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Single-cell sequencing provides new fundamental insights into 'abdominal brain'

Researchers at Karolinska Institutet have succeeded in mapping the neuron types comprising the enteric nervous system in the intestine of mice.

7 Dec 2020

RNA mutations within common bacterium linked to invasive meningococcal disease

Researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden have come one step closer toward understanding why some people become seriously ill or die from a common bacterium that leaves most people unharmed.

7 Dec 2020

BGU researchers uncover potential bittersweet effects of natural sweetener stevia

According to a new study by Ben-Gurion University of the Negev researchers, the natural sweetener stevia may lead to a gut microbial imbalance.

7 Dec 2020

Salk neuroscientists win NIH grants to gain new insights into brain function

Salk Institute neuroscientists Edward Callaway, Sreekanth Chalasani, and Nancy Padilla Coreano have been named recipients in the 2020 round of grants from the National Institutes of Health to gain new insights into brain function.

7 Dec 2020

Rice biochemist discovers hidden structure in essential metabolic machinery

In his first year of graduate school, Rice University biochemist Zachary Wright discovered something hidden inside a common piece of cellular machinery that's essential for all higher order life from yeast to humans.

5 Dec 2020

Findings about primary cilia may be relevant for transplantation therapies in diabetes

A new study from Karolinska Institutet and the Helmholtz Diabetes Research Center shows that primary cilia, hair-like protrusions on endothelial cells inside vessels, play an important role in the blood supply and delivery of glucose to the insulin-producing beta cells in the pancreatic islets.

5 Dec 2020

Using gene therapy to achieve the positive health effects of physical exercise

Gene therapy is the most effective method to be able to provide health benefits you normally gain through physical exercise.

5 Dec 2020

Intermediate embryonic stem cell type could lead to advances in regenerative medicine

A team led by UT Southwestern has derived a new "intermediate" embryonic stem cell type from multiple species that can contribute to chimeras and create precursors to sperm and eggs in a culture dish.

4 Dec 2020

Study finds potential target for the treatment of anxiety and obsessive-compulsive disorder

Anxiety disorders and obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) are disabling psychiatric conditions and the major contributors to global burden of nonfatal illness.

2 Dec 2020

Scientists identify mechanisms behind inflammasome activation by fungal pathogens

Scientists at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital have identified the mechanisms behind inflammasome activation driven by infection with the fungal pathogen Aspergillus fumigatus.

2 Dec 2020

POSTECH researchers solve the enigma to treating neurological diseases

Neurological diseases of the brain such as dementia, autism and schizophrenia are now a growing social problem. Nevertheless, studies on their definitive cause are still insufficient.

2 Dec 2020

Telomere shortening helps prevent cancer in humans

As time goes by, the tips of your chromosomes--called telomeres--become shorter. This process has long been viewed as an unwanted side-effect of aging, but a recent study shows it is in fact good for you.

1 Dec 2020

Multidisciplinary research sheds new light on reaction mechanisms in cellular processes

Multidisciplinary research involving crystallography, kinetic studies, molecular docking, genetics and other techniques in biochemistry has yielded a wealth of knowledge about the reaction mechanisms in cellular processes.

1 Dec 2020

Researchers discover molecular mechanism of long-term memory

Researchers at the University of Basel have discovered a molecular mechanism that plays a central role in intact long-term memory. This mechanism is also involved in physiological memory loss in old age.

30 Nov 2020

Study describes the role of Zmat3 in lymphoma and lung cancer development

A new study from the UPF and WEHI (the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research) in Melbourne, Australia, has described the role of p53 target gene Zmat3 in lymphoma and lung cancer development.

30 Nov 2020

Researchers study the role of viral intramembrane interactions in controlling programmed cell death

A research group from the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology of the University of Valencia (UV), in coordination with the National Centre for Biotechnology (CNB) of the CSIC, has studied the role of the interactions within the membrane of proteins of viral families Herpesviridae and Poxviridae in the control of programmed cell death.

27 Nov 2020

Study unravels the immunogenicity of ferroptotic cancer cells

The interdisciplinary team of scientists from three different countries (Belgium, Italy, and Russia) under the leadership of Prof. Dr. Dmitri V. Krysko (Ghent University, Belgium) unravels the immunogenicity of ferroptotic cancer cells.

25 Nov 2020

Fruit fly study reveals the effects of microgravity on the heart

Scientists at Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute have shown that fruit flies that spent several weeks on the International Space Station (ISS)—about half of their lives—experienced profound structural and biochemical changes to their hearts.

25 Nov 2020

Mystery behind an enigmatic organelle solved

Carbon is one of the main building blocks for life on Earth. It's abundant in our planet's atmosphere, where it's found in the form of carbon dioxide.

25 Nov 2020

New insights on telomere length changes and DNA damage responses during space flight

The historic NASA Twins Study investigated identical twin astronauts Scott and Mark Kelly and provided new information on the health effects of spending time in space.

25 Nov 2020

Molecular & Structural Biology

Single-cell sequencing provides new fundamental insights into 'abdominal brain'

RNA mutations within common bacterium linked to invasive meningococcal disease

BGU researchers uncover potential bittersweet effects of natural sweetener stevia

Salk neuroscientists win NIH grants to gain new insights into brain function

Rice biochemist discovers hidden structure in essential metabolic machinery

Findings about primary cilia may be relevant for transplantation therapies in diabetes

Using gene therapy to achieve the positive health effects of physical exercise

Intermediate embryonic stem cell type could lead to advances in regenerative medicine

Study finds potential target for the treatment of anxiety and obsessive-compulsive disorder

Scientists identify mechanisms behind inflammasome activation by fungal pathogens

POSTECH researchers solve the enigma to treating neurological diseases

Telomere shortening helps prevent cancer in humans

Multidisciplinary research sheds new light on reaction mechanisms in cellular processes

Researchers discover molecular mechanism of long-term memory

Study describes the role of Zmat3 in lymphoma and lung cancer development

Researchers study the role of viral intramembrane interactions in controlling programmed cell death

Study unravels the immunogenicity of ferroptotic cancer cells

Fruit fly study reveals the effects of microgravity on the heart

Mystery behind an enigmatic organelle solved

New insights on telomere length changes and DNA damage responses during space flight

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