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Physical activity inhibits the production of insulin

When a fruit fly starts walking or flying, its insulin-producing cells are immediately inhibited. This could be one explanation for why exercise promotes health.

4 Jan 2023

Researchers discover new cellular component with importance for the sense of smell

Researchers at Umeå University have discovered a previously unknown cellular component, an organelle, inside neurons that we use to perceive smell.

4 Jan 2023

Technical advances expand the application of mass spectrometry imaging in pharmaceutical research

Announcing a new publication for Acta Materia Medica journal. Mass spectrometry imaging (MSI) has been shown to be a valuable tool through nearly every stage of the preclinical drug research and development (R&D) pipeline, and even to the early phase of clinical pharmaceutical evaluation.

3 Jan 2023

Salk scientists find a system-wide, molecular impact of time-restricted eating in mice

Numerous studies have shown health benefits of time-restricted eating including increase in life span in laboratory studies, making practices like intermittent fasting a hot topic in the wellness industry.

3 Jan 2023

Exploring the immune mechanism induced by BCG vaccine in humanized mouse model

Announcing a new article publication for Zoonoses journal. This study was aimed at screening differentially expressed genes (DEGs) and exploring the potential immune mechanism induced by the Bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG) vaccine in a humanized mouse model.

3 Jan 2023

Salk scientists show how a microprotein can increase appetite in mice

Obesity and metabolic diseases, such as diabetes, are extremely common in the United States. Tiny proteins called microproteins have long been overlooked in research, but new evidence demonstrates that they have an important role in metabolism.

3 Jan 2023

Researchers discover new role of small RNAs in Salmonella infections

Salmonella are food-borne pathogens that infect millions of people a year. To do so, these bacteria depend on a complex network of genes and gene products that allow them to sense environmental conditions.

3 Jan 2023

Zebrafish can provide genetic clues to the evolution of social behaviors in humans, domesticated species

Researchers at Queen Mary University of London have shown that zebrafish can provide genetic baz1b clues to the evolution of social behaviors in humans and domesticated species.

3 Jan 2023

Study finds evidence in support of an on-average female advantage on the theory of mind Eyes test

Researchers tested sex and age differences using the English Eyes test version among adolescent and adult individuals across 57 nations.

3 Jan 2023

Innovations in expansion microscopy allow unprecedented view of the interior of cells

Unprecedented views of the interior of cells and other nanoscale structures are now possible thanks to innovations in expansion microscopy.

2 Jan 2023

Researchers use engineered proteins to record histories of cellular events

As cells perform their everyday functions, they turn on a variety of genes and cellular pathways. MIT engineers have now coaxed cells to inscribe the history of these events in a long protein chain that can be imaged using a light microscope.

2 Jan 2023

New method records gene activity patterns and presence of proteins across tissues

A new method can illuminate the identities and activities of cells throughout an organ or a tumor at unprecedented resolution, according to a study co-led by researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine, NewYork-Presbyterian and the New York Genome Center.

2 Jan 2023

Novel approach may prevent antibodies from triggering immune rejection of transplant cells

Researchers at UCSF have developed a novel, potentially life-saving approach that may prevent antibodies from triggering immune rejection of engineered therapeutic and transplant cells.

2 Jan 2023

Novel experimental approach slows physical decline and extends the lives of roundworms

Scientists in aging research today report a novel experimental approach that slowed the rate of physical decline and lengthened the lives of roundworms commonly used in biological studies, C. elgans.

30 Dec 2022

DNAm measures of biological aging linked with neuropsychologically-validated cognitive decline in midlife

A new research paper was published in Aging (listed as "Aging (Albany NY)" by MEDLINE/PubMed and "Aging-US" by Web of Science) Volume 14, Issue 23, entitled, "DNA methylation-based measures of biological aging and cognitive decline over 16-years: preliminary longitudinal findings in midlife."

30 Dec 2022

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Physical activity inhibits the production of insulin

Researchers discover new cellular component with importance for the sense of smell

Technical advances expand the application of mass spectrometry imaging in pharmaceutical research

Salk scientists find a system-wide, molecular impact of time-restricted eating in mice

Exploring the immune mechanism induced by BCG vaccine in humanized mouse model

Salk scientists show how a microprotein can increase appetite in mice

Researchers discover new role of small RNAs in Salmonella infections

Zebrafish can provide genetic clues to the evolution of social behaviors in humans, domesticated species

Study finds evidence in support of an on-average female advantage on the theory of mind Eyes test

Innovations in expansion microscopy allow unprecedented view of the interior of cells

Researchers use engineered proteins to record histories of cellular events

New method records gene activity patterns and presence of proteins across tissues

Novel approach may prevent antibodies from triggering immune rejection of transplant cells

Novel experimental approach slows physical decline and extends the lives of roundworms

DNAm measures of biological aging linked with neuropsychologically-validated cognitive decline in midlife

New insights on the circadian clock of Drosophila melanogaster

Study reveals novel role of PPARγ acetylation in macrophages in impairing adipose tissue function

New insights into how working memory information may be held in mind

Human cortical organoids implanted in mice establish functional connectivity and respond to sensory stimuli

Study investigates a new mechanism of pyrethroid derivatives-moderated programmed cell death

Achieving and maintaining ISO/IEC 27001 and BS 10012 certifications

Expanding research and clinical options for children with cancer

Examining how pain could play a direct protective role in the gut

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