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Association between coronary artery calcium dispersion and mortality

Scientists determine whether the estimation of coronary artery calcium dispersion could determine all-cause and causes of specific mortality.

17 Jan 2023

What is the effectiveness of a multivalent exosome-based COVID-19 vaccine?

Researchers assessed the effectiveness of a multivalent exosome-based coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccine.

16 Jan 2023

Researchers develop an artificial neuron closely mimicking the characteristics of a biological neuron

Researchers reported a conductance-based organic electrochemical neuron that mimicked biological signaling in neurons, especially activation/inactivation of their sodium and potassium channels.

16 Jan 2023

The loss of epigenetic information accelerates the aging process

A new study in the journal Cell aimed to determine whether epigenetic changes are a cause of mammalian aging.

15 Jan 2023

Researchers discover new structures on the surface of living B cells for the first time

Using new microscopic methods in combination with machine learning-based image analysis, researchers from Freiburg have discovered new structures on the surface of living B cells that affect the distribution and possibly the function of their antigen receptors.

11 Jan 2023

Protein Medin: A new treatment target for Alzheimer's

A recent study published in the journal Nature reported the co-aggregation of medin, a fragment of lactadherin, with vascular amyloid-β in Alzheimer’s disease (AD).

10 Jan 2023

New research on DNA-repair enzyme could help enhance cancer drug development

Researchers from Rice University and St. Jude Children's Research Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee, took a close look at one of ways cells repair broken strands of DNA and discovered details that could help make a particular enzyme a promising target for precision cancer therapy.

6 Jan 2023

Scientists pinpoint the routes taken by SARS-CoV-2 to enter and exit cells in our nasal cavity

Somebody just coughed on you. On a plane. At a dinner party. In a supermarket line. If only there were a "morning after" nasal spray that could knock out respiratory viruses' ability to colonize your nose and throat.

5 Jan 2023

Recently discovered protein holds potential for the development of new tests for infectious diseases

In a first for the genetic toolset known as CRISPR, a recently discovered protein has been found to act as a kind of multipurpose self-destruct system for bacteria, capable of degrading single-stranded RNA, single-stranded DNA and double-stranded DNA.

4 Jan 2023

Structure and function of a newly discovered CRISPR immune system revealed

In a rare feat, Utah State University biochemists Thomson Hallmark and Ryan Jackson, along with collaborators, published not one, but two seminal papers in a top-tier, peer-reviewed journal this week.

4 Jan 2023

The relationship between metabolic disease and alternations in lipid homeostasis

Researchers assessed the function of lipids in metabolic diseases.

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

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 design 3D structures made of DNA

Marvel at the tiny nanoscale structures emerging from research labs at Duke University and Arizona State University, and it's easy to imagine you're browsing a catalog of the world's smallest pottery.

23 Dec 2022

Microscopy techniques reveal a trail of destruction in bone collagen caused by high energy X-rays

A team of medical researchers at Charité has analyzed damage by focused high energetic X-rays in bone samples from fish and mammals at BESSY II.

22 Dec 2022

3D neutron tomography reveals water diffusion across the bone material

What keeps bones able to remodel themselves and stay healthy? A team from Charité Berlin has discovered clues to the key function of non-collagen protein compounds and how they help bone cells react to external load.

22 Dec 2022

Study reveals both dark adapted and light-activated structures of a phytochrome

Scientist have revealed both dark adapted and light-activated structures of a red photosensory protein, phytochrome.

20 Dec 2022

Researchers generate a remodeled live-attenuated measles vaccine capable of driving nAb responses against SARS-CoV-2 spike protein

Researchers developed a measles virus (MeV)-vectored vaccine capable of inducing high neutralizing antibody (nAb) responses against SARS-CoV-2.

20 Dec 2022

Study identifies four new monoclonal antibodies with broad neutralizing potencies that target conserved SARS-CoV-2 epitopes

Researchers described four novel monoclonal antibodies with potent and broad neutralization activity against severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) variants, including the current globally dominant Omicron BA.4/BA.5.

20 Dec 2022

Cryo-electron microscopy reveals atomic structure of Staphylococcus epidermidis bacteriophage

Cryo-electron microscopy by University of Alabama at Birmingham researchers has exposed the structure of a bacterial virus with unprecedented detail.

18 Dec 2022

Electron News and Research

Association between coronary artery calcium dispersion and mortality

What is the effectiveness of a multivalent exosome-based COVID-19 vaccine?

Researchers develop an artificial neuron closely mimicking the characteristics of a biological neuron

The loss of epigenetic information accelerates the aging process

Researchers discover new structures on the surface of living B cells for the first time

Protein Medin: A new treatment target for Alzheimer's

New research on DNA-repair enzyme could help enhance cancer drug development

Scientists pinpoint the routes taken by SARS-CoV-2 to enter and exit cells in our nasal cavity

Recently discovered protein holds potential for the development of new tests for infectious diseases

Structure and function of a newly discovered CRISPR immune system revealed

The relationship between metabolic disease and alternations in lipid homeostasis

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

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

Researchers design 3D structures made of DNA

Microscopy techniques reveal a trail of destruction in bone collagen caused by high energy X-rays

3D neutron tomography reveals water diffusion across the bone material

Study reveals both dark adapted and light-activated structures of a phytochrome

Researchers generate a remodeled live-attenuated measles vaccine capable of driving nAb responses against SARS-CoV-2 spike protein

Study identifies four new monoclonal antibodies with broad neutralizing potencies that target conserved SARS-CoV-2 epitopes

Cryo-electron microscopy reveals atomic structure of Staphylococcus epidermidis bacteriophage

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