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UCLA researchers discover key molecular mechanism behind memory linking

Our brains rarely record single memories - instead, they store memories into groups so that the recollection of one significant memory triggers the recall of others connected by time.

25 May 2022

Cryogenic electron microscopy used to determine the structure of fungal ribosome

Most people carry the fungus Candida albicans on their bodies, without this causing many problems. However, a systemic infection with this fungus is dangerous and difficult to treat.

25 May 2022

Researchers propose new imaging method to study neural networks in living brains

The brain is made up of a complex series of networks-signals are constantly bouncing between those networks to allow us to experience the world and move through it effectively.

25 May 2022

Study expands understanding of the eye's immune response to viral infections

The cornea - the transparent protective outer layer of the eye critical to helping us see – produces a delicate and limited immune response to fight infections without damaging our vision, according to a ground-breaking new study from the Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity (Doherty Institute).

24 May 2022

Research provides insight into genetic mechanisms of Wilms tumor

New research from Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago and collaborators from other institutions provides insights into some of the genetic characteristics resulting in the development of relapse in patients with Wilms tumor (nephroblastoma), the most common type of pediatric cancer of the kidney.

24 May 2022

Synthetic biologists interrogate single-celled survivalists to understand stress response

Rice University synthetic biologists and bioengineers are preparing to interrogate some single-celled survivalists to find out how they deal with stress.

23 May 2022

Deep visual proteomics is redefining cancer diagnostics

In a recent study published in the journal Nature Biotechnology, researchers introduced deep visual proteomics (DVP), an amalgamation of artificial intelligence (AI) for image analysis and mass spectrometry (MS) for proteomic profiling of biological samples.

22 May 2022

New training scheme for convolutional neural networks automates cell segmentation and counting

The use of machine learning to perform blood cell counts for diagnosis of disease instead of expensive and often less accurate cell analyzer machines has nevertheless been very labor-intensive as it takes an enormous amount of manual annotation work by humans in the training of the machine learning model.

20 May 2022

Researchers discover possible connection between harmful amyloid production and COVID-19 symptoms

In patients with serious and long-term COVID-19, disturbed blood coagulation has often been observed. Now, researchers at Linköping University, Sweden, have discovered that the body's immune system can affect the spike protein on the surface of the SARS-CoV-2 virus, leading to the production of a misfolded spike protein called amyloid.

19 May 2022

Male pheromones may be the fountain of youth for aging females' eggs

Male pheromones just might be the fountain of youth for aging female animals' eggs, according to a new Northwestern University study.

19 May 2022

The prevalence of rodent-borne zoonotic viruses in Europe among the small mammals inhabiting farming landscapes

In northwest Spain, scientists screened 526 wild small mammals for zoonotic viruses and identified several viruses, such as hantavirus, orthopoxvirus, and arenavirus.

19 May 2022

New drug inhibits growth of the most aggressive meningiomas

When a specific non-metastatic brain tumor — a meningioma — recurs after surgery and radiation treatment, a patient is normally out of options. No drugs are approved for these aggressive tumors, which occur in up to 20 percent of cases and can lead to patient disability or even death.

16 May 2022

New discovery has potential to stop inflammation at the "growing end"

Redness, swelling, pain - these are signs of inflammation. It serves to protect the body from pathogens or foreign substances.

13 May 2022

Researchers Identify Potential Target for Rhabdomyosarcoma Recurrence Prevention

In this interview, News-Medical speaks to Anand Patel and Michael Dyer from St. Jude's Children's Research Hospital about their recent research suggesting EGFR inhibitors may prevent rhabdomyosarcoma recurrence.

12 May 2022

EVIDENT Announces 2021 Global Image of the Year Award Winners

Evident, unveiled the winners of its third Global Image of the Year Life Science Light Microscopy Award, a competition that recognizes the best in life science imaging.

From Evident Corporation - Life Sciences 12 May 2022

Deficiency of YWHAZ gene alters neurodevelopmental process in zebrafish

An article published in the journal Molecular Psychiatry reveals the molecular mechanisms to explain how the YWHAZ gene –related to psychiatric and neurological disorders such as autism and schizophrenia– can alter the neurodevelopmental process.

10 May 2022

Exploring simultaneous and sequential COVID-19 vaccine candidate

Researchers developed novel lipid nanoparticle (LNP)-based messenger ribonucleic acid vaccine formulations against three pathogenic coronaviruses.

10 May 2022

Newly-discovered mechanism may help prevent the build-up toxic proteins in dementia

It's often said that a little stress can be good for you. Now scientists have shown that the same may be true for cells, uncovering a newly-discovered mechanism that might help prevent the build-up of tangles of proteins commonly seen in dementia.

6 May 2022

Mitosis in moss plants could be far more similar to animal cell division than previously thought

For a new plant to grow from a seed, cells need to divide numerous times. Daughter cells can each take on different tasks and sometimes vary in size. How plants determine the plane of cell division in this process, known as mitosis, is being researched by Prof. Dr. Ralf Reski and Dr. Elena Kozgunova from the University of Freiburg in a joint effort with Prof. Dr. Gohta Goshima from Nagoya University.

6 May 2022

New method enables the structural analysis of RNA molecules

We live in a world made and run by RNA, the equally important sibling of the genetic molecule DNA. In fact, evolutionary biologists hypothesize that RNA existed and self-replicated even before the appearance of DNA and the proteins encoded by it.

3 May 2022

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UCLA researchers discover key molecular mechanism behind memory linking

Cryogenic electron microscopy used to determine the structure of fungal ribosome

Researchers propose new imaging method to study neural networks in living brains

Study expands understanding of the eye's immune response to viral infections

Research provides insight into genetic mechanisms of Wilms tumor

Synthetic biologists interrogate single-celled survivalists to understand stress response

Deep visual proteomics is redefining cancer diagnostics

New training scheme for convolutional neural networks automates cell segmentation and counting

Researchers discover possible connection between harmful amyloid production and COVID-19 symptoms

Male pheromones may be the fountain of youth for aging females' eggs

The prevalence of rodent-borne zoonotic viruses in Europe among the small mammals inhabiting farming landscapes

New drug inhibits growth of the most aggressive meningiomas

New discovery has potential to stop inflammation at the "growing end"

Researchers Identify Potential Target for Rhabdomyosarcoma Recurrence Prevention

EVIDENT Announces 2021 Global Image of the Year Award Winners

Deficiency of YWHAZ gene alters neurodevelopmental process in zebrafish

Exploring simultaneous and sequential COVID-19 vaccine candidate

Newly-discovered mechanism may help prevent the build-up toxic proteins in dementia

Mitosis in moss plants could be far more similar to animal cell division than previously thought

New method enables the structural analysis of RNA molecules

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