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Study shows that mechanical stress help cancer cells metastasize

A recent study shows that compressing cancer cells through tight spaces makes them more violent and helps them avoid cell death.

9 Mar 2022

Researchers combine ancient art and genetics to reveal origin of saffron

Saffron is the costliest spice in the world and is extracted from the flowers of saffron crocus—Crocus sativus.

9 Mar 2022

Proximity-dependent biotinylation helps analyze protein interaction

Protein degraders, which cause target proteins to break down, are thought to be the “next-generation drugs” because they may eliminate disease-causing proteins from cells.

9 Mar 2022

Placenta plays an active role in the delivery of maternal vitamin D to the fetus

Scientists have shed new light on the role of the placenta in managing the relationships between maternal vitamin D and fetal development, according to a study published today in eLife.

9 Mar 2022

Discovery provides new insights into the understanding of tolerance to endotoxic death

Sepsis is a high-mortality disease that arises when the body's immune reaction to pathogens causes multi-organ defects.

9 Mar 2022

Astrocyte networks are essential for spatial learning and memory formation, study shows

Astrocytes form large networks of interconnected cells in the central nervous system. When these cell-to-cell couplings are disrupted in the brain of adult mice, the animals are no longer able to store spatial information.

9 Mar 2022

New tools for measuring the biological ages of various organ systems

It's common to say that someone looks either younger or older than their chronological age, but aging is more than skin deep.

9 Mar 2022

Researchers identify the underlying molecular mechanism for development of chronic pain

One epigenetic factor as well as one organic anion transporter (OAT1), whose function in the nervous system was hitherto unknown, contribute to the development of chronic pain.

9 Mar 2022

Reversing the destructive aging process in egg cells to increase fertility in older women

Throughout much of the world, increasing numbers of women are delaying having their first child until they are in their late thirties, and even into their forties.

9 Mar 2022

Unusual partners aid new blood vessel development

Insufficient oxygen to an area like the heart or legs, called hypoxia, is a cue to our bodies to make more blood vessels, and scientists have found some unusual partners are key to making that happen.

9 Mar 2022

Microglia help neurons grow synapses critical to cognitive functioning, research finds

Microglia, the immune cells of the brain, are known for eating up unwanted items like germs and debris, much as their counterparts do in the rest of the body.

8 Mar 2022

Confocal laser scanning microscopy captures high-resolution 3D images of cell division in microalgae

Cell division ensures growth or renewal and is thus vital for all organisms. However, the process differs somewhat in animals, bacteria, fungi, plants, and algae.

8 Mar 2022

Study takes a deep dive into the molecular biology of the brain in bipolar disorder patients

In a comprehensive study involving one of the largest-ever samples of post-mortem brains, scientists at the Lieber Institute for Brain Development, in collaboration with researchers at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine and Bloomberg School of Public Health, have pinpointed significant differences in gene expression in two specific regions of the brains of hundreds of patients who had bipolar disorder.

8 Mar 2022

Life Science News

Study shows that mechanical stress help cancer cells metastasize

Researchers combine ancient art and genetics to reveal origin of saffron

Proximity-dependent biotinylation helps analyze protein interaction

Placenta plays an active role in the delivery of maternal vitamin D to the fetus

Discovery provides new insights into the understanding of tolerance to endotoxic death

Astrocyte networks are essential for spatial learning and memory formation, study shows

New tools for measuring the biological ages of various organ systems

Researchers identify the underlying molecular mechanism for development of chronic pain

Reversing the destructive aging process in egg cells to increase fertility in older women

Unusual partners aid new blood vessel development

Microglia help neurons grow synapses critical to cognitive functioning, research finds

Confocal laser scanning microscopy captures high-resolution 3D images of cell division in microalgae

Study takes a deep dive into the molecular biology of the brain in bipolar disorder patients

Study identifies two types of brain cells that play a key role in creating memories

LMU researchers show how the brain distinguishes between various social influences

T cells sometimes remain in the skin for years, research finds

Tweaking carotenoids found to improve plant growth and increase yield

Specific gene variant linked with poor response to sublingual immunotherapy for allergies

Tadpoles with depleted microbiomes cannot cope with hot temperatures

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From Memory to Metaplasticity: Unraveling the Brain's Secrets

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