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First-of-its-kind roadmap reveals how stem cells become sensory interneurons

Researchers at the Eli and Edythe Broad Center of Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell Research at UCLA have developed a first-of-its-kind roadmap detailing how stem cells become sensory interneurons - the cells that enable sensations like touch, pain and itch.

19 Jul 2022

Cardiovascular mortality has declined over the past two decades, but disparities persist

Research supported by the National Institutes of Health shows that cardiovascular-related deaths have declined over the past two decades, but disparities remain.

19 Jul 2022

Future SARS-CoV-2 vaccines could hijack commensal bacteria in the gut–lung axis to confer immunity

Researchers screened bacterial mucosal vaccine vectors from 2015 to the present to identify a promising candidate to present SARS-CoV-2 spike protein or its fragments.

18 Jul 2022

The role of FTIR in protein analysis and biomedical applications

Professor Dr. Werner Mantele is the Professor of Biophysics at Goethe University and Frankfurt University. With over 30 years of experience with spectroscopy, Dr. Mantele is an internationally-recognized expert in the analysis and detection of molecules.

From Thermo Fisher Scientific – Pharmaceutical and Biopharmaceutical Solutions 18 Jul 2022

The potential of circular RNA COVID-19 vaccines

A new MedComm study describes the potential use of circular ribonucleic acid COVID-19 vaccines.

17 Jul 2022

New study calls for increased collaboration to build a more resilient global food supply

Increased demand for water will be the No. 1 threat to food security in the next 20 years, followed closely by heat waves, droughts, income inequality and political instability, according to a new University of Colorado Boulder-led study which calls for increased collaboration to build a more resilient global food supply.

15 Jul 2022

California’s public health tax is dead for the year

A ballot initiative that would have raised taxes on California millionaires and billionaires to fund public health programs and pandemic prevention is dead — at least for this year.

15 Jul 2022

New wireless technology remotely activates specific brain circuits in under one second

A research team led by Rice University neuroengineers has created wireless technology to remotely activate specific brain circuits in fruit flies in under one second.

15 Jul 2022

Using deep-learning architecture to identify rare, life-threatening disorders from fetal ultrasound scans

Artificial intelligence is poised to play a truly transformative role in global health care. The convergence of medicine and AI might eventually prove to be more impactful than the unraveling of the genome.

14 Jul 2022

New material for surgical dressings can be heated to kill melanoma cells but not other cells around it

Scientists from the University of Nottingham have combined graphene oxide, elastin, and ethanol to develop a new method to make this material conductive so it can be heated to kill melanoma cells but not other cells around it.

13 Jul 2022

Activation of the STING pathway could help make glioblastoma multiforme more susceptible to immunotherapy

Immunotherapy has revolutionized treatment for many forms of cancer, but glioblastoma multiforme (GBM), the most common and deadly form of brain cancer, has remained untouched.

11 Jul 2022

Study sheds light on cell type-specific biomarkers of melanoma

A new UC Davis-led study sheds light on cell type-specific biomarkers, or signs, of melanoma. The research was recently published in the Journal of Investigative Dermatology.

10 Jul 2022

Researchers find neural circuitry supporting mindfulness-induced pain relief

For centuries, people have been using mindfulness meditation to try to relieve their pain, but neuroscientists have only recently been able to test if and how this actually works.

8 Jul 2022

Smoking cigarettes while wearing a mask may impair blood vessel function

Smoking traditional or non-combustible cigarettes while wearing a surgical mask results in a two-fold rise in exhaled carbon monoxide and impaired blood vessel function compared to non-mask periods.

8 Jul 2022

COVID-19 vaccination with bacterial peptide conjugated to receptor-binding domain elicits potent immune response

In a new study, researchers assessed the efficiency of immunization with a bacterial peptide conjugated to the SARS-CoV-2 receptor-binding domain against SARS-CoV-2 infection.

6 Jul 2022

Heat-related child deaths could double if high emissions continue to remain unchecked

Thousands of heat-related child deaths could be prevented if temperature increases are limited to the Paris Agreement's 1.5ºC target through to 2050, according to new research published in Environmental Research Letters.

6 Jul 2022

Synthetic molecule Pep19 helps regulate and balance key metabolic functions, study shows

A study conducted at the University of São Paulo in Brazil shows that the synthetic molecule Pep19 acts on the endocannabinoid system, which helps regulate and balance key metabolic functions, such as appetite, fat breakdown (lipolysis), and energy release.

5 Jul 2022

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First-of-its-kind roadmap reveals how stem cells become sensory interneurons

Cardiovascular mortality has declined over the past two decades, but disparities persist

Future SARS-CoV-2 vaccines could hijack commensal bacteria in the gut–lung axis to confer immunity

The role of FTIR in protein analysis and biomedical applications

The potential of circular RNA COVID-19 vaccines

New study calls for increased collaboration to build a more resilient global food supply

California’s public health tax is dead for the year

New wireless technology remotely activates specific brain circuits in under one second

Using deep-learning architecture to identify rare, life-threatening disorders from fetal ultrasound scans

New material for surgical dressings can be heated to kill melanoma cells but not other cells around it

Activation of the STING pathway could help make glioblastoma multiforme more susceptible to immunotherapy

Study sheds light on cell type-specific biomarkers of melanoma

Researchers find neural circuitry supporting mindfulness-induced pain relief

Smoking cigarettes while wearing a mask may impair blood vessel function

COVID-19 vaccination with bacterial peptide conjugated to receptor-binding domain elicits potent immune response

Heat-related child deaths could double if high emissions continue to remain unchecked

Synthetic molecule Pep19 helps regulate and balance key metabolic functions, study shows

Study identifies a molecule that boosts fat burning

Crowdsourced data on overdoses pinpoints where to help

Two-step synthesis procedure produces amino acid Schiff base Cu (II) complexes within 10 minutes

Advancing Neuroscience Research Through Collaboration and Patient-Centered Innovation

The impact of vibration on microscopy

How Omics Technologies Are Transforming Biological Research and Drug Discovery

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