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New drug target identified for antibiotic-resistant bacteria

Scientists have discovered a key mechanism that enables dangerous bacteria to develop resistance to antibiotics.

9 Mar 2021

New technique can mitigate the effects of brain injury in preterm babies

One in 10 babies are born prematurely in the United States, leading to complications that can impact the infants’ locomotor development and affect basic tasks.

9 Mar 2021

New infrared microscope helps image biological samples at the microscopic level

Scientists have designed a new spectroscopic microscope to optically measure the orientations and conformations of molecules in biological specimens.

9 Mar 2021

Immune cells in cerebrospinal fluid could be biomarkers to predict immunotherapy response

Results from a study led by Joan Seoane, Director of Preclinical and Translational Research co-program at VHIO and ICREA Professor, show that immune cells accessing cerebrospinal fluid faithfully recapitulate the characteristics of cells identified in brain metastasis, and could therefore constitute novel biomarkers of response to immune-based therapies.

9 Mar 2021

New substance could improve the treatment of drug-resistant cancers

A new substance could improve the treatment of persistent cancers. Researchers at Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg and the University of Greifswald have developed a new inhibitor that makes drug-resistant tumor cells respond again to chemotherapy.

9 Mar 2021

Targeted immunotherapy could improve radiotherapy response in cancer cells

Cancers that are resistant to radiotherapy could be rendered susceptible through treatment with immunotherapy, a new study suggests.

9 Mar 2021

Psychoactive component of marijuana stays in breast milk for up to six weeks, study finds

In a new study published in JAMA Pediatrics, researchers at Children's Hospital Colorado have found that tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), the psychoactive component of marijuana, stays in breast milk for up to six weeks, further supporting the recommendations of the American Academy of Pediatrics, the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists and the Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine to abstain from marijuana use during pregnancy and while a mother is breastfeeding.

9 Mar 2021

Catechin-type flavonoid compounds in tea relax blood vessels by activating ion channel proteins

A new study from the University of California, Irvine shows that compounds in both green and black tea relax blood vessels by activating ion channel proteins in the blood vessel wall.

9 Mar 2021

Amazing possibilities of using artificial intelligence in pathology

Artificial intelligence can already scan images of the eye to assess patients for diabetic retinopathy, a leading cause of vision loss, and to find evidence of strokes on brain CT scans.

9 Mar 2021

UMD awarded grant to explore nettle as a functional food for improving health

Obesity, diabetes, and overall immune system health are issues that are all top-of-mind right now, especially during the pandemic.

9 Mar 2021

Ancient shells provide clues to better predict future warming and ocean acidification

Microscopic fossilized shells are helping geologists reconstruct Earth's climate during the Paleocene-Eocene Thermal Maximum (PETM), a period of abrupt global warming and ocean acidification that occurred 56 million years ago.

9 Mar 2021

Study highlights a giant carbon footprint due to insatiable demand for cannabis

It's no secret that the United States' $13 billion cannabis industry is big business. Less obvious to many is the environmental toll this booming business is taking, in the form of greenhouse gas emissions from commercial, mostly indoor production.

9 Mar 2021

Global atmospheric drying reduces productivity of both crops and non-crop plants

A global observation of an ongoing atmospheric drying -- known by scientists as a rise in vapor pressure deficit -- has been observed worldwide since the early 2000s.

9 Mar 2021

Biomass plantations for energy production need sustainable water management

To avoid a substantial increase in water scarcity, biomass plantations for energy production need sustainable water management, a new study shows.

9 Mar 2021

New optimized method for recycling carbon fiber reinforced polymer composites

In recent years there has been an increased focus on the circular economy and a heightened demand for products made of recyclable materials, however many materials can only be recycled so many times before they begin to wear out.

9 Mar 2021

New gene-drive technologies can help control crop pests

Robust new genetic engineering techniques have given researchers the ability to transform many sectors of global urgency.

From UC San Diego 8 Mar 2021

Combined treatment can effectively destroy insects in stored grains

Insects, mold, and bacteria in stored grains can be effectively killed through a combined treatment of essential oil vapors and irradiation.

8 Mar 2021

Fluorescent chemical dye helps track specific motor protein within cells

A cell can stay alive only when it supplies all the required energy elements to its various organelles and these elements are formed in the Golgi apparatus.

8 Mar 2021

Mutant protein plays key role in Huntington’s disease

Back in 1993, researchers had discovered that Huntington’s disease is typically caused by a single mutated gene, known as HTT.

8 Mar 2021

Cactus pear could provide biofuel as well as sustainable food and livestock feed

Could cactus pear become a major crop like soybeans and corn in the near future, and help provide a biofuel source, as well as a sustainable food and forage crop?

8 Mar 2021

Life Science News

New drug target identified for antibiotic-resistant bacteria

New technique can mitigate the effects of brain injury in preterm babies

New infrared microscope helps image biological samples at the microscopic level

Immune cells in cerebrospinal fluid could be biomarkers to predict immunotherapy response

New substance could improve the treatment of drug-resistant cancers

Targeted immunotherapy could improve radiotherapy response in cancer cells

Psychoactive component of marijuana stays in breast milk for up to six weeks, study finds

Catechin-type flavonoid compounds in tea relax blood vessels by activating ion channel proteins

Amazing possibilities of using artificial intelligence in pathology

UMD awarded grant to explore nettle as a functional food for improving health

Ancient shells provide clues to better predict future warming and ocean acidification

Study highlights a giant carbon footprint due to insatiable demand for cannabis

Global atmospheric drying reduces productivity of both crops and non-crop plants

Biomass plantations for energy production need sustainable water management

New optimized method for recycling carbon fiber reinforced polymer composites

New gene-drive technologies can help control crop pests

Combined treatment can effectively destroy insects in stored grains

Fluorescent chemical dye helps track specific motor protein within cells

Mutant protein plays key role in Huntington’s disease

Cactus pear could provide biofuel as well as sustainable food and livestock feed

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