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Can Mechanochemistry Provide Greener Options for Pharmaceutical Manufacturing?

This study reveals efficient synthesis of ibuprofen:nicotinamide co-crystals via mechanochemistry, highlighting sustainability in pharmaceutical production.

27 Jan 2025

Scientists Uncover an Immune System Power Play Behind Bee Venom Allergy

Monash University scientists have identified an immune system power play behind serious bee venom allergy, which lands twice as many Australians in hospital emergency departments each year as snake or spider bites.

25 Jan 2025

Bacteria Can Degrade PFAS and Its Toxic Byproducts

In the quest to take the "forever" out of "forever chemicals," bacteria might be our ally.

24 Jan 2025

Study Reveals How Male Ruff Birds Use a "Super Enzyme" to Tame Excess Testosterone

We normally associate high testosterone levels with male dominance and aggression. Among ruffs – a shore bird that breeds across Europe and Asia – some males suffer from too much of it.

24 Jan 2025

New Research Sheds Light on Y Chromosome’s Role in Male Infertility

Researchers at the Crick have uncovered which genes on the Y chromosome regulate the development of sperm and impact fertility in male mice.

24 Jan 2025

Study Unveils Key Genetic Mechanism Behind Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria

An international collaboration has achieved an important breakthrough in understanding the genetic mechanisms that allow bacteria to build resistance to drugs.

24 Jan 2025

New Method for Engineering GPCRs Opens Pathways for Advanced Drug Development

Proteins are life's engines, powering processes like muscle movement, vision, and chemical reactions.

24 Jan 2025

New Insights into the Biological Basis of Bipolar Disorder

According to research published in Nature on January 22nd, 2025, an international team of psychiatric genetics researchers has discovered 298 regions of the genome with DNA variations that increase the risk for bipolar disorder, more than four times the number previously found.

24 Jan 2025

New Technology Revolutionizes Single-Cell Analysis

Researchers can now see millions of cells at once as they develop into a new organ, like the pancreas, thanks to a new technique called Moscot (“Multi-Omics Single-Cell Optimal Transport”).

24 Jan 2025

Segmented Nerve Cords Enable Precision and Flexibility in Cephalopod Arms

Findings on cephalopod nerve cords highlight segmentation's role in sucker movement control, advancing knowledge of neural architectures in soft-bodied species.

24 Jan 2025

New Breakthrough Pushes DNA-Nanoparticle Motors Closer to Natural Protein Speed

DNA-nanoparticle motors are exactly as they sound: tiny artificial motors that use the structures of DNA and RNA to propel motion by enzymatic RNA degradation.

23 Jan 2025

Study Reveals How Immune Cells Adapt to Defend the Gut

Your gut is a battleground. The cells that line your small intestine have to balance two seemingly contradictory jobs: absorbing nutrients from food, while keeping a wary eye out for pathogens trying to invade your body.

23 Jan 2025

Breakthrough Achieved in Completing the Creation of First Synthetic Yeast Genome

Macquarie University researchers have worked with an international team of scientists to achieve a major milestone in synthetic biology by completing the creation of the final chromosome in the world's first synthetic yeast genome.

23 Jan 2025

New Map Reveals How Human DNA Shuffles During Reproduction

Scientists at deCODE genetics/Amgen have constructed a complete map of how human DNA is mixed as it is passed down during reproduction.

23 Jan 2025

New Method Enables 20 Color Bioluminescent Imaging for Live Cells

Imaging live cells with fluorescent proteins has long been a crucial technique for understanding cellular behavior. While bioluminescent proteins offer several advantages over fluorescent proteins, the limited availability of color variants has made it difficult to observe multiple targets simultaneously.

23 Jan 2025

AI Model 'MUSK' Advances Cancer Diagnosis with Multimodal Data Integration

MUSK, a vision-language model, enhances cancer diagnosis by integrating multimodal data, outperforming existing methods in prognosis and treatment predictions.

23 Jan 2025

OGT Delivers Superior MRD Detection Capabilities with New SureSeq Myeloid MRD Panel

Today, OGT announces the North American launch of its new next-generation sequencing (NGS) SureSeq™ Myeloid MRD Panel, which provides a flexible NGS workflow for the detection of ultra-low frequency measurable residual disease (MRD)-associated biomarkers in acute myeloid leukemia (AML).

23 Jan 2025

Microbiome Signatures Can Predict Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease

Using medical data from more than 1,200 people, specific microbiome signatures have been identified that allow precise prediction of Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD).

22 Jan 2025

Epigenetic Aging and DNA-Methylation May Help Predict Breast Cancer Susceptibility

A new research paper was published in Aging (listed by MEDLINE/PubMed as "Aging (Albany NY)" and "Aging-US" by Web of Science) on December 5, 2024, Volume 16, Issue 22, titled "DNA-methylation age and accelerated epigenetic aging in blood as a tumor marker for predicting breast cancer susceptibility."

22 Jan 2025

Microglia Response Varies Between Male and Female Mice

A collision happens. Someone is hurt, a head injury, a concussion. Just as the first responders arrive to help the person, inside the brain, another "crew" of responders is busy clearing debris and repairing injured tissue.

22 Jan 2025