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Nanocellulose fibers can reduce fat absorption, research finds

A novel method of reducing the absorption of fat from the gut has recently been granted a US provisional patent. Researchers have demonstrated that the addition of nanocellulose fibres to the food of animals significantly reduces the amount of ingested fat that reaches the bloodstream.

8 Aug 2018

Researchers provide new insight on origins and global spread of HBV

Researchers have provided new insight on the geographical origins and global spread of two classes of the hepatitis B virus (HBV), according to a study in eLife.

7 Aug 2018

Nobel laureate Dr. Fraser Stoddart to deliver Wallace H. Coulter Lecture at Pittcon 2019

The Pittcon Program Committee is extremely pleased to announce that Fraser Stoddart, a Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2016 recipient, will deliver the 2019 Wallace H. Coulter Lecture.

7 Aug 2018

Study: HDAC1 enzyme modifies molecular motor that drives neuron death

A biochemistry instructor curious about an enzyme discovered in the damaged neurons of people with multiple sclerosis made a leap toward a potential cure for countless neurodegenerative ills.

7 Aug 2018

Next-generation metabolomics may pave way for creating new antidepressants

Depression is one of the most common diseases that affects at least 4.4% of the world population since 2015. Current antidepressants are limited by their undesirable side effects and slow onset.

7 Aug 2018

Researchers report new way to map the inner workings of a living cell

Imaging tools like X-rays and MRI have revolutionized medicine by giving doctors a close up view of the brain and other vital organs in living, breathing people. Now, Columbia University researchers report a new way to zoom in at the tiniest scales to track changes within individual cells.

6 Aug 2018

Social environment influences individuality of mice

Individuality is not exclusive to humans. Though this idea was previously rebutted by biologists, today it is accepted that individuality is found in all animal species. It is defined as all the behavior differences between individuals of a single species that are relatively stable over time.

6 Aug 2018

Study identifies key gene to accelerate sugarcane growth

Despite international breeding efforts, advanced agronomy and effective management of pests and diseases, sugarcane yields have been static for decades owing to constraints on culm development.

6 Aug 2018

Research uncovers new approach for expanding stem cells from umbilical cord blood

Researchers from the Stowers Institute for Medical Research and collaborators have identified a way to expand blood-forming, adult stem cells from human umbilical cord blood.

3 Aug 2018

Research highlights how heritable and environmental factors can influence epigenetic variations

New research highlights the extent to which epigenetic variation is influenced by both inherited and environmental factors.

3 Aug 2018

Researchers shed new light on how bacteria sense nutrients in their environment

University of Leicester researchers have shed new light on how bacteria sense nutrients in their environment - which could provide important knowledge in the development of drugs and antibiotics to combat a range of diseases including tuberculosis.

3 Aug 2018

Discovery of new epithelial lung cell type may affect cystic fibrosis therapy

Scientists have discovered a new type of cell in the human respiratory tract called the pulmonary ionocyte, and linked it to cystic fibrosis.

3 Aug 2018

Traceability in laboratory medicine helps reduce variability of test results

Laboratory medicine results influence a high percentage of all clinical decisions. Patients and doctors expect that different laboratories, using different methods, will give the same result for an analyte measured in a clinical sample.

3 Aug 2018

UW-Madison researcher explores how female fertility is affected by development of the ovary in mice

When Joan Jorgensen was an undergraduate at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, her roommate confided that she had just one period before going through menopause in high school.

3 Aug 2018

Genome-wide association study identifies 151 genes for atrial fibrillation

Drawing on genomic data from more than one million individuals, researchers from the University of Michigan have led a large collaborative effort to discover as-yet unknown genetic risk factors for atrial fibrillation: an irregular, often rapid heart rate affecting millions of Americans and more than 30 million people worldwide.

3 Aug 2018

Mechanical engineer receives NIH grant to study various aspects of cell group behavior

Researchers have thought that cancer begins when a single cell goes rogue in the body, then begins to grow and multiply.

3 Aug 2018

New study uses metabolomics to compare lipid profiles of infant formulas and human milk

Metabolomics is the latest omics systems science technology with emerging applications towards psychiatry, personalized medicine, and most recently, precision nutrition research.

3 Aug 2018

Scientists map regulatory landscape of mouse genome at single-cell resolution

Scientists have completed a major effort to map the regulatory landscape of the mouse genome at a single-cell resolution.

2 Aug 2018

Scientists develop novel peptide drug that could potentially stop development of liver cancer

A research team led by scientists from the Cancer Institute of Singapore at the National University of Singapore has developed a novel peptide drug called FFW that could potentially stop the development of hepatocellular carcinoma or primary liver cancer.

2 Aug 2018

MGH researchers explore how genetic abnormality in Ewing sarcoma unleashes tumor growth

A Massachusetts General Hospital research team has used epigenome editing tools to investigate how the genetic abnormality that drives Ewing sarcoma - the second most common bone cancer in children and young adults - unleashes tumor growth.

2 Aug 2018

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Nanocellulose fibers can reduce fat absorption, research finds

Researchers provide new insight on origins and global spread of HBV

Nobel laureate Dr. Fraser Stoddart to deliver Wallace H. Coulter Lecture at Pittcon 2019

Study: HDAC1 enzyme modifies molecular motor that drives neuron death

Next-generation metabolomics may pave way for creating new antidepressants

Researchers report new way to map the inner workings of a living cell

Social environment influences individuality of mice

Study identifies key gene to accelerate sugarcane growth

Research uncovers new approach for expanding stem cells from umbilical cord blood

Research highlights how heritable and environmental factors can influence epigenetic variations

Researchers shed new light on how bacteria sense nutrients in their environment

Discovery of new epithelial lung cell type may affect cystic fibrosis therapy

Traceability in laboratory medicine helps reduce variability of test results

UW-Madison researcher explores how female fertility is affected by development of the ovary in mice

Genome-wide association study identifies 151 genes for atrial fibrillation

Mechanical engineer receives NIH grant to study various aspects of cell group behavior

New study uses metabolomics to compare lipid profiles of infant formulas and human milk

Scientists map regulatory landscape of mouse genome at single-cell resolution

Scientists develop novel peptide drug that could potentially stop development of liver cancer

MGH researchers explore how genetic abnormality in Ewing sarcoma unleashes tumor growth

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