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Study investigates influence of adequate supply of vitamin D on prognosis of numerous diseases

In recent years, three meta-analyses of clinical studies have come to the conclusion that vitamin D supplementation was associated with a reduction in the mortality rate from cancer of around 13 percent.

11 Feb 2021

New study uncovers link between perception of time and sense of touch

The percept of time relates to the sense of touch. A new SISSA study "A sensory integration account for time perception" published in PLOS Computational Biology uncovers this connection.

11 Feb 2021

Partial replacement of animal proteins with plant proteins increases bone formation in adults

In a study conducted at the University of Helsinki, Finland, 136 adults adhered to one of three study diets for 12 weeks. One of them corresponded to the average Finnish diet, containing roughly 70% animal-derived protein of total protein, while most of the plant-based protein originated from cereal products.

11 Feb 2021

Humans may perceive thickness based on image characteristics

The research team led by Masakazu Ohara, graduate student of the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at Toyohashi University of Technology (student in the Leading Program doctoral program); Associate Professor Kowa Koida of the Electronics-Inspired Interdisciplinary Research Institute; and Associate Professor Juno Kim of the University of New South Wales (Australia) discovered that when people judge the thickness of an object, objects with glass-like transparent optical properties are perceived to be flatter than they actually are.

11 Feb 2021

Study investigates multi-enzyme complex that plays key role in metabolism

A new method has enabled the natural structure of particularly large and complex enzymes to be revealed. Scientists at Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg (MLU) and TU Berlin have published their findings in the journal Cell Reports.

11 Feb 2021

Study: Neuron structures are dissimilar between the brain areas in every individual

It was reported that the volume of the brain areas such as the superior temporal gyrus and anterior cingulate cortex reduces in schizophrenia but a precise change of three-dimensional structure of neuron has remained unclear.

11 Feb 2021

Single strain of bacteria may reduce the severity of graft-versus-host disease

MUSC Hollings Cancer Center researchers found that a single strain of bacteria may be able to reduce the severity of graft-versus-host disease (GVHD), as reported online in February 2021 in JCI Insight.

11 Feb 2021

New research yields potential drug target against HIV

Humans possess a formidable multi-layered defense system that protects us against viral infections. Better understanding of these defenses and the tricks that viruses use to evade them could open novel avenues for treating viral infections and possibly other diseases.

11 Feb 2021

Researchers use cachexia model to assess cancer-derived myocardial impairments

Oncotarget recently published "Evaluation of cancer-derived myocardial impairments using a mouse model" which reported that Myocardial damage in cancer patients is emphasized as a cause of death; however, there are not many murine cachexia models to evaluate cancer-derived heart disorder.

11 Feb 2021

New strategy to optimize the efficacy of neuropeptides for therapeutic applications

Dimerization (Note: combination of two identical or different molecules) of the human neuropeptides oxytocin and vasopressin can produce new types of bioactive molecules.

10 Feb 2021

Scientists publish new analysis of most diverse genetic data set

Researchers at the University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM) and their colleagues published a new analysis today in the journal Nature from genetic sequencing data of more than 53,000 individuals, primarily from minority populations.

10 Feb 2021

Scientists make four major discoveries about SARS-CoV-2

University of Minnesota Medical School researchers studied SARS-CoV-2 infections at individual cellular levels and made four major discoveries about the virus, including one that validates the effectiveness of remdesivir - an FDA-approved antiviral drug - as a form of treatment for severe COVID-19 disease.

10 Feb 2021

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Study investigates influence of adequate supply of vitamin D on prognosis of numerous diseases

New study uncovers link between perception of time and sense of touch

Partial replacement of animal proteins with plant proteins increases bone formation in adults

Humans may perceive thickness based on image characteristics

Study investigates multi-enzyme complex that plays key role in metabolism

Study: Neuron structures are dissimilar between the brain areas in every individual

Single strain of bacteria may reduce the severity of graft-versus-host disease

New research yields potential drug target against HIV

Researchers use cachexia model to assess cancer-derived myocardial impairments

New strategy to optimize the efficacy of neuropeptides for therapeutic applications

Scientists publish new analysis of most diverse genetic data set

Scientists make four major discoveries about SARS-CoV-2

Study identifies new therapeutic targets for treatment of obesity and type 2 diabetes

Obesity, age and COVID-19 infection can make someone a super-spreader of SARS-CoV-2

Chocolate-flavored e-cigarettes are 'particularly harmful' to the lungs, study shows

A person's breath holds the key to monitoring fat metabolization

Long-term stress is a risk factor for heart attacks, study suggests

Mediterranean diet may have benefits for cognitive functioning in later life

Could Galectin-3 be a potential biomarker to help identify severe COVID-19 early?

Study shows local topological free energy as determinant of SARS-CoV-2 spike stability

Innovating Texture and Culture in Plant-Based Foods

Advancing brain microphysiological systems (bMPS)

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