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Enzyme SSH1 impairs the disposal of damaged tau and neurotoxic mitochondria

In a healthy brain, the multistep waste clearance process known as autophagy routinely removes and degrades damaged cell components - including malformed proteins like tau and toxic mitochondria.

12 Oct 2020

Two well-known neurochemicals found to be involved in sub-second perception, cognition

In first-of-their-kind observations in the human brain, an international team of researchers has revealed two well-known neurochemicals -; dopamine and serotonin -; are at work at sub-second speeds to shape how people perceive the world and take action based on their perception.

12 Oct 2020

Leaking components from broken muscle fibers activate 'satellite' muscle stem cells

While building a muscle damage model in a cultured system, a research collaboration between Kumamoto University and Nagasaki University in Japan has found that components leaking from broken muscle fibers activate "satellite" muscle stem cells.

12 Oct 2020

Understanding the production of memory B cells and immune responses

The current COVID-19 climate has made vaccines, antibodies, and immune responses topics of everyday conversation.

12 Oct 2020

Dynamic map reveals how cells fight microbes and preserve memory for future infections

Researchers have charted the activity of tens of thousands of genes in mouse immune cells over the course of an infection.

12 Oct 2020

Study elucidates the role of ERβ in growth of skeletal muscle in female mice

Researchers at Kumamoto University, Japan generated mice lacking the estrogen receptor beta (ERβ) gene, both fiber-specific and muscle stem cell-specific, which resulted in abnormalities in the growth and regeneration of skeletal muscle in female mice.

12 Oct 2020

Powerful antimicrobial molecules engineered from toxic proteins in wasp venom

A team led by scientists in the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania has engineered powerful new antimicrobial molecules from toxic proteins found in wasp venom.

12 Oct 2020

Computational biology algorithm could help optimize culture conditions required for cell therapy

Cellular therapy is a powerful strategy to produce patient-specific, personalised cells to treat many diseases, including heart disease and neurological disorders.

12 Oct 2020

Gene variations that regulate dopamine levels in the brain may influence mobility of elderly, frail adults

Variations in a gene that regulates dopamine levels in the brain may influence the mobility of elderly and frail adults, according to new research from the University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health.

12 Oct 2020

Scientists discern molecular mechanisms underlying plant parasitism, cross-species grafting

Using the model Orobanchaceae parasitic plant Phtheirospermum japonicum, scientists from Nagoya University and other research institutes from Japan have discerned the molecular mechanisms underlying plant parasitism and cross-species grafting, pinpointing enzyme β-1,4-glucanase (GH9B3) as an important contributor to both phenomena.

12 Oct 2020

Penn receives $4.5 million NIH grant to create a comprehensive resource for women’s health

Junhyong Kim, PhD, Chair and Patricia M. Williams Professor of Biology in the School of Arts and Sciences, and Kate O'Neill, MD MTR, Assistant Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology in the Perelman School of Medicine, have been awarded a Human BioMolecular Atlas Program (HuBMAP) grant supported by the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health & Human Development and the Common Fund of the National Institutes of Health.

9 Oct 2020

Chemists suggest a new domino reaction to produce organic compounds against cancers

A team of chemists from RUDN University suggested a new reaction to produce organic compounds in one vessel.

9 Oct 2020

Nerve cell activity indicates the confidence in decisions

Should I or shouldn't I? The activity of individual nerve cells in the brain tells us how confident we are in our decisions. This is shown by a recent study by researchers at the University of Bonn.

9 Oct 2020

Mologic launches its first crop pathogen diagnostic test

Mologic Ltd, a leading developer of lateral flow and rapid diagnostic technologies, today announced the launch of its first crop pathogen diagnostic test, BotrytisAlert.

9 Oct 2020

BioChromato's Smart Evaporator C1 offers safe, efficient concentration of low volume samples

BioChromato Inc. reports how the Department of Bioimaging Information Analysis at Gunma University is benefiting from the ability of its Smart Evaporator C1 to safely and efficiently concentrate low volume samples.

From BioChromato Inc. 9 Oct 2020

Most countries are failing to invest in nature-related economic reforms, shows study

The COVID-19 pandemic provides an opportunity to reset the global economy and reverse decades of ecosystem and species losses, but most countries are failing to invest in nature-related economic reforms or investments, according to a Rutgers-led paper.

9 Oct 2020

Genomic study shows the evolutionary history of banyan trees and their wasp pollinators

The banyan fig tree Ficus microcarpa is famous for its aerial roots, which sprout from branches and eventually reach the soil.

9 Oct 2020

Study reveals how ovaries maintain a female's fertility

Recently published work from Carnegie's Allan Spradling and Wanbao Niu revealed in unprecedented detail the genetic instructions immature egg cells go through step by step as they mature into functionality.

9 Oct 2020

Study provides a better understanding of the abundance of species in savannas

African savannas are renowned for their huge diversity of wildlife, yet some animal species are much more abundant than others. What causes these differences?

9 Oct 2020

Researchers study a new method for creating semisolid colloidal systems

Researchers in the Institute of Industrial Science at The University of Tokyo studied a new method for creating semisolid colloidal systems with less internal mechanical stress by delaying network formation. This work may help scientists better understand biological processes involving cytoplasm.

9 Oct 2020

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Enzyme SSH1 impairs the disposal of damaged tau and neurotoxic mitochondria

Two well-known neurochemicals found to be involved in sub-second perception, cognition

Leaking components from broken muscle fibers activate 'satellite' muscle stem cells

Understanding the production of memory B cells and immune responses

Dynamic map reveals how cells fight microbes and preserve memory for future infections

Study elucidates the role of ERβ in growth of skeletal muscle in female mice

Powerful antimicrobial molecules engineered from toxic proteins in wasp venom

Computational biology algorithm could help optimize culture conditions required for cell therapy

Gene variations that regulate dopamine levels in the brain may influence mobility of elderly, frail adults

Scientists discern molecular mechanisms underlying plant parasitism, cross-species grafting

Penn receives $4.5 million NIH grant to create a comprehensive resource for women’s health

Chemists suggest a new domino reaction to produce organic compounds against cancers

Nerve cell activity indicates the confidence in decisions

Mologic launches its first crop pathogen diagnostic test

BioChromato's Smart Evaporator C1 offers safe, efficient concentration of low volume samples

Most countries are failing to invest in nature-related economic reforms, shows study

Genomic study shows the evolutionary history of banyan trees and their wasp pollinators

Study reveals how ovaries maintain a female's fertility

Study provides a better understanding of the abundance of species in savannas

Researchers study a new method for creating semisolid colloidal systems

Expanding research and clinical options for children with cancer

Examining how pain could play a direct protective role in the gut

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