How sugar promotes inflammation
People who consume sugar and other carbohydrates in excess over a long period of time have an increased risk of developing an autoimmune disease. In...
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New tool to accelerate drug discovery
Inside your body on the surface of cell membranes, a metaphorical communication and traffic network is underway as hormones - or chemical messengers - bind...
Neal Copeland and Nancy Jenkins elected Fellows of the AACR Academy
HOUSTON ― Neal G. Copeland, Ph.D., and Nancy A. Jenkins, Ph.D., both professors of Genetics at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, have been...
Scientists characterize fertilizer uptake by maize in unprecedented detail, opening doors to improved yields
Maize, or corn, is cultivated globally, as food, feedstock, and biofuel source, and is one of the most widely produced crops alongside wheat and rice....
WVU research suggests interrupting immune response improves multiple sclerosis outcomes
A human immune system is a lot like the board game Mouse Trap: it’s a Rube Goldberg system of interacting parts. Only instead of a...
New clues about how a high-salt diet contributes to cardiometabolic diseases found deep in the brain
AUGUSTA, Ga. (March 22, 2022) – Deep in the brain a group of large neurons produce a hormone which prompts our bodies to hold onto more...
An improved ink for colon tattoos
SAN DIEGO, March 22, 2022 — The colon might be the last place people would consider getting a tattoo, but endoscopic tattooing is an important...
Striking lane-like patterns found in bacteria populations
It’s well understood that populations of species don’t distribute at random. Rather, as populations grow, individuals are organized around barriers in the landscape. This organization...
New video explains why stillbirth is not the mother’s fault
Researchers and artists from the Hunter Medical Research Institute (HMRI) and the University of Newcastle have collaborated to create a tool to help women who...
Nature study: Ocean life may adapt to climate change, but with hidden costs
Suppose that we could watch twenty generations of whales or sharks adapting to climate change—measuring how they evolve and how their biology changes as temperatures...
Treating brain cancer with drug previously used on canines
The National Institutes of Health is awarding a $3.8 million grant to John Rossmeisl, the Dr. and Mrs. Dorsey Taylor Mahin Professor of Neurology and...
Appetite genes control how children grow
Have you ever wondered why it is so different how quickly and how much small babies put on weight during the first years of life?...
The impact of extinction
While the popular Netflix movie "Don’t Look Up" has raised public consciousness to the potential catastrophic effects of asteroid impact to planet Earth, new research...
To detect Alzheimer’s earlier, research to map the brain
A University of Texas at Arlington computer science and engineering assistant professor has received a National Institutes of Health grant to map the brain in...
Journal of Hepatology COVID-19 news brief
Amsterdam, March 21, 2022 – Patients with liver disease are particularly vulnerable to the impact of COVID-19. The Journal of Hepatology, official journal of EASL,...
