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As they grow, solid tumors surround themselves with a thick, hard-to-penetrate wall of molecular defenses. Getting drugs past that barricade...

Personal health trackers may include smart face mask, other wearables

For years, automotive companies have developed intelligent sensors to provide real-time monitoring of a vehicle’s health, including engine oil pressure,...

Artificial photosynthesis can produce food without sunshine

Photosynthesis has evolved in plants for millions of years to turn water, carbon dioxide, and the energy from sunlight into...

Liquid biopsy detects DNA markers in advanced breast cancer within five hours

A novel, automated liquid biopsy test in development by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center can accurately detect...

Hair-raising research: Salk scientists find surprising link between immune system, hair growth

LA JOLLA—(June 23, 2022) Salk scientists have uncovered an unexpected molecular target of a common treatment for alopecia, a condition...

Researchers reveal oxygenate-based routes in syngas conversion over oxide-zeolite bifunctional catalysts

A research team led by Prof. HOU Guangjin and Prof. BAO Xinhe from the Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics (DICP) of...

Hypothesised reconstruction of Vampyronassa rhodanica

It sucked to be the prey of ancient cephalopods

Grenoble, 23 June 2022 - The Jurassic cephalopod Vampyronassa rhodanica, thought to be the oldest known ancestor of the modern-day...

A fine-tuned gene editor

The molecular tool CRISPR-Cas9 can be used to treat inherited blood disorders, but this may cause unintended genetic alterations. A...

By Odin’s Beard! Tubulins named after the Norse god may be the missing link between single-celled organisms and human cells

A team of researchers from Nagoya University in Japan may have discovered a missing link between bacterial cells and animal...

Untangling the role of tau in Alzheimer’s disease

Alzheimer’s disease is a brain disorder that causes neurons to die, slowly destroying memory and thinking skills. It’s the most...

A Chinese Medical Journal review reports on the evolution, efficacy, and safety of an endoscopic weight-loss procedure

Chinese Medical Journal review discusses an interesting weight-loss surgery procedure

Globally, the burgeoning burden of obesity is aggravated by the limitations of available treatment options. Bariatric surgery, aimed at weight...

‘Travel therapy’: Could holidays help mental health and wellbeing?

Many of us will have likely heard of music therapy and art therapy — but what about ‘travel therapy’? Credit: N/A...

Inside the jellyfish’s sting: Exploring the micro-architecture of a cellular weapon

KANSAS CITY, MO—June 17, 2022—Summertime beachgoers are all too familiar with the painful reality of a jellyfish sting. But how...

Increase in leptin levels in preeclampsia prompts cardiovascular cascade that puts mother and baby at risk

AUGUSTA, Ga. (June 23, 2022) – Before a baby is ever born, critical supply chain problems with nutrition and oxygen can...

Simulated effects of Shanghai’s pesticide use reduction policy on the environment and food security

Study shows that getting pesticide reduction policies right is crucial for food security

The term peri-urban agriculture is generally used to describe the cultivation of plants and livestock on the fringes of large population centres. However,...

Zoonotic disease risk to non-traditional pet owners

Contact with non-traditional pets increases the risk of exposure to zoonotic pathogens, which are pathogens that spread between animals and...

UCLA surgeons develop new technique to reduce Adam’s apple without neck scar

Doctors at the UCLA Gender Health Program have developed a technique to reduce an Adam’s apple bump without leaving a scar on...

Figure CEP: Notch activity (green) in embryonic brain stem cells (magenta).

The mechanisms regulating the balance between the formation of neurons and the maintenance of stem cells in the formation of the brain revealed

Anew study by the Neuronal Dynamics Research Group at UPF has elucidated the cellular and molecular mechanisms that regulate the balance between...

Mount Sinai researchers learn that ALS may be linked to both the immune and central nervous systems

The immune system may play a fundamental role along with the central nervous system in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also...

NASA’s Astronomy Picture of the Day recognized for decades of outreach