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Investigating the potential cellular effects of C-reactive protein

The biological function of the C-reactive protein, CRP, has long been unidentified. Investigators at LiU have discovered that this protein has a useful function in the inflammatory disease systemic lupus erythematosus or SLE.

10 Mar 2023

Study identifies previously unknown cell types that drive the onset of osteoarthritis

A Michigan Medicine study has identified a new potential target for treating osteoarthritis – a debilitating joint disease that affects over 31 million Americans and is a leading cause of disability worldwide.

10 Mar 2023

Bean genome sequencing to boost nutritional quality

The faba bean genome, which has been sequenced for the first time and published in Nature on March 8th, 2023, is more than four times as large as the human genome at 13 billion bases.

From University of Reading 10 Mar 2023

Study shows mothers provide necessary microbes to babies born via cesarean

Can newborns delivered by cesarean surgery lack vital microbes? Recent data suggests that “no” could be the answer. Mothers are able to transmit bacteria to their babies through alternative, compensating channels, according to research published in the journal Cell Host & Microbe on March 8th, 2023.

10 Mar 2023

Novel model tracks hippocampal synaptic plasticity to reveal molecular mechanisms

The accumulation of amyloid beta proteins, which encourage synaptic malfunction, causes cognitive decline in Alzheimer’s disease (AD), according to scientific evidence.

10 Mar 2023

Novel protein complex plays a significant role in RNA protection

Two proteins help in protecting and stabilizing RNA as it travels through the cell carrying muscle-forming code. Studying this RNA-stabilizing complex further may have ramifications for muscle recovery and disease treatment.

10 Mar 2023

COVID-19 has taken a limited toll on the mental health, finds study

COVID-19 has taken a relatively limited toll on the mental health of most people around the globe, according to a paper published today in the BMJ by a McGill University-led research team involving collaborators from McMaster University, the University of Toronto, and other institutions.

10 Mar 2023

Experts receive funding to analyze individualized hemodialysis as a dynamic treatment

The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) recently awarded researchers at Wake Forest University School of Medicine $10.2 million to study the effectiveness of an individualized model of hemodialysis, a procedure in which the blood is cleaned by a dialysis machine. The project is a collaboration between the School of Medicine, the Renal Research Institute and other health care systems across the country.

10 Mar 2023

Gaining deep insights into mezcal worms

Mezcal is a distilled alcohol made from the boiled and fermented sap of agave plants. Most mezcal beverages -; including all brands of tequila -; are sold as pure distillates, but a few have an added stowaway bottled inside: worms.

10 Mar 2023

Research substantiates that complex behaviors are seldom entirely innate

Social learning plays an important role in a honey bee's ability to "waggle dance," report researchers, who observed that honey bees not exposed to the dances of older, more experienced nestmates produced disordered dances full of errors. The findings demonstrate that social learning shapes this complex form of insect communication, just as it does in humans, birds, and other social vertebrate species. The waggle dance is a behavior that honey bee foragers use to communicate spatial information about the precise location of a food source to other nestmates.

10 Mar 2023

Olive oil by-products could have antioxidant benefits

New research has found that a natural by-product of olive oil production could potentially have antioxidant benefits and support exercise.

10 Mar 2023

Study identifies a novel rare mutation in gene linked to Harlequin Ichthyosis

Harlequin ichthyosis (HI) is a severe genetic skin disorder characterized by thick white, brown, or dark brown patches on the skin covering a newborn's entire body. HI has a low incidence of 1 per 300,000 live births but comes with the highest mortality rate among skin conditions. It is caused by a mutation in the ABCA12 gene, which codes for a protein involved in transporting lipids necessary for the formation of the skin barrier. Such protein shortage leads to a weaker epidermal barrier.

9 Mar 2023

Researchers develop a new multidimensional framework of honesty

Most people value honesty while also recognizing that it is sometimes beneficial to be dishonest. This tension leads individuals to engage in behaviors that stretch the boundaries of honest behavior, such as strategically avoiding information, dodging questions, and making misleading statements. In a new article, researchers reviewed work from a range of disciplines to develop a framework that highlights how honest behavior encompasses much more than the commonly held view of either telling the truth or lying.

9 Mar 2023

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Investigating the potential cellular effects of C-reactive protein

Study identifies previously unknown cell types that drive the onset of osteoarthritis

Bean genome sequencing to boost nutritional quality

Study shows mothers provide necessary microbes to babies born via cesarean

Novel model tracks hippocampal synaptic plasticity to reveal molecular mechanisms

Novel protein complex plays a significant role in RNA protection

COVID-19 has taken a limited toll on the mental health, finds study

Experts receive funding to analyze individualized hemodialysis as a dynamic treatment

Gaining deep insights into mezcal worms

Research substantiates that complex behaviors are seldom entirely innate

Olive oil by-products could have antioxidant benefits

Study identifies a novel rare mutation in gene linked to Harlequin Ichthyosis

Researchers develop a new multidimensional framework of honesty

Potential therapeutic can synergize with existing drugs to effectively destroy leukemia cells

Pathogenic fungus binds to a human protein to escape elimination from lung cells

Deeper understanding of T-cell responses may lead to better, more personalized immunotherapies

Scientists shed new light on aging processes in the brain

Study shows link between a mitochondrial metabolite and activation of inflammatory response

Pentamer shape of C-reactive protein can suppress the immune response in inflammatory disease

Small group of airway neurons plays a key role in alerting the brain about infection

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