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'Backpacks' Boost Immune Cells' Ability To Kill Cancer

Macrophages are immune cells that patrol the body looking for potential threats like viruses, bacteria, and cancer cells, and engulf and destroy them.

30 Apr 2020

Study traces molecular connections between genetics, gut microbiome and memory

A new study is among the first to trace the molecular connections between genetics, the gut microbiome and memory in a mouse model bred to resemble the diversity of the human population.

29 Apr 2020

A groundbreaking tool for efficient lipid analysis

Scientists are increasingly aiming to leverage the various functions of lipids in human bodies, for example, in blood coagulation or as blood fats, to better interpret and predict a host of diseases.

29 Apr 2020

Genome analyses explain the reemergence of bluetongue virus in Europe

Bluetongue virus (BTV) is a livestock disease that can lead to devastating health and economic outcomes, but despite this fact, it can be challenging to establish its origin.

29 Apr 2020

Study develops a novel approach to fight against bunyaviruses

A study published recently in eLife reports that synthetic antibodies developed with bacterial superglue have the potential to protect against deadly viruses.

29 Apr 2020

Genes control courtship and aggressive behaviors in fruit flies

Similar to many other animals, fruit flies engage in many different courtship and fighting behaviors.

29 Apr 2020

What's The Best Way To Identify Male Hemp Seedlings?

The surge in CBD popularity means more farmers are growing non-intoxicating strains of cannabis, or hemp, for CBD production.

29 Apr 2020

Immune System Changes Occur Early In Development Of Multiple Myeloma

Before multiple myeloma becomes a malignant disease, the collection of immune system cells and signal carriers amid the tumor cells undergo dramatic shifts.

29 Apr 2020

Variation In How Side Effects Are Reported Clouds Drug Safety

A goal of early-phase clinical trials is to discover a drug's possible side effects. But there is significant variation in how drug side effects are reported.

29 Apr 2020

The Truth Lies In The Soil: How Human Activity Leaves A Chemical Footprint In Soils

The Earth's surface represents a complex system where many natural and man-made structures and terrains interact, including forests, mines, and mountains.

29 Apr 2020

Scientists Recreate DNA Damage Caused By Toxins From Smoking

Researchers from the University of York have recreated how toxins from smoking cause unique patterns of DNA damage.

29 Apr 2020

Gene Defects Linked To Eczema, Wheeze And Nasal Disease Among Babies

A link has been discovered between a common gene defect and eczema, nasal blockage, and wheeze among babies as young as six months, according to a new study.

29 Apr 2020

Crops Sown In A Uniform Spatial Pattern Produce Higher Yields And Reduce Environmental Impact

One of the greatest challenges facing humanity is how to grow more food while reducing the negative impacts of agriculture upon the environment.

29 Apr 2020

Agricultural Pickers In US To See Unsafely Hot Workdays Double By 2050

Workers who pick crops already face harsh conditions harvesting in fields during summer harvest months. Those conditions will worsen over the coming decades.

29 Apr 2020

Researchers study the evolution of multidrug-resistant bacteria

Although antibiotics are known to save lives, their use also supports the evolution and spread of antibiotic-resistant strains.

29 Apr 2020

Hyperosmotic stress induces phase separation of the proteasomes

Cellular proteostasis is regulated by a crucial proteolytic machine called proteasome via selective degradation of ubiquitylated proteins.

29 Apr 2020

Study identifies causative factors for neurodegenerative diseases

Researchers from the HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology, UCSF, and UAB have discovered a new risk factor for various neurodegenerative diseases.

29 Apr 2020

Researchers find promising anti-counterfeiting measure through high density imaging

Governments, industry and consumers have faced the issue of counterfeit goods for a long time.

29 Apr 2020

Study shows how DNA mimic protein helps phages to attack their victims

A research team from the Severinov Laboratory at Skoltech, together with their collaborators from Israel and Switzerland, has analyzed a bacterial BREX defense mechanism that was poorly studied to date.

29 Apr 2020

Father's Toxoplasma infection may be transmitted to subsequent generations

Australian researchers have revealed for the first time that males infected with the Toxoplasma parasite can impact their offspring's brain health and behavior.

28 Apr 2020