michigan Technological University indicates that white-tailed deer may be making the soil in their preferred winter homes unfit to grow the very trees that protect them there.

– Michigan Technological University|6/19/2013 1:00 AM EDT

Not All Reading Disabilities Are Dyslexia --- Lesser-Known Reading Disorder Can Be Easily Missed

A common reading disorder goes undiagnosed until it becomes problematic, according to the results of five years of study by researchers at Vanderbilt’s Peabody College of education and human development in collaboration with the Kennedy Krieger Institute/Johns Hopkins School of Medicine.

– Vanderbilt University|6/18/2013 5:00 PM EDT

Rice Blast Research Reveals Details on How a Fungus Invades Plants

Like a stealthy enemy, blast disease invades rice crops around the world, killing plants and cutting production of one of the most important global food sources. Now, a study by an international team of researchers sheds light on how the rice blast fungus, Magnaporthe oryzae, invades plant tissue. The finding is a step toward learning how to control the disease, which by some estimates destroys enough rice to feed 60 million people annually.

– Kansas State University Research and Extension|6/18/2013 5:00 PM EDT

Wayne State University Breakthrough Research of Essential Molecule Reveals Important Targets in Diabetes and Obesity

A research team led by Assia Shisheva, Ph.D., professor of physiology in Wayne State University’s School of Medicine, has made breakthrough advancements on a molecule that may provide more answers in understanding the precise molecular mechanisms by which insulin regulates glucose uptake in fat and muscle cells.

– Wayne State University Division of Research|6/18/2013 4:50 PM EDT

Scientists Catch EGFR Passing a Crucial Message to Cancer-Promoting Protein

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Signal tells MCM7 to launch DNA replication; pathway reduces breast cancer patient survival

– University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center|6/18/2013 4:00 PM EDT

Study Finds Need for Improvement on State Health Care Price Websites

Greater relevance to patients could be realized by focusing information on services that are predictable, nonurgent, and subject to deductibles (e.g., routine outpatient care for chronic diseases) rather than services that are unpredictable, emergent, or would exceed most deductibles (e.g., hospitalizations for life-threatening conditions).

– American Medical Association (AMA)|6/18/2013 4:00 PM EDT
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