Holes in T cells
Certain T cells can secrete cytokines that are normally part of the innate immune system, as researchers from the Leibniz Institute for Natural Product Research...
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SwRI delivers innovative instrument for NASA’s Europa Clipper mission
SAN ANTONIO — Jan. 5, 2023 — A groundbreaking new mass spectrometer designed and built by Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) has been delivered for integration...
Formation of pores in mitochondrial membrane elucidated
Mitochondria are considered to be the power plants of cells and are essential for human metabolism. Dysfunction in 40 percent of mitochondrial proteins are associated...
Research could simplify process for calculating soil carbon credits
A study led by researchers at the Agroecosystem Sustainability Center (ASC) at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign provides new insights for quantifying cropland carbon budgets...
Caribbean breadfruit traced back to Capt. Bligh’s 1791-93 journey
EVANSTON, Ill. — In 1793, Capt. William Bligh docked the HMS Providence in Kingstown in St. Vincent and the Grenadines, a small island nation in...
New approach successfully traces genomic variants back to genetic disorders
National Institutes of Health researchers have published an assessment of 13 studies that took a genotype-first approach to patient care. This approach contrasts with the...
Caribbean breadfruit is traced back to its Oceania origin 230 years ago
Cooked breadfruit often has a potato-like consistency that grows softer, sweeter, and more custard-like as the mature fruit ripens fully. While you may never have...
Study illuminates sugar’s role in common kidney disease
A study of kidney organoids in a novel lab environment might have downstream implications for the treatment of polycystic kidney disease (PKD), an incurable condition...
Weiss-Kruszka syndrome and the failure to establish neuronal identity
Weiss-Kruszka syndrome is a rare neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by craniofacial anomalies, developmental delay, and autistic features. Researchers at the Institute of Molecular Biotechnology (IMBA) of...
Blood pressure drug holds promise for treating PTSD
AUGUSTA, Ga. (Jan. 5, 2023) – There is new evidence that a 50-year-old blood pressure drug could find new purpose as a treatment to mitigate...
NIH study links specific outdoor air pollutants to asthma attacks in urban children
Moderate levels of two outdoor air pollutants, ozone and fine particulate matter, are associated with non-viral asthma attacks in children and adolescents who live in...
More links aren’t necessarily better for hybrid nanomaterials
HOUSTON – (Jan. 4, 2023) – Chemists from Rice University and the University of Texas at Austin discovered more isn’t always better when it comes...
Researchers detect fluoride in water with new simple color change test
Environmental contaminants like fluoride, lead and pesticides exist all around and even within us. While researchers have simple ways to measure concentrations of such contaminants...
Study finds providers use prostate cancer screening tests, even when they provide little value to patients
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – Jan. 4, 2023 – Prostate cancer is the second-leading cause of cancer death in men with more than 34,000 deaths in the U.S....
Potential new targets identified in advanced non-alcoholic fatty liver disease
New York, NY (January 4, 2023) – Using the latest technologies—including both single-nuclear sequencing of mice and human liver tissue and advanced 3D glass imaging...
