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Research shows how mutations in DNA packaging machines can drive cancer development

Like wrenches made of Legos, SWI/SNF chromatin remodeling complexes tighten or loosen DNA in our cells to control how genes are turned on and made into proteins.

9 Sep 2020

Study elucidates the active role of glial cells in the nervous system

For the brain to work efficiently, it is important that a nerve impulse arrives at its destination as quickly and as precisely as possible. It has been long been known that the nerve fibres - also known as axons - pass on these impulses.

9 Sep 2020

New findings overturn the understanding of cholesterol’s impact on cell membranes

For more than a decade, scientists have accepted that cholesterol - a key component of cell membranes - did not uniformly affect membranes of different types.

9 Sep 2020

Early detection of soil-surface ozone can prevent damage to apples and grapes

Farmers and fruit growers are reporting that climate change is leading to increased ozone concentrations on the soil surface in their fields and orchards - an exposure that can cause irreversible plant damage, reduce crop yields and threaten the food supply, say materials chemists led by Trisha Andrew at the University of Massachusetts Amherst.

9 Sep 2020

New product can detect chemical weapons at low concentration levels

Chemical weapons pose a serious threat to civilian and warfighter lives, but technology from the U.S. Army Small Business Technology Transfer program reduces those risks. Researchers developed a product to detect chemical weapons accurately at low concentration levels.

9 Sep 2020

Food additives prove to be efficient at controlling bacteria on tomatoes preharvest

When vegetable farmers harvest crops, they often rely on postharvest washing to reduce any foodborne pathogens, but a new University of Georgia study shows promise in reducing these pathogens - as well as lowering labor costs-- by applying sanitizers to produce while it is still in the fields.

From University of Georgia 9 Sep 2020

Researchers develop statistical model that predicts risk of developing esophageal cancer

Globally, esophageal cancer is said to be the eighth most common cancer and it usually develops from a condition known as Barrett’s esophagus.

9 Sep 2020

New study can help reduce the failure rate of drug development for various diseases

A novel genetic analysis of blood protein concentrations has shown how genetic information can be applied to support the prioritization of drug targets.

9 Sep 2020

New gene test predicts risk of drug-induced liver injury

Researchers who were exploring ways to establish the feasibility of batches of small liver organoids have now identified a new testing approach.

9 Sep 2020

Treatments targeting the gut microbiome can protect space travelers from adverse health problems

Space travelers who spend long periods of time in space can experience health problems, such as adverse effects on metabolism, and immunity.

9 Sep 2020

Australia's Generation Z not ready to accept cultured meat

Gen Z are the new kids on the block. As a cohort of 5 million people born between 1995-2015 encompassing 20 percent of the Australian population and 2 billion people globally -- they're consumers to be reckoned with.

8 Sep 2020

Changing what we eat could offset years of climate-warming emissions

Plant protein foods can provide vital nutrients using a small fraction of the land required to produce meat and dairy.

8 Sep 2020

Migrations Stop Shellfish From Escaping Ocean Warming

Ocean warming is paradoxically driving shellfish into warmer waters and threatening their survival, a Rutgers-led study shows.

8 Sep 2020

Study shows a new way to capture “live” images of immune cells inside the lungs

A team of researchers from the University of Calgary has identified a new method to capture “live” pictures of immune cells within the lungs.

7 Sep 2020

Researchers establish new consortium to study the effect of mutations on the blood characteristics

A team of researchers has established an international consortium to analyze the blood of scores of people across the globe.

7 Sep 2020

Researchers develop cellular roadmaps to predict the body’s susceptibility to coronavirus

A new study has created promising roadmaps to predict how the novel coronavirus infects organs and detects the factors that could limit the infection.

7 Sep 2020

Researchers determine how prokaryotic and single-celled origins contribute to human evolution

Immune responses are produced by a complex, hierarchical organization of the immune system, tissues, organs, and components.

7 Sep 2020

New technology reveals experimental drugs that help suppress the growth and spread of tumor

A new technology that allows researchers to peer inside malignant tumors shows that two experimental drugs can normalize aberrant blood vessels, oxygenation, and other aspects of the tumor microenvironment in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), helping to suppress the tumor's growth and spread, UT Southwestern researchers report.

4 Sep 2020

Study highlights the effects of antibiotics on breast milk microbiota milk

A team led by researchers at the University of Toronto and The Hospital for Sick Children has found that mothers of preterm babies have highly individual breast milk microbiomes, and that even short courses of antibiotics have prolonged effects on the diversity and abundance of microbes in their milk

From University of Toronto 4 Sep 2020

Safe antibiotic levels can help fight the spread of drug-resistant bacteria

New research reveals current understanding of safe antibiotic levels in rivers may not prevent evolution of antibiotic resistance and fully protect human health. The study suggests the need to introduce thresholds to help fight the spread of resistant bacteria.

From University of Exeter 4 Sep 2020

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Research shows how mutations in DNA packaging machines can drive cancer development

Study elucidates the active role of glial cells in the nervous system

New findings overturn the understanding of cholesterol’s impact on cell membranes

Early detection of soil-surface ozone can prevent damage to apples and grapes

New product can detect chemical weapons at low concentration levels

Food additives prove to be efficient at controlling bacteria on tomatoes preharvest

Researchers develop statistical model that predicts risk of developing esophageal cancer

New study can help reduce the failure rate of drug development for various diseases

New gene test predicts risk of drug-induced liver injury

Treatments targeting the gut microbiome can protect space travelers from adverse health problems

Australia's Generation Z not ready to accept cultured meat

Changing what we eat could offset years of climate-warming emissions

Migrations Stop Shellfish From Escaping Ocean Warming

Study shows a new way to capture “live” images of immune cells inside the lungs

Researchers establish new consortium to study the effect of mutations on the blood characteristics

Researchers develop cellular roadmaps to predict the body’s susceptibility to coronavirus

Researchers determine how prokaryotic and single-celled origins contribute to human evolution

New technology reveals experimental drugs that help suppress the growth and spread of tumor

Study highlights the effects of antibiotics on breast milk microbiota milk

Safe antibiotic levels can help fight the spread of drug-resistant bacteria

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