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New findings about fruit fly's body temperature rhythms may help people sleep better

In findings that one day may help people sleep better, scientists have uncovered the first molecular evidence that two anciently conserved proteins in the brains of insects and mammals share a common biological ancestry as regulators of body temperature rhythms crucial to metabolism and sleep.

13 Feb 2018

Hints to aging lurk in fruit flies’ germline stem cells

Little hints of immortality are lurking in the stem cells of fruit flies. Stem cells that produce sperm use a genetic trick to stay perpetually young across generations, researchers at the University of Michigan Life Sciences Institute have discovered. Certain sections of the fruit fly genome get shorter with age. But remarkably, some reproductive cells can repair the shrinkage, the researchers report in the journal eLife.

13 Feb 2018

Scientists suggest new strategy to inhibit untreatable, deadly nerve sheath tumors

Genomic profiling of mostly untreatable and deadly nerve sheath tumors led scientists to test a possible therapeutic strategy that inhibited tumor growth in lab tests on human tumor cells and mouse models, according to research in the journal Cancer Cell.

13 Feb 2018

Novel motion capture-like technology for tracking how proteins fold into certain shape

In many modern animated movies, the trick to achieving realistic movements for individual characters and objects lies in motion-capture technology.

13 Feb 2018

Researchers develop new method to map dopamine system in Parkinson's patients

With the aid of a PET camera, researchers from Karolinska Institutet in Sweden have developed a new method for investigating the dopamine system in the brains of patients suffering from Parkinson's disease.

13 Feb 2018

Scientists design nanorobots that seek and destroy tumor cells

Scientists have successfully programmed nanorobots to target and shrink tumors by cutting off their blood supply, whilst leaving healthy tissue untouched.

13 Feb 2018

Researchers use molecular simulations to understand lung cancer drug resistance

Scientists from the Universities of Bristol and Parma, Italy, have used molecular simulations to understand resistance to osimertinib - an anticancer drug used to treat types of lung cancer.

12 Feb 2018

Scientists program nanorobots to shrink tumors

In a major advancement in nanomedicine, Arizona State University scientists, in collaboration with researchers from the National Center for Nanoscience and Technology, of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, have successfully programmed nanorobots to shrink tumors by cutting off their blood supply.

12 Feb 2018

Scientists develop new array to identify biomarkers for wide range of diseases

Scientists have developed a way to identify biomarkers for a wide range of diseases by assessing the antibodies we are making to the complex sugars coating our cells.

12 Feb 2018

GlycoNet researchers to study correlation between sugars and Alzheimer's disease

Two GlycoNet Investigators are using technology to better understand how sugars in the human body are connected to Alzheimer's disease.

12 Feb 2018

Scientists uncover the structure of microtubule motor proteins

Researchers from The Scripps Research Institute have discovered new information about how motor proteins called dyneins interact with another protein called dynactin to transport molecules to different parts of a cell.

12 Feb 2018

Testing for alpha fetoprotein may improve early liver cancer detection, finds study

A new study found that ultrasound imaging in combination with a blood test for alpha fetoprotein improved the detection of early-stage liver cancer by 40%.

12 Feb 2018

Combining ultrasound with blood test improves detection of liver cancer by 40%

Combining ultrasound imaging with a blood test for high alpha fetoprotein levels improves detection of early-stage liver cancer by as much as 40 percent, researchers at UT Southwestern's Simmons Cancer Center found.

11 Feb 2018

Chemist finds how to control blood sugar without usual side effects

Chemist Robert Doyle in the College of Arts and Sciences at Syracuse University has figured out how to control glucose levels in the bloodstream without the usual side effects of nausea, vomiting or malaise.

11 Feb 2018

Chinese researchers report first clinical trial based on autologous lung stem cell transplantation

A research team from Tongji University in China have made a breakthrough in human lung regeneration technology. For the first time, researchers have regenerated patients' damaged lungs using autologous lung stem cell transplantation in a pilot clinical trial.

9 Feb 2018

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New findings about fruit fly's body temperature rhythms may help people sleep better

Hints to aging lurk in fruit flies’ germline stem cells

Scientists suggest new strategy to inhibit untreatable, deadly nerve sheath tumors

Novel motion capture-like technology for tracking how proteins fold into certain shape

Researchers develop new method to map dopamine system in Parkinson's patients

Scientists design nanorobots that seek and destroy tumor cells

Researchers use molecular simulations to understand lung cancer drug resistance

Scientists program nanorobots to shrink tumors

Scientists develop new array to identify biomarkers for wide range of diseases

GlycoNet researchers to study correlation between sugars and Alzheimer's disease

Scientists uncover the structure of microtubule motor proteins

Testing for alpha fetoprotein may improve early liver cancer detection, finds study

Combining ultrasound with blood test improves detection of liver cancer by 40%

Chemist finds how to control blood sugar without usual side effects

Chinese researchers report first clinical trial based on autologous lung stem cell transplantation

Scientists successfully produce functioning human kidney tissue

NIH scientists modify new RT-QuIC assay to detect Parkinson's, dementia with Lewy bodies

Salk scientists uncover how the liver can have a speedy response to food

Scientists uncover new insight into earliest stages of mammalian pregnancy

Findings reveal dramatic landscape of genetic changes in the brain in response to visual stimulation

Bringing real-time analytics to downstream bioprocess monitoring

Designing fluidic architecture for scalable diagnostic platforms

Evaluating new approaches for rare disease genomics

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