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Scientists show how muscles request more energy from fat storage tissues

Muscles require energy to perform all of the movements that we do in a day, and now, for the first time, researchers at the Texas A&M College of Medicine have shown how muscles "request" more energy from fat storage tissues in fruit fly models.

6 Jul 2017

Researchers discover how new molecular scissors unzip and cleave DNA with high accuracy

Researchers from the University of Copenhagen (Denmark), led by the Spanish researcher Guillermo Montoya, have discovered how Cpf1, new molecular scissors unzip and cleave DNA.

6 Jul 2017

IBS scientists control memory by modulating synchronized brain waves during deep sleep

Have you ever tried to recall something just before going to sleep and then wake up with the memory fresh in your mind? While we absorb so much information during the day consciously or unconsciously, it is during shut eye that a lot of facts are dispatched to be filed away or fall into oblivion.

6 Jul 2017

Study: Using musical cues to learn physical task can change brain structure

Using musical cues to learn a physical task significantly develops an important part of the brain, according to a new study.

6 Jul 2017

Marine natural compounds hold potential to combat tuberculosis

A team of researchers at the University of Central Florida has discovered a potential new weapon in the fight against tuberculosis, and it lives in the Little Mermaid's realm.

6 Jul 2017

New single probe method provides PCR-free detection of microRNA linked to liver toxicity

Quanterix Corporation, a company digitizing biomarker analysis with the goal of advancing the science of precision health, and DestiNA Genomics Ltd, a manufacturer of patented reagents for nucleic acid detection, today announced that PLOS ONE has published a proof-of-concept single probe method for detecting microRNA biomarkers associated with liver toxicity.

6 Jul 2017

Loss of smell linked to weight loss in mice despite same food intake, study reveals

Experiments conducted at the University of California, Berkeley, suggest that the odor of food has a direct link with how the body processes the calories. The new study conducted on mice published in the first week of July in the journal Cell Metabolism implicates that the ability to detect the smell of food is related to whether the calories are burnt rather than stored.

6 Jul 2017

Repetitive training improves stereo processing time in young athletes

Stereo vision allows individuals to perceive depth differences in their surroundings. Important to pedestrians and drivers, for example, depth perception plays a key role in many sporting activities.

6 Jul 2017

Scientists develop novel DNA-based strategy to protect against broad array of influenza viruses

A novel, synthetic, DNA-based strategy to provide protection against a broad array of influenza viruses has been developed in preclinical models by scientists at The Wistar Institute, MedImmune (the global biologics research and development arm of AstraZeneca) and Inovio Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

6 Jul 2017

Scientists provide detailed view of tau protein structures found in Alzheimer's disease

New research by scientists at the MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology in the United Kingdom and Indiana University School of Medicine gives the most detailed view yet of tau protein structures found in Alzheimer's disease.

6 Jul 2017

Dmrta2 gene mutation can lead to abnormal brain development in unborn babies

Researchers from Cardiff University and Université Libre de Bruxelles have identified how the function of a key gene significantly impacts nerve stem cell growth, and how it can lead to abnormal brain development in unborn babies if the system goes awry.

6 Jul 2017

UNIGE researchers explore if blind people produce facial expressions similar to sighted individuals

Facial expressions play a powerful role in social interactions from birth to adulthood. Fear, joy, anger — all our emotions are articulated and understood thanks to universal codes.

6 Jul 2017

New research offers crucial step towards understanding cause of myopathy

Pioneering research using the tropical zebrafish could provide new insights into the genetic basis of myopathy, a type of human muscle disease.

6 Jul 2017

Face can reveal if someone is rich or poor, study finds

Put on a happy face, your success may depend on it, suggests a study by psychology researchers at the University of Toronto's Faculty of Arts and Science.

6 Jul 2017

Study shows how metamemory improves from childhood through adolescence

Being able to assess our own memories helps us to avoid errors and prompts us to collect more information to fill the gaps.

6 Jul 2017

Sense of smell may play key role in how the body deals with calories

Our sense of smell is key to the enjoyment of food, so it may be no surprise that in experiments at the University of California, Berkeley, obese mice who lost their sense of smell also lost weight.

5 Jul 2017

High-throughput screening technique reveals new brain cancer drug targets

Researchers from Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine and The Cleveland Clinic designed a way to screen brain tumor cells and identify potential drug targets missed by other methods.

5 Jul 2017

Neuroscientists propose new line of thinking in how the brain forms memories

Neuroscientists from the University of Chicago argue that research on how memories form in the brain should consider activity of groups of brain cells working together, not just the connections between them.

5 Jul 2017

IRB Barcelona scientists reveal role of Dpp gene in wing growth of fruit flies

Researchers working in the Development and Growth Control Lab at IRB Barcelona reveal that the Dpp gene (BMP in humans) plays a double role in the structural organization and growth of the wings of the fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster.

5 Jul 2017

ActuRx and Insillico Medicine collaborate to prevent, treat age-related illnesses

Can big data and financial engineering cure Cancer, Alzheimer's, and other age-related illnesses? ActuRx and Insillico Medicine think so.

5 Jul 2017

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Scientists show how muscles request more energy from fat storage tissues

Researchers discover how new molecular scissors unzip and cleave DNA with high accuracy

IBS scientists control memory by modulating synchronized brain waves during deep sleep

Study: Using musical cues to learn physical task can change brain structure

Marine natural compounds hold potential to combat tuberculosis

New single probe method provides PCR-free detection of microRNA linked to liver toxicity

Loss of smell linked to weight loss in mice despite same food intake, study reveals

Repetitive training improves stereo processing time in young athletes

Scientists develop novel DNA-based strategy to protect against broad array of influenza viruses

Scientists provide detailed view of tau protein structures found in Alzheimer's disease

Dmrta2 gene mutation can lead to abnormal brain development in unborn babies

UNIGE researchers explore if blind people produce facial expressions similar to sighted individuals

New research offers crucial step towards understanding cause of myopathy

Face can reveal if someone is rich or poor, study finds

Study shows how metamemory improves from childhood through adolescence

Sense of smell may play key role in how the body deals with calories

High-throughput screening technique reveals new brain cancer drug targets

Neuroscientists propose new line of thinking in how the brain forms memories

IRB Barcelona scientists reveal role of Dpp gene in wing growth of fruit flies

ActuRx and Insillico Medicine collaborate to prevent, treat age-related illnesses

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