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Study Helps Arboreta, Botanical Gardens Meet Genetic Diversity Conservation Goals

In a study, scientists evaluated five trees of life to understand how much genetic diversity currently exists in collections in botanical gardens.

1 May 2020

Coffee Plants Have A Small But Consistent Core Microbiome Of Fungi And Bacteria

For most people, coffee is a necessary start to the day. For scientists based in Toronto, coffee is a good research subject in a world with a changing climate.

1 May 2020

Climate-Smart Agricultural Practices Increase Maize Yield In Malawi

Climate change creates extreme weather patterns that are challenging for people in developing countries and can impact agricultural yield and food security.

1 May 2020

Cytokine Storms And T Cell Counts May Offer Clues On How To Treat COVID-19

Cytokine storms may affect the severity of COVID-19 cases by lowering T cell counts, according to a new study published in Frontiers in Immunology.

1 May 2020

Better Understanding Of Nature's Nanomachines May Help In Design Of Future Drugs

Many of the drugs and medicines that we rely on today are natural products taken from microbes like bacteria and fungi.

1 May 2020

Alternate Light 5 Times More Effective In Detecting Bruises On Victims Of Color

Bruise detection is currently conducted by sight, under regular light, and bruises are often difficult to see on victims of violence depending on skin color.

1 May 2020

Choosing alternate pathways of DNA repair to limit harmful chromosomal rearrangements

Homologous recombination is an essential process of DNA repair to maintain genomic integrity of the organism.

From Osaka University 30 Apr 2020

Modifications to gut microbiome could slow cancer growth in smokers

Changes to the gut microbiome interacted with the immune system to slow the growth of cancer in mice exposed to cigarette smoke, according to research that was selected for presentation at Digestive Disease Week 2020.

30 Apr 2020

MSC‐induced Treg population can yield abundant replacement for naturally occurring T-cells

A new study released today in STEM CELLS suggests for the first time that regulatory T-cells (Treg) induced by mesenchymal stromal cells can yield an abundant replacement for naturally occurring T-cells, which are vital in protecting the body from infection.

30 Apr 2020

Impaired cell division is linked to cancer

The body replaces aging and damaged cells by mainly using a process known as mitosis, wherein a single cell splits into two cells.

30 Apr 2020

Certain proteins in bones could help estimate the time of death

When a corpse is discovered, one of the foremost things a forensic pathologist would do is to predict the time of death.

30 Apr 2020

Fecal Transplantation Improves Outcomes In Patients With Multi-Drug Resistant Organisms

Transferring fecal matter from the digestive systems of healthy donors to ill patients with drug-resistant bacteria resulted in shorter hospital stays.

30 Apr 2020

New Genes Linked To Severe Childhood Speech Disorder

An international study led by Melbourne researchers has discovered nine new genes linked to the most severe type of childhood speech disorder, apraxia.

30 Apr 2020

Engineering A New Model For Respiratory Infection Treatment

When a person contracts a respiratory viral infection like COVID-19 or influenza, the immune system responds in a myriad of ways to eliminate the virus.

30 Apr 2020

COVID-19: A Wake-Up Call To Rebalance The Drug Supply Chain?

Over 80% of chemicals used to make pharmaceuticals sold in Europe originate from China or India, according to the European Fine Chemicals Group.

30 Apr 2020

Nasal Biomarkers Predict Severity Of Pollen-Specific Allergy Symptoms

For people with allergies, contact with pollen leads to symptoms such as sneezing, rhinitis, and watery eyes.

30 Apr 2020

Antibodies From Llamas Could Help In Fight Against COVID-19

The hunt for an effective treatment for COVID-19 has led one team of researchers to find an improbable ally for their work: a llama named Winter.

30 Apr 2020

'Backpacks' Boost Immune Cells' Ability To Kill Cancer

Macrophages are immune cells that patrol the body looking for potential threats like viruses, bacteria, and cancer cells, and engulf and destroy them.

30 Apr 2020

Study traces molecular connections between genetics, gut microbiome and memory

A new study is among the first to trace the molecular connections between genetics, the gut microbiome and memory in a mouse model bred to resemble the diversity of the human population.

29 Apr 2020

A groundbreaking tool for efficient lipid analysis

Scientists are increasingly aiming to leverage the various functions of lipids in human bodies, for example, in blood coagulation or as blood fats, to better interpret and predict a host of diseases.

29 Apr 2020