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Study shows how migrating cells interact in the body

By offering a microscopic "tightrope" to cells, Virginia Tech and Johns Hopkins University researchers have brought new insights to the way migrating cells interact in the body.

26 Mar 2021

New technology to obtain 'protein fingerprints' in just a few minutes

Researchers from Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin and the Francis Crick Institute have developed a mass spectrometry-based technique capable of measuring samples containing thousands of proteins within just a few minutes.

25 Mar 2021

Study may provide an explanation for dawn phenomenon in patients with type 2 diabetes

Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine, Shandong University in China and other institutions may have found an explanation for dawn phenomenon, an abnormal increase of blood sugar only in the morning, observed in many patients with type 2 diabetes.

25 Mar 2021

Scientists reveal salivary gland cells as sites of COVID-19 infection

Scientists have shown that SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, can infect specific cells in the salivary gland in the mouth.

25 Mar 2021

New xylem filters can remove bacteria and viruses from contaminated drinking water

The interiors of nonflowering trees such as pine and ginkgo contain sapwood lined with straw-like conduits known as xylem, which draw water up through a tree's trunk and branches.

25 Mar 2021

LabVantage Solutions names digital transformation veteran Mikael Hagstroem as Chief Executive Officer

LabVantage Solutions, Inc today announced the appointment of Mikael Hagstroem as Chief Executive Officer.

From LabVantage Solutions 25 Mar 2021

Researchers characterize a potential therapeutic target to weaken COVID-19

When invaded by a virus, our body cells launch an alert to neighboring cells to increase their antiviral defenses to prevent the infection from spreading.

24 Mar 2021

New method for scDNA sequencing provides insights into breast cancer evolution

vercoming previous technical challenges with single-cell DNA (scDNA) sequencing, a group led by researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center has developed a novel method for scDNA sequencing at single-molecule resolution.

24 Mar 2021

Auto-aggressive immune cells cause liver immune pathology in non-alcoholic steatohepatitis

Non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), often called 'fatty liver hepatitis', can lead to serious liver damage and liver cancer.

24 Mar 2021

New compound may provide a basis for drug development against COVID-19

SARS-CoV-2, the virus responsible for the COVID-19 pandemic, arrived one year ago and turned our lives upside-down.

24 Mar 2021

Three commonly used antiviral drugs potentially effective at preventing replication of SARS-CoV-2

An international team of researchers has found that three commonly used antiviral and antimalarial drugs are effective in vitro at preventing replication of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19.

24 Mar 2021

New system ranks dangerous landfill pollutants in order of toxicity

Nearly 2,000 active landfills are spread across the U.S., with the majority of garbage discarded by homes and businesses finding its way to a landfill.

24 Mar 2021

Researchers discover a novel marker of adult human neural stem cells

The mammalian center for learning and memory, hippocampus, has a remarkable capacity to generate new neurons throughout life. Newborn neurons are produced by neural stem cells (NSCs) and they are crucial for forming neural circuits required for learning and memory, and mood control.

24 Mar 2021

Genetic variation that regulates iron metabolism may enhance endurance performance in athletes

A genetic variation that regulates iron metabolism may enhance athletes' endurance performance, researchers at the University of Toronto have shown.

24 Mar 2021

Researchers produce a detailed molecular atlas of lung development

Researchers at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania have produced a detailed molecular atlas of lung development, which is expected to be a fundamental reference in future studies of mammalian biology and of new treatments for diseases, such as COVID-19, that affect the lungs.

24 Mar 2021

Study provides groundbreaking insights into the passage of sodium ions through potassium channels

Ion selectivity is an important property of cell membrane ion channels. For example, potassium ion channels are more permeable to potassium ions than to sodium ions.

24 Mar 2021

Scientists identify a new way to increase enzymes’ life span

Like the parts of a car that make it go, enzymes in living cells can eventually wear out or break over time, and researchers at The University of Western Australia have now discovered what determines an enzyme’s working life and what needs to be done to keep it working longer.

24 Mar 2021

Researchers discover a gene mutation linked to schizophrenia

Researchers at The Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research, in collaboration with Columbia University, have identified a gene mutation that could result in schizophrenia, a chronic brain disorder that affects nearly one percent of the world’s population. T

24 Mar 2021

Researchers identify chemicals that keep HIV virus in dormant state

When the human immunodeficiency virus infects cells, it can either exploit the cells to start making more copies of itself or remain dormant--a phenomenon called latency.

24 Mar 2021

Research identifies ways to prevent coronavirus spread to the nervous system

A number of studies have shown that human coronaviruses, including SARS-CoV-2 which causes COVID-19, appear to attack neurons and the nervous system in vulnerable populations.

23 Mar 2021

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Study shows how migrating cells interact in the body

New technology to obtain 'protein fingerprints' in just a few minutes

Study may provide an explanation for dawn phenomenon in patients with type 2 diabetes

Scientists reveal salivary gland cells as sites of COVID-19 infection

New xylem filters can remove bacteria and viruses from contaminated drinking water

LabVantage Solutions names digital transformation veteran Mikael Hagstroem as Chief Executive Officer

Researchers characterize a potential therapeutic target to weaken COVID-19

New method for scDNA sequencing provides insights into breast cancer evolution

Auto-aggressive immune cells cause liver immune pathology in non-alcoholic steatohepatitis

New compound may provide a basis for drug development against COVID-19

Three commonly used antiviral drugs potentially effective at preventing replication of SARS-CoV-2

New system ranks dangerous landfill pollutants in order of toxicity

Researchers discover a novel marker of adult human neural stem cells

Genetic variation that regulates iron metabolism may enhance endurance performance in athletes

Researchers produce a detailed molecular atlas of lung development

Study provides groundbreaking insights into the passage of sodium ions through potassium channels

Scientists identify a new way to increase enzymes’ life span

Researchers discover a gene mutation linked to schizophrenia

Researchers identify chemicals that keep HIV virus in dormant state

Research identifies ways to prevent coronavirus spread to the nervous system

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