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Experts Develop a New Mesoscopic Simulation Model of DNA Movement

The mesoscopic scale in physics and chemistry relates to the length scale on which the properties of a material or phenomenon can be researched without delving into the behaviour of individual atoms.

5 Apr 2023

Customized AI-driven gut microbiome study to classify colorectal cancer

A diverse community of several bacterial species that are crucial to human health constitute the gut microbiome. Changes in the gut microbiota have been linked to a range of diseases recently, most notably colorectal cancer (CRC), according to researchers across a variety of domains.

5 Apr 2023

Vegan protein helps develop muscle just as well as animal protein

According to recent research from the University of Exeter, fungi-derived mycoprotein is just as efficient as animal protein in promoting muscle growth during resistance training.

From University of Exeter 5 Apr 2023

Insights into mechanisms impacting NSCLC disease progression

Proteomics is the study and analysis of proteins in a biological system, including their structures, functions, associations, and alterations.

5 Apr 2023

Surface Structure Impacts Quorum Signaling of Bacteria Across Biofilms

Similar to how cells within human tissues communicate and function together as a whole, bacteria are also able to communicate with each other through chemical signals, a behavior known as quorum signaling (QS).

5 Apr 2023

Revealing how cohesin attaches to the DNA and forms loops

Ana Losada, a scientist at the Spanish National Cancer Research Centre (CNIO) and then at the Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, identified cohesin, a protein essential to the process of cell division, in Xenopus frogs at the end of the 1990s.

5 Apr 2023

Male Beetles Neglect Maintenance of Gametes When Competing for Mating Opportunities

Male beetles face a trade-off between competing with other males for mating opportunities and repairing damage to their sperm DNA, according to a study publishing April 4th in the open access journal PLOS Biology by Mareike Koppik from Uppsala University, Sweden, and colleagues.

5 Apr 2023

Astrocytes Pull the Handbrake to Drive the Brain to a More Relaxed State

A brimming inbox on Monday morning sets your head spinning. You take a moment to breathe and your mind clears enough to survey the emails one by one.

5 Apr 2023

Novel Genes Could Serve as Predictive Biomarkers for PARP Inhibitor Response in Prostate Cancer

Prostate cancer tumors harboring BRCA1/2 mutations are exceptionally sensitive to PARP inhibitors, while genomic alterations in other DNA damage response (DDR) genes are less responsive.

5 Apr 2023

Dengue Viruses Subvert Mosquito Biology to Tamp Down Human Immune Responses

The saliva of mosquitoes infected with dengue viruses contains a substance that thwarts the human immune system and makes it easier for people to become infected with these potentially deadly viruses, new research reveals.

5 Apr 2023

New Shape-Shifting Antibiotics may Help Combat Drug-Resistant Superbugs

In the United States alone, drug-resistant bacteria and fungi infect almost 3 million people per year and kill about 35,000. Antibiotics are essential and effective, but in recent years overuse has led to some bacteria developing resistance to them.

5 Apr 2023

Tiny Protein Interacts with Ion Channels to Make Our Eyes Sensitive to Dim Light

Using cryo-electron microscopy and mass spectrometry, researchers from PSI have deciphered the structure of an ion channel found in the eye while it interacts with the protein calmodulin – a structure that has eluded scientists for three decades.

4 Apr 2023

Potential Treatment Pathway for IBD Emerges from Microbe-Gut Signaling Study

Fresh insights into how our bodies interact with the microbes living in our guts suggest that a two-drug combination may offer a new way to treat inflammatory bowel diseases such as Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis.

4 Apr 2023

Endothelial Deletion of Wt1 Gene During Coronary Vessel Formation Affects Embryonic Heart Development

How is the mammals' heart formed? What role do endothelial cells play? Do the same pathways and genes involved in the formation of the embryonic heart also play a role in repair processes?

4 Apr 2023

Using Purified Curcumin to Create Probiotic Yogurt that Contains No Artificial Preservatives

Researchers have succeeded for the first time in adding a highly purified form of curcumin to yogurt in a way that ensures it remains dissolved in the dairy product and preserves it, while tasting good.

4 Apr 2023

Researchers Explain How a Single Mutation Causes Ataxia

Worldwide, only a handful of patients are known to suffer from episodic ataxia type 6, a neurological disease that causes transient loss of muscle control.

4 Apr 2023

Study Offers New Insight into Genetic Factors Behind Premature Delivery and Gestational Duration

New knowledge of the genetic factors behind premature delivery and gestational duration has now emerged.

4 Apr 2023

Triglyceride Cycling Process Modifies Stored Fatty Acids

Fat molecules serve as energy storage for fat cells. They consist of three fatty acids attached to a backbone of glycerol.

4 Apr 2023

Cold Temperature Increases Human Life Expectancy

Cold activates a cellular cleansing mechanism that breaks down harmful protein aggregations responsible for various diseases associated with aging.

4 Apr 2023

SARS-CoV-2 Spike Protein Induces Memory Loss After COVID-19

Patients diagnosed with post-COVID-19 syndrome often experience cognitive and memory impairments.

4 Apr 2023

Life Science News

Experts Develop a New Mesoscopic Simulation Model of DNA Movement

Customized AI-driven gut microbiome study to classify colorectal cancer

Vegan protein helps develop muscle just as well as animal protein

Insights into mechanisms impacting NSCLC disease progression

Surface Structure Impacts Quorum Signaling of Bacteria Across Biofilms

Revealing how cohesin attaches to the DNA and forms loops

Male Beetles Neglect Maintenance of Gametes When Competing for Mating Opportunities

Astrocytes Pull the Handbrake to Drive the Brain to a More Relaxed State

Novel Genes Could Serve as Predictive Biomarkers for PARP Inhibitor Response in Prostate Cancer

Dengue Viruses Subvert Mosquito Biology to Tamp Down Human Immune Responses

New Shape-Shifting Antibiotics may Help Combat Drug-Resistant Superbugs

Tiny Protein Interacts with Ion Channels to Make Our Eyes Sensitive to Dim Light

Potential Treatment Pathway for IBD Emerges from Microbe-Gut Signaling Study

Endothelial Deletion of Wt1 Gene During Coronary Vessel Formation Affects Embryonic Heart Development

Using Purified Curcumin to Create Probiotic Yogurt that Contains No Artificial Preservatives

Researchers Explain How a Single Mutation Causes Ataxia

Study Offers New Insight into Genetic Factors Behind Premature Delivery and Gestational Duration

Triglyceride Cycling Process Modifies Stored Fatty Acids

Cold Temperature Increases Human Life Expectancy

SARS-CoV-2 Spike Protein Induces Memory Loss After COVID-19

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From Memory to Metaplasticity: Unraveling the Brain's Secrets

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