A protein modification of MECP2 can convey neuroprotection under inflammation
Credit: UEF/ Raija Törrönen Researchers at the University of Eastern Finland have found a potential neuroprotective effect of a protein modification that could be a...
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Tumor marker may help overcome endocrine treatment-resistant breast cancer
Testing may identify patients who benefit from early HER2 targeted therapyCredit: Sanford Burnham Prebys LA JOLLA, CALIF. - May 19, 2021 - A study led...
New study identifies plasticity disparities between patients with brain malformation
Patients with Corpus Callosum Dysgenesis present distinct reconfiguration of their neural connectionsCredit: Diego Szczpak Recently published in the scientific journal Brain Communications, a new study distinguished...
Oregon researchers find cell division machinery that makes brain cells
High speed, super-resolution imagery suggests that neural stem cells in fruit flies operate like machinery on a factory floorCredit: University of Oregon EUGENE, Ore. --...
Fastide, Inc. established to commercialize results of middle molecule drug discovery
Developing support projects for peptide drug discovery and nucleic acid drug discoveryCredit: MIDL Professor Yutaka Akiyama of the School of Computing, Professor Kohji Seio of...
Almost 1 in 4 COVID-19 patients have another infection simultaneously or subsequently
Credit: Musuuza et al, PLOS ONE, 2021 (CC BY 4.0) Almost 1 in 4 COVID-19 patients have another bacterial, viral or fungal infection simultaneously or...
Scientists take a bite out of solar efficiency challenge with sandwich model
The design of next-generation solar panels can now be improved thanks to a greater fundamental understanding of the structure within a key componentCredit: Shutterstock In...
Single fingerprint at a crime scene detects class A drug usage
Credit: Ionoptika Ltd The latest findings show that with clever science, a single fingerprint left at a crime scene could be used to determine whether...
Study of Utah cancer care-at-home model demonstrates lower costs, better outcomes
Credit: Huntsman Cancer Institute SALT LAKE CITY - A new study published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology reports findings on Huntsman at Home™, a...
How a small fish coped with being isolated from the sea
12000-year-old fish bones shed light on evolutionary processes.Credit: Photo: Anders Romundset, NGU / NTNU The last ice age ended almost 12 000 years ago in Norway....
New antimicrobial surface reduces bacteria build-up on medical instruments
Credit: Monash University Monash University researchers have engineered new antimicrobial surfaces that can significantly reduce the formation of bacteria on medical instruments, such as urinary...
Plant consumers play unexpectedly large role in the evolution of seedling success
Influence of herbivores likely counteracts earlier plant emergence due to climate changeCredit: Cleland Lab, UC San Diego For young plants, timing is just about everything....
Study led by NTU Singapore finds that microbes work as a network in causing lung infection
Credit: NTU Singapore Traditionally, an infection is thought to happen when microbes - bacteria, fungi, or viruses - enter and multiply in the body, and...
‘No level of smoke exposure is safe’
Study links secondhand smoke during pregnancy to epigenetic changes in babiesCredit: VCU Massey Cancer Center Nearly a quarter of pregnant women say they've been around...
New insights into androgen’s action could boost battle against prostate cancer
Credit: Angela Paschal Researchers at UVA Cancer Center have unveiled important new insights into how hormones known as androgens act on our cells - and...
