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Researchers reconstruct the evolutionary history of metabolism

By analyzing how metabolic enzymes are built and organized, researchers have reconstructed the evolutionary history of metabolism. Their study shows how metabolic networks - which drive every cellular process from protein building to DNA repair - became less random, more modular and more hierarchical over time, the researchers say.

29 Oct 2019

Farmworkers face daunting health risks in California’s wildfires

Farm laborers in yellow safety vests walked through neatly arranged rows of grapes Friday, harvesting the last of the deep purple bundles that hung from the vines, even as the sky behind them was dark with soot.

29 Oct 2019

Novel amyloid protein that induces amyloidosis discovered

A collaboration led by scientists at Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Japan, has discovered a novel amyloid protein that induces amyloidosis in rats.

25 Oct 2019

Scientists pinpoint epigenetic differences in the way lupus affects black women

Scientists at the HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology have pinpointed epigenetic differences in the way lupus affects black women compared to other lupus patients, revealing important mechanics of the puzzling disease.

24 Oct 2019

GHS Index: Not a single country fully prepared to handle epidemic or pandemic

A new Global Health Security Index released today, the first comprehensive assessment and benchmarking of health security and related capabilities across 195 countries, suggests that not a single country in the world is fully prepared to handle an epidemic or pandemic.

24 Oct 2019

Rutgers professor discusses children’s vulnerabilities to pesticides and how to reduce exposure

Studies show that exposure to pesticides – specifically those containing chlorpyrifos, which attack an insect's nervous system – can harm a child's physical and mental development.

23 Oct 2019

Scientists take new step toward the goal of growing cell-based meat for human consumption

A team of Tufts University-led researchers exploring the development of cultured meat found that the addition of the iron-carrying protein myoglobin improves the growth, texture and color of bovine muscle grown from cells in culture.

22 Oct 2019

Scientists ask all countries to wake up to the challenge of halving nitrogen waste

More than 150 top international scientists are calling on the world to take urgent action on nitrogen pollution, to tackle the widespread harm it is causing to humans, wildlife and the planet.

22 Oct 2019

Poor urban consumers willing to pay a premium for more nutritious food, shows study

Ugandans and Kenyans in poor urban households are willing to pay a premium for more nutritious flour, new research shows.

18 Oct 2019

Researchers identify compounds that could help study the toxicological properties of fire ant venom

Native to South America, imported fire ants have now spread to parts of North America and elsewhere around the world. These invasive pests have painful stings that, in some cases, can cause serious medical problems, such as hypersensitivity reactions, infections and even kidney failure.

17 Oct 2019

Scientists discover novel virus that may shed light on viral evolution

Viruses are non-living creatures, consisting of genetic material encased in a protein coat. Once the virus infects a living organism, it can replicate itself and continue on. But what happens if a virus lacks the proper tools to infect an organism? How can it propagate?

16 Oct 2019

No more tater tots? California schools put healthier lunches to the test

When Miguel Villarreal addresses a crowded education conference, a group of school district administrators or a room full of curious parents, he often holds aloft a foil-wrapped package of Pop-Tarts — the heavily processed, high-sugar snack routinely sold on school campuses.

16 Oct 2019

Researchers create interactive map of preterm births and potential causes in Central California

A research team led by UC San Diego has created an interactive map of preterm births - births before 37 weeks of gestation - and potential environmental and social drivers across Fresno County in Central California. Fresno has one of the highest rates of preterm birth in the state.

15 Oct 2019

UNICEF: 'Unhealthy diets are damaging children’s health across the world'

A flagship report by UNICEF has warned that the number of children worldwide suffering as a result of poor diets and a failing food system is alarmingly high.

15 Oct 2019

Insilico and CTFH team up to expedite first-in-class therapeutics using AI platform

Insilico Medicine, a company developing an end-to-end drug discovery pipeline utilizing the latest advances in deep learning, has entered into a two-program research collaboration agreement with Jiangsu Chia Tai Fenghai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd..

9 Oct 2019

Maintaining weight loss over long-term can benefit patients with Type 2 diabetes

People with Type 2 diabetes who regained weight forfeited the initial benefits of reduced risk of heart disease or stroke compared to those who maintained their weight loss, according to new research published in the Journal of the American Heart Association, the open access journal of the American Heart Association.

9 Oct 2019

Rice bran supplement for infants provides more nutrients, reduces diarrhea

Malnutrition is prevalent on a global scale and has numerous negative consequences for children during the first five years of life. For some children, it can mean struggling with health issues for life or a higher risk of death among those under five years of age.

8 Oct 2019

New antibiotic discovered in Mexican tropical forest

Scientists from Rutgers University and around the world have discovered an antibiotic produced by a soil bacterium from a Mexican tropical forest that may help lead to a "plant probiotic," more robust plants and other antibiotics.

8 Oct 2019

Using blood and plasma for earlier detection of Alzheimer's disease

The promise of earlier detection of diseases such as Alzheimer's is welcome news to the millions of families in the United States already affected by the various types of dementia. Emerging techniques such as spinal taps have shown success, but they are not effective for everyone.

8 Oct 2019

Researchers develop 3D tissue models of brain tumors in a brain-mimicking microenvironment

A team of Tufts University-led researchers has developed three-dimensional human tissue culture models of pediatric and adult brain cancers in a brain-mimicking microenvironment, a significant advancement for the study of brain tumor biology and pharmacological response.

4 Oct 2019

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Researchers reconstruct the evolutionary history of metabolism

Farmworkers face daunting health risks in California’s wildfires

Novel amyloid protein that induces amyloidosis discovered

Scientists pinpoint epigenetic differences in the way lupus affects black women

GHS Index: Not a single country fully prepared to handle epidemic or pandemic

Rutgers professor discusses children’s vulnerabilities to pesticides and how to reduce exposure

Scientists take new step toward the goal of growing cell-based meat for human consumption

Scientists ask all countries to wake up to the challenge of halving nitrogen waste

Poor urban consumers willing to pay a premium for more nutritious food, shows study

Researchers identify compounds that could help study the toxicological properties of fire ant venom

Scientists discover novel virus that may shed light on viral evolution

No more tater tots? California schools put healthier lunches to the test

Researchers create interactive map of preterm births and potential causes in Central California

UNICEF: 'Unhealthy diets are damaging children’s health across the world'

Insilico and CTFH team up to expedite first-in-class therapeutics using AI platform

Maintaining weight loss over long-term can benefit patients with Type 2 diabetes

Rice bran supplement for infants provides more nutrients, reduces diarrhea

New antibiotic discovered in Mexican tropical forest

Using blood and plasma for earlier detection of Alzheimer's disease

Researchers develop 3D tissue models of brain tumors in a brain-mimicking microenvironment

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Evaluating new approaches for rare disease genomics

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