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Neuroscientists investigate how the brain controls the voice

Bats are famous for their sonar-based navigation. They use their extremely sensitive hearing for orientation, emitting ultrasound noises and receiving an image of their surroundings based on the echo.

22 Mar 2020

Antibiotic blocks the integration of building blocks into the cell wall of pathogens

One of the last arrows in the quiver in the fight against dangerous bacteria is the reserve antibiotic daptomycin.

21 Mar 2020

DSI alumni use computational design to quickly discover treatments for COVID-19

Two graduates of the Data Science Institute at Columbia University are using computational design to quickly discover treatments for the coronavirus.

21 Mar 2020

Researchers decode 3D architecture of SARS-CoV-2 main protease

Teams around the world are working hard to develop active substances against SARS-CoV-2. The structural analysis of functional proteins of the virus is very helpful for this goal. The function of a protein is closely related to its 3D architecture.

21 Mar 2020

Scientists identify new role of important factor in early embryonic development

In collaboration with Stanford University, a working group from MedUni Vienna’s Division of Cell and Developmental Biology, led by Mark Wossidlo, has identified the role of a factor involved in early embryonic development.

20 Mar 2020

MILabs enhances preclinical diagnostic U-CT system for COVID-19 research

Based on recent scientific research, diagnostic X-ray CT is able to detect COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2), in individuals with high clinical suspicion of the virus -- even in cases with negative initial DNA tests.

20 Mar 2020

New data research tool launched to provide a true picture of the UK Life Science industry

A powerful new data research tool has been launched today to better inform policy-makers, strategic investors and companies focused on the UK Life Science industry.

20 Mar 2020

CARB-X awards $2.86M to develop novel oral antibiotic to treat drug-resistant gonorrhea

Up to $2.86M has been awarded to a research team including Penn State scientists to develop a new oral antibiotic to treat multidrug-resistant gonorrhea, a sexually transmitted disease caused by bacteria that have developed resistance to all but one existing antibiotic.

20 Mar 2020

Researchers produce fat busting proteins in the lab

Triglycerides, those fats that seem to be the bane of any diet, remain a mystery for many researchers. Plenty of them are in Big Macs, deep pan pizza and the like, but some are a necessity to fuel the body for daily activities.

19 Mar 2020

High-speed microscope records the passage of millisecond electrical pulses through neurons

Electrical and chemical signals flash through our brains constantly as we move through the world, but it would take a high-speed camera and a window into the brain to capture their fleeting paths.

19 Mar 2020

Study reveals major changes that occur in mammalian skin cells during wound healing

A team of University of California, Irvine researchers have published the first comprehensive overview of the major changes that occur in mammalian skin cells as they prepare to heal wounds.

19 Mar 2020

Starlings' sleep time affected by night length and moon phase

Researchers of the University of Groningen and the Max Planck Institute have found that starlings sleep five hours less per night during the summer.

19 Mar 2020

Novel MRI contrast agent for early detection of brain metastases

A group of researchers led by Leif Schroeder from the Leibniz-Forschungsinstitut fuer Molekulare Pharmakologie have found a way to detect metastases in certain types of cancer in the brain at an early stage, using only minimal amounts of contrast agent.

19 Mar 2020

Researchers uncover molecular events underlying paternal diet-induced metabolic disorders in children

When parents eat low-protein or high-fat diets it can lead to metabolic disorders in their adult offspring. Now, an international team led by researchers at the RIKEN Cluster for Pioneering Research have identified a key player and the molecular events underlying this phenomenon in mice.

19 Mar 2020

Researches develop a new method of scanning probe microscopy controlled by AI

A team have established a method of fully autonomous scanning probe microscopy (SPM) controlled by artificial intelligence.

19 Mar 2020

Cryo-electron microscopy helps visualize ball-and-chain inactivation of ion channels

Ion channels, which allow potassium and sodium ions to flow in and out of cells, are crucial in neuronal 'firing' in the central nervous system and for brain and heart function.

19 Mar 2020

High-throughput screening of AAV vector capsid libraries reveals unexpected insights

Researchers have used high-throughput screening of adeno-associated viral (AAV) vector capsid libraries to maximize the likelihood of obtaining AAV variants with desired properties.

18 Mar 2020

Research demonstrates control mechanism of force-induced cell-to-cell attachment

Using the amphibian Xenopus laevis as a model, Drs. Noriyuki Kinoshita and Naoto Ueno from the National Institute for Basic Biology, Japan and Dr. Ileana Cristea from Princeton University, USA have demonstrated that physical forces, such as centrifugal force, enhance cell-to-cell attachment and increase the stiffness of embryonic tissues as a result of force-induced cell shape change.

18 Mar 2020

Scientists develop single-step method to produce water-soluble fullerene compounds for medicine

Scientists from the Skoltech Center for Energy Science and Technology and the Institute for Problems of Chemical Physics of Russian Academy of Sciences in collaboration with researchers from the Catholic University of Leuven developed a single-step method to obtain water-soluble fullerene compounds with remarkable biological properties, such as the ability to effectively suppress the human immunodeficiency virus

17 Mar 2020

EHD2 protein plays a key role in fat metabolism

Many foods - whether it's the mozzarella on your favorite pizza, the olive oil in salad dressing or hollandaise sauce during asparagus season - contain lots of fat. The fatty acids in these foods are among the essential nutrients that people need to survive.

17 Mar 2020

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Neuroscientists investigate how the brain controls the voice

Antibiotic blocks the integration of building blocks into the cell wall of pathogens

DSI alumni use computational design to quickly discover treatments for COVID-19

Researchers decode 3D architecture of SARS-CoV-2 main protease

Scientists identify new role of important factor in early embryonic development

MILabs enhances preclinical diagnostic U-CT system for COVID-19 research

New data research tool launched to provide a true picture of the UK Life Science industry

CARB-X awards $2.86M to develop novel oral antibiotic to treat drug-resistant gonorrhea

Researchers produce fat busting proteins in the lab

High-speed microscope records the passage of millisecond electrical pulses through neurons

Study reveals major changes that occur in mammalian skin cells during wound healing

Starlings' sleep time affected by night length and moon phase

Novel MRI contrast agent for early detection of brain metastases

Researchers uncover molecular events underlying paternal diet-induced metabolic disorders in children

Researches develop a new method of scanning probe microscopy controlled by AI

Cryo-electron microscopy helps visualize ball-and-chain inactivation of ion channels

High-throughput screening of AAV vector capsid libraries reveals unexpected insights

Research demonstrates control mechanism of force-induced cell-to-cell attachment

Scientists develop single-step method to produce water-soluble fullerene compounds for medicine

EHD2 protein plays a key role in fat metabolism

Achieving and maintaining ISO/IEC 27001 and BS 10012 certifications

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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