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Monitoring pollen levels using environmental DNA

In this interview, AZoLifeSciences speaks to Dr. Ben Wheeler about his latest research and how we monitor pollen levels using environmental DNA.

From University of Exeter 25 Mar 2021

Study shows SARS-CoV-2 antibodies wane at different rates

Researchers from Duke-NUS Medical School, the National Centre for Infectious Diseases (NCID), and the Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR) Infectious Diseases Labs have discovered that antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 decline at different speeds, and these antibodies last for only a few days in some people but remain for many years in other individuals.

24 Mar 2021

Gender difference accounts for major psychiatric disorders

According to an analysis of sex variations in the genetics of bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, and major depressive disorders.

24 Mar 2021

New function of BMI1 gene can protect against Alzheimer’s disease

The Maisonneuve-Rosemont Hospital Research Centre has taken another step toward interpreting Alzheimer’s disease.

24 Mar 2021

Specific enzyme can delay the growth and spread of neck and head carcinomas

Scientists were able to considerably delay the growth and proliferation of tumors in mice and improve the effectiveness of immunotherapy.

24 Mar 2021

Stem cell therapy could help restore debilitating muscle loss that happens with age

As the name implies, induced pluripotent stem cells can become any type of cell in our body, and scientists have evidence that when they prompt them to become muscle progenitor cells they can help restore the sometimes debilitating muscle loss that happens with age.

24 Mar 2021

Nutritional supplement may reduce the risk of strokes caused by a rare genetic disorder

Researchers from Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) have discovered that a widely used nutritional supplement may significantly reduce the risk of fatal strokes caused by a rare genetic disorder.

24 Mar 2021

Tackling climate change using green energy

Professor Ulf Liebe speaks to AZoLifeSciences about tackling climate change using green energy, and the behavioral challenges surrounding climate mitigation.

From The University of Warwick 24 Mar 2021

Study reveals a promising material to control root-knot nematodes

Root-knot nematodes are known to infect a wide variety of plants, including many agriculturally significant species, as well as a variety of ornamentals and vegetables.

23 Mar 2021

Improved version of CRISPR/Cas9 tool helps study the interaction of various genes

Researchers have used an upgraded version of the gene-editing tool, CRISPR/Cas9, to knock out up to 12 genes in plants in just one go.

23 Mar 2021

Disease-driving B cells play a role in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease

A study by researchers proposes that disease-driving B cells—a kind of white blood cell—have a role in the development of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease.

23 Mar 2021

Study into cellular filopodia could optimize cancer therapy and wound closure

Imagine using only a finger to heal a wound! It seems like science fiction, reminding one of the 1982 movie E.T.

23 Mar 2021

Bacteria residing within tumor cells may boost cancer immunotherapy

Cancer immunotherapy may get a boost from an unexpected direction: bacteria residing within tumor cells. In a new study published in Nature, researchers at the Weizmann Institute of Science and their collaborators have discovered that the immune system "sees" these bacteria and shown they can be harnessed to provoke an immune reaction against the tumor.

23 Mar 2021

Processed meat consumption associated with increased risk of dementia

Scientists from the University of Leeds's Nutritional Epidemiology Group used data from 500,000 people, discovering that consuming a 25g serving of processed meat a day, the equivalent to one rasher of bacon, is associated with a 44% increased risk of developing the disease.

23 Mar 2021

Hormone drugs may help disarm coronavirus spike protein and stop disease progression

Hormone drugs that reduce androgen levels may help disarm the coronavirus spike protein used to infect cells and stop the progression of severe COVID-19 disease, suggests a new preclinical study from researchers in the Abramson Cancer Center at the University of Pennsylvania and published online in Cell Press's iScience.

23 Mar 2021

Biodiversity-friendly management may help minimize the negative impacts of agriculture

To minimize negative impacts of agriculture on biodiversity and related ecosystem services, "biodiversity-friendly" management is needed.

23 Mar 2021

Study reveals mechanism by which ibuprofen prevents RAC1B alternative splicing in colorectal cells

Oncotarget published "Ibuprofen disrupts a WNK1/GSK3β/SRPK1 protein complex required for expression of tumor-related splicing variant RAC1B in colorectal cells" which reported that although the molecular mechanism behind the antitumor properties of NSAIDs has been largely attributed to inhibition of cyclooxygenases , several studies have shown that the chemopreventive properties of ibuprofen also involve multiple COX-independent effects.

23 Mar 2021

Life Science News

Monitoring pollen levels using environmental DNA

Study shows SARS-CoV-2 antibodies wane at different rates

Gender difference accounts for major psychiatric disorders

New function of BMI1 gene can protect against Alzheimer’s disease

Specific enzyme can delay the growth and spread of neck and head carcinomas

Stem cell therapy could help restore debilitating muscle loss that happens with age

Nutritional supplement may reduce the risk of strokes caused by a rare genetic disorder

Tackling climate change using green energy

Study reveals a promising material to control root-knot nematodes

Improved version of CRISPR/Cas9 tool helps study the interaction of various genes

Disease-driving B cells play a role in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease

Study into cellular filopodia could optimize cancer therapy and wound closure

Bacteria residing within tumor cells may boost cancer immunotherapy

Processed meat consumption associated with increased risk of dementia

Hormone drugs may help disarm coronavirus spike protein and stop disease progression

Biodiversity-friendly management may help minimize the negative impacts of agriculture

Study reveals mechanism by which ibuprofen prevents RAC1B alternative splicing in colorectal cells

“Hidden genetic defects” can cause a variety of illnesses in children

New genetic engineering strategy largely reduces tau protein levels in Alzheimer’s animal model

Study maps structure, mechanism of membrane enzyme that has a role in chronic inflammation, cancer

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