Discovery shows promise for treating Huntington’s Disease
Scientists at EPFL's Brain Mind Institute have identified an enzyme that can play a central role in developing a new route of treatment for Huntington's...
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Gut microbes shape our antibodies before we are infected by pathogens
Credit: Courtesy of Stephanie Ganal-Vonarburg B cells are white blood cells that develop to produce antibodies. These antibodies, or immunoglobulins, can bind to harmful foreign...
Astronomers sink their teeth into special supernova
Calcium-rich supernovae, a unique type of exploding stars, produce up to half of the calcium in the UniverseCredit: A. M. Geller/Northwestern University/CTIO/SOAR/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA Astronomers using several...
Computational modeling enables heart valve visualizations
Computational modeling techniques enable unprecedented visualizations of heart valve implant behaviorCredit: Emily L. Johnson. Computational modeling has provided new insights into the heart's vascular system,...
Manifestation of quantum distance in flat band materials
Landau level spectrum of singular flat bands enables to measure the distance between quantum statesCredit: IBS The geometry of an object indicates its shape or...
Discovery could lead to more potent garlic, boosting flavor and bad breath
Credit: Virginia Tech For centuries, people around the world have used garlic as a spice, natural remedy, and pest deterrent - but they didn't know...
Trifluoroacetic acid acts as trifluoromethylating agent in arene C-H functionalization
Credit: JIN Jian Researchers at the Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry of the Chinese Academy of Sciences have developed a catalytic system that directly installs...
New findings on enzymes with important role in SARS-CoV-2 infection
Credit: The Human Protein Atlas programme Researchers at Uppsala University have described the presence, throughout the human body, of the enzyme ACE2. This is thought...
NIH-Moderna investigational COVID-19 vaccine shows promise in mouse studies
Vaccine currently being evaluated in Phase 3 clinical testingCredit: NIH WHAT: The investigational vaccine known as mRNA-1273 protected mice from infection with SARS-CoV-2, the virus...
NTU Singapore scientists build ultra-high-speed Terahertz wireless chip
Credit: NTU Singapore To enable data transmission speeds that surpass the 5th Generation (5G) standards for telecommunications, scientists from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore)...
Silk scaffolds and magnetism to generate bone tissue and be able to use it in implants
For the first time the effectiveness of magnetic stimulation in promoting cell regeneration is tested by the UPV/EHU-University of the Basque Country and BCMaterialsCredit: Piqsels...
Osteopontin, a protein not always as bad as it is made out to be
The UPV/EHU-University of the Basque Country shows that maintaining osteopontin delays the onset of metabolic fatty liver disease during ageingCredit: Kateryna Kon / 123RF Metabolic...
Scientists discover novel drug target for pancreatic cancer
Credit: Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute Scientists at Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute have uncovered a novel drug target, a protein called PPP1R1B,...
Heart regeneration using stem cells: Why irregular heartbeats occur after transplantation
Credit: Copyright © 2020, Springer Nature Stem cells are heavily studied around the world with the hope to revive damaged body parts unable to regenerate...
TLK protein inhibition activates the innate immune system
Credit: (IRB Barcelona) Tousled-like kinases (TLKs) are a potential therapeutic target for cancer treatment due to their central role in DNA repair and replication. The...
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