New target structure against corona
Fluoxetine, a common antidepressant, inhibits the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus in cell cultures and in preparations from human lung tissue. This was demonstrated by researchers at Julius-Maximilians-Universität...
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FIU researchers discover how DDT exposure contributes to Alzheimer’s disease risk
MIAMI (Aug. 17, 2022) - A new study led by researchers from Florida International University (FIU) reveals a mechanism linking the pesticide DDT to Alzheimer's...
Musical tests can detect mental deterioration in old age
Researchers at Tel Aviv University have developed a method that employs musical tests and a portable instrument for measuring brain activity to detect cognitive decline...
How scientists solved the space component thermal layout optimization problems?
In space engineering, the electronic component layout has a very important impact on the centroid stability and heat dissipation of devices. However, the diversity of...
New drug candidate uses novel absorption method to target cancer cells in mice
A team of University of Michigan researchers is developing a new anti-cancer drug that is absorbed through the gut’s lymphatic system rather than blood vessels,...
Could blood marker predict the risk of osteoporotic hip fracture in men?
Bone health requires a balanced activity of various bone cell types including bone-forming osteoblasts and bone-resorbing osteoclasts. Osteoporosis occurs when osteoclasts dominate without adequate bone...
Research method predicts a region’s likelihood of having fish with toxic levels of methylmercury
Consuming methylmercury-contaminated fish poses a hazard to human health. New research published in Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry may help environmental resource management officials predict which regions are...
UC San Diego receives $1.3M from W. M. Keck Foundation to study origins of dementia
Researchers at the University of California San Diego have received a $1.3 million grant from the W. M. Keck Foundation for a project that could...
First structure of key COVID enzyme at human body temperature
UPTON, NY—Scientists studying a COVID-19 coronavirus enzyme at temperatures ranging from frosty to human-body warm discovered subtle structural shifts that offer clues about how the...
Detection of rare genetic mutation in one family could lead to better diabetes treatments
(Salt Lake City) - A rare genetic mutation could help explain why some families are more susceptible to diabetes and kidney failure, according to a...
Researchers to develop scaffolding for nerve regeneration with $2.14M NIH grant
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Peripheral nerves are responsible for moving muscles, sensing temperatures and even inhaling and exhaling; yet they comprise fragile fibers vulnerable to...
Buck scientists highlight new perspective in how immunity is fine-tuned through mechanics
The immune system protects us from infections, harmful substances and problematic changes in our own cells. Traditional research posits that parts of invading pathogens or...
The early bird gets the fruit: Fossil provides earliest evidence of fruit-eating by any animal
Hundreds of animals eat fruit, from toucans to fruit bats to maned wolves to humans. But most fruit-bearing plants evolved relatively recently in Earth’s history,...
Wood sharpens stone: boomerangs used to retouch lithic tools
A new study into the multipurpose uses of boomerangs has highlighted the hardwood objects were used to shape the edges of stone tools used by...
Pre-fertilization DNA transfer to avoid mitochondrial disease inheritance appears safe
Transferring the nuclear genome from one egg into the cytoplasm of a donor egg is a strategy to enable women carrying mutations in their mitochondrial...
