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Study reveals key biochemical processes that advance understanding of colorectal cancer

A new insight into cell signals that control cancer growth and migration could help in the search for effective anti-cancer drugs. A McGill-led study reveals key biochemical processes that advance our understanding of colorectal cancer, the third most common cancer among Canadians.

13 Aug 2020

Harmful emissions of soil carbon could rise due to warming climate

Billions of tonnes of carbon dioxide risk being lost into the atmosphere due to tropical forest soils being significantly more sensitive to climate change than previously thought.

13 Aug 2020

Exercise induces changes in sweat biomolecule levels, shows study

A new study shows that in addition to blood, endurance exercise induces changes in sweat biomolecule levels. These findings lay the groundwork for the development of future noninvasive exercise monitoring systems that utilize sweat as a biomarker source.

13 Aug 2020

Understanding Environmental Change Through Indigenous People

AZoLifeSciences speaks to Professor Pamela McElwee on how grassroots knowledge from indigenous people can help aid our understanding of environmental changes.

From Rutgers University 13 Aug 2020

Seafood study finds plastic in all samples

A study of five different seafoods has found traces of plastic in every sample tested.

From University of Exeter 13 Aug 2020

Researchers develop new drugs to eradicate parasitic worms

In this breakthrough method, parasitic worms are prevented from using alternative metabolism routes offered by microbes living inside them.

12 Aug 2020

Researchers use 3D printing to produce cardiomyocytes from stem cells

The life of each human being starts from a single cell, which subsequently divides to ultimately form into an embryo.

12 Aug 2020

Study shows how FAK protein is activated on lipid membranes

A team of researchers has recently described the mechanistic details regarding the activation of the Focal Adhesion Kinase (FAK) on lipid membranes.

12 Aug 2020

Study shows MARCH8 protein protects against infection through antiviral mechanisms

A protein known as MARCH8 protects humans from infection by tagging the vesicular stomatitis virus for destruction, while simply holding the HIV hostage.

12 Aug 2020

'Cleaner' route, good ventilation setting can reduce pollution risk for car passengers

Drivers and passengers can inhale significantly lower levels of air pollution by setting their vehicle's ventilation systems more effectively and taking a 'cleaner' route to their destination, a new study reveals.

12 Aug 2020

Study shows walking to work makes people walk faster and be healthier

Walking with a purpose - especially walking to get to work - makes people walk faster and consider themselves to be healthier, a new study has found.

12 Aug 2020

Novel molecule shown to have potential therapeutic effects for arthritis

Arthritis affects almost 2% of the world's population, or some 150 million people, and currently, there is no completely effective treatment for this chronic disease. A new molecule developed in the laboratory has been shown to have potential therapeutic effects.

12 Aug 2020

Enzyme in the gut could provide a useful biomarker for intestinal diseases

Enzymes used by bacteria to break down mucus in the gut could provide a useful biomarker for intestinal diseases, according to new research published in Nature Communications.

12 Aug 2020

Wheat and couch grass have the ability to accumulate toxic substances

Irina Shtangeeva is a researcher at the Department of Soil Science and Soil Ecology, St Petersburg University. She has studied the ability of wheat and couch grass to accumulate toxic substances.

11 Aug 2020

Study finds agricultural additions as largest human source of sulfur in the environment

A new paper out today in Nature Geoscience identifies fertilizer and pesticide applications to croplands as the largest source of sulfur in the environment--up to 10 times higher than the peak sulfur load seen in the second half of the 20th century, during the days of acid rain.

11 Aug 2020

HPV type may impact characteristics and prognosis of cervical cancer

An analysis of cervical cancers in Ugandan women has uncovered significant genomic differences between tumors caused by different strains of human papillomavirus (HPV), signifying HPV type may impact cervical cancer characteristics and prognosis.

11 Aug 2020

TB vaccine research could benefit older people with type 2 diabetes

A study of older mice with type 2 diabetes has yielded highly promising results for researchers investigating potential new vaccines for tuberculosis (TB).

11 Aug 2020

Aspirin may increase risk of disease progression in older adults with advanced cancer

Results from a recent clinical trial indicate that for older adults with advanced cancer, initiating aspirin may increase their risk of disease progression and early death.

11 Aug 2020

COVID-19 Prevention Network announces two trials to evaluate monoclonal antibodies

The COVID-19 Prevention Network (CoVPN) today announced two Phase 3 trials to determine whether monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) can prevent SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19.

11 Aug 2020

Simple blood test is useful in screening youth for prediabetes and diabetes

A simple blood test that does not require overnight fasting has been found to be an accurate screening tool for identifying youth at risk for type 2 diabetes and heart disease risk later in life, according to a study from researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.

11 Aug 2020

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Study reveals key biochemical processes that advance understanding of colorectal cancer

Harmful emissions of soil carbon could rise due to warming climate

Exercise induces changes in sweat biomolecule levels, shows study

Understanding Environmental Change Through Indigenous People

Seafood study finds plastic in all samples

Researchers develop new drugs to eradicate parasitic worms

Researchers use 3D printing to produce cardiomyocytes from stem cells

Study shows how FAK protein is activated on lipid membranes

Study shows MARCH8 protein protects against infection through antiviral mechanisms

'Cleaner' route, good ventilation setting can reduce pollution risk for car passengers

Study shows walking to work makes people walk faster and be healthier

Novel molecule shown to have potential therapeutic effects for arthritis

Enzyme in the gut could provide a useful biomarker for intestinal diseases

Wheat and couch grass have the ability to accumulate toxic substances

Study finds agricultural additions as largest human source of sulfur in the environment

HPV type may impact characteristics and prognosis of cervical cancer

TB vaccine research could benefit older people with type 2 diabetes

Aspirin may increase risk of disease progression in older adults with advanced cancer

COVID-19 Prevention Network announces two trials to evaluate monoclonal antibodies

Simple blood test is useful in screening youth for prediabetes and diabetes

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