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New technique enables high-resolution analysis of DNA

Function and form are deeply intertwined in biology. Knowing how organisms grow, adapt and reproduce requires understanding their physical structures. Hence the transformative power of the microscope across the past four centuries of science.

4 Aug 2023

Radiomic and clinical data could help increase diagnostic accuracy for pediatric Crohn disease

An accepted manuscript published in the American Journal of Roentgenology (AJR) found that deploying a radiomic-based model with T2-weighted MRI data could increase diagnostic accuracy for pediatric Crohn disease (CD).

3 Aug 2023

TU Graz researchers gain new insights into a light-activated protein switch

Researchers at TU Graz have gained new insights into the functioning of a protein found in bacteria, whose enzymatic activity is activated by blue light.

3 Aug 2023

Study assesses the value of predictive biomarkers for early-stage COVID-19 infection

Researchers illustrated that certain biomarkers may be better predictors of COVID-19 than others.

2 Aug 2023

A comfortable, wearable ultrasound breast patch for breast screening

In a recent study, researchers developed a comfortable ultrasound breast patch (cUSBr-Patch) for breast screening.

2 Aug 2023

Study identifies specific genetic variants that affect the skeletal form and ties a major evolutionary facet of human anatomical change to pathogenesis

Researchers evaluate imaging information and characterize skeletal proportions to assess the genetic root of these traits and their connections to each other.

26 Jul 2023

AI-powered study pinpoints genes that shape bones

Using artificial intelligence to analyze tens of thousands of X-ray images and genetic sequences, researchers from The University of Texas at Austin and New York Genome Center have been able to pinpoint the genes that shape our skeletons, from the width of our shoulders to the length of our legs.

20 Jul 2023

Research illuminates the genetic basis of human skeletal proportions

Combining data from full-body x-ray images and associated genomic data from more than 30,000 UK Biobank participants, researchers have helped illuminate the genetic basis of human skeletal proportions.

20 Jul 2023

New biosensor could quickly and inexpensively identify people at risk for osteoporosis

As life expectancy increases worldwide, age-associated diseases such as osteoporosis are having an increasing impact.

19 Jul 2023

Study identifies potential immune biomarker for pulmonary tuberculosis: a step towards early detection

Researchers have identified a potential immune biomarker associated with pulmonary TB in active patients compared to controls.

19 Jul 2023

Researchers develop new method for early breast cancer detection

A research team from PSI and ETH Zurich, together with the Baden Cantonal Hospital and University Hospital Zurich, wants to improve a method used for diagnosing breast cancer.

19 Jul 2023

AI-based analysis method accelerates study of cell structures

BESSY II's high-brilliance X-rays can be used to produce microscopic images with spatial resolution down to a few tens of nanometers.

18 Jul 2023

Berkeley Lab and Genentech collaborate to develop new lipid nanoparticles for drug delivery

Many diseases can be successfully treated in the simple environment of a cell culture dish, but to successfully treat real people, the drug agent has to take a journey through the infinitely more complex environment within our bodies and arrive, intact, inside the affected cells.

17 Jul 2023

Impaired sleep quality linked to adverse health parameters in older individuals with obesity

The associations between sleep quality and health parameters in older adults with obesity.

14 Jul 2023

Synoptic reports improve completeness of pretreatment CT reports in advanced ovarian cancer

According to an accepted manuscript published in the American Journal of Roentgenology (AJR), a synoptic report improved completeness of pretreatment CT reports in patients with advanced ovarian cancer, including for established sites of unresectable or challenging-to-resect disease.

13 Jul 2023

Scientists investigate a bat virus with pandemic potential

The devastating COVID-19 pandemic occurred when the SARS-CoV-2 virus, native to a species of bats, mutated to infect humans.

10 Jul 2023

New insights into the growth dynamics of mineral dendrites

An international research team involving scientists from the University of Vienna, the Faculty of Physics of the University of Warsaw and Univeristy of Edinburgh has described the process of growing three-dimensional manganese dendrites.

10 Jul 2023

Australian rainforest remedies: Scientists explore bioactive plant compounds as potential anti-neuroinflammatory agents

Research discusses the process of discovering anti-inflammatory and neuroprotective drugs from medicinal plants found in the Australian rainforest. It focuses on the pathways from the discovery of bioactive plants to the validation in an appropriate neuro-inflammatory mouse model, using some examples from their current research.

9 Jul 2023

MRI may be more effective than CT with CTA in patients with dizziness

According to an accepted manuscript published in the American Journal of Roentgenology (AJR), patients discharged from the emergency department (ED) after CT with CTA alone could have benefitted from an alternative or additional MRI evaluation, including using a specialized abbreviated protocol for the modality.

7 Jul 2023

Scientists develop breakthrough approach to create artificial allosteric sites in protein complexes

According to a recently published research paper by a team of scientists, a groundbreaking approach has been developed to create artificial allosteric sites (where by binding an effector molecule, activity at the distal active site is regulated) in protein complexes.

6 Jul 2023

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New technique enables high-resolution analysis of DNA

Radiomic and clinical data could help increase diagnostic accuracy for pediatric Crohn disease

TU Graz researchers gain new insights into a light-activated protein switch

Study assesses the value of predictive biomarkers for early-stage COVID-19 infection

A comfortable, wearable ultrasound breast patch for breast screening

Study identifies specific genetic variants that affect the skeletal form and ties a major evolutionary facet of human anatomical change to pathogenesis

AI-powered study pinpoints genes that shape bones

Research illuminates the genetic basis of human skeletal proportions

New biosensor could quickly and inexpensively identify people at risk for osteoporosis

Study identifies potential immune biomarker for pulmonary tuberculosis: a step towards early detection

Researchers develop new method for early breast cancer detection

AI-based analysis method accelerates study of cell structures

Berkeley Lab and Genentech collaborate to develop new lipid nanoparticles for drug delivery

Impaired sleep quality linked to adverse health parameters in older individuals with obesity

Synoptic reports improve completeness of pretreatment CT reports in advanced ovarian cancer

Scientists investigate a bat virus with pandemic potential

New insights into the growth dynamics of mineral dendrites

Australian rainforest remedies: Scientists explore bioactive plant compounds as potential anti-neuroinflammatory agents

MRI may be more effective than CT with CTA in patients with dizziness

Scientists develop breakthrough approach to create artificial allosteric sites in protein complexes

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