Influenza virus-induced oxidized DNA activates inflammasomes
Credit: ©ICHINOHE Takeshi Both influenza virus M2, a proton-selective ion channel essential for efficient viral replication, and PB1-F2 protein, which localizes to the mitochondria and...
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Markerless motion capture technology could help skeleton athletes’ training
Credit: University of Bath Researchers at the University of Bath have been working with GB skeleton athletes to develop a new type of motion capture...
Study calls for review of rice and sugar in food subsidy programme
Credit: Lancaster University The nutritional benefit of rice and sugar distributed by a national food subsidy programme in India may be limited, says new research...
Site-directed mutagenesis in wheat via haploid induction by maize
Credit: IPK A new study (Budhagatapalli et al., 2020), which has recently been published in the Plant Biotechnology Journal, demonstrates how site-directed mutagenesis can be...
Working toward freeze-drying synthetic platelets
Newest synthetic platelet research at Case Western Reserve University funded by $3.8 million U.S. Dept. of Defense grant, seeks to aid soldiers on battlefieldCredit: Case...
Comprehensive description of the human tissue virome in healthy individuals
'Hidden' associations between the human virome and human health and diseaseCredit: ©Kei Sato Human-resident microbes can influence both health and disease. Investigating the microbiome using...
Quality heart and lung care earns UVA international award
Credit: UVA Health For its lifesaving care of patients with severely injured hearts and lungs, University of Virginia Medical Center has earned the Extracorporeal Life...
Researchers develop new tools to rapidly test activity of anti-coronavirus antibodies
Credit: Schmidt et al., 2020 Researchers at The Rockefeller University in New York have developed new tools to rapidly test the ability of antibodies to...
Lego builds anaesthesia skills according to new study
Credit: University of Nottingham Lego could be used as a practical tool to train doctors in anaesthetic skills according to new research that has shown...
Mutated cells need to be near each other to kickstart cancer
Single-cell imaging of the very first stages of cancer recreated in a mouse organoid model reveals a key factor that influences tumor initiationCredit: Ashna Alladin...
IU School of Medicine, Eli Lilly research agreement to focus on autoimmune diseases
Credit: IU School of Medicine INDIANAPOLIS--Indiana University School of Medicine announced today a strategic research agreement with Eli Lilly and Company designed to ultimately benefit...
How viruses and bacteria balance each other in the gut microbiome
A tiny arms race playing out inside the gut could eventually offer a new way to treat out-of-balance microbiomesCredit: Stephanie King The adage "all things...
How the regulator is regulated — Insight into immune-related protein holds therapeutic value
Scientists unravel how the immune checkpoint protein PD-L2 is regulated, which has potential implications in immune therapyCredit: Tokyo University of Science In immune-related disorders, therapy...
Ultra-small, parasitic bacteria found in groundwater, moose — and you
Credit: Photo by Matthew Modoono for Forsyth Institute Inside your mouth right now, there is a group of bacteria whose closest relatives can also be...
Physicists find ways to control gamma radiation
A paper appeared in Physical Review LettersCredit: Kazan Federal University Researchers from Kazan Federal University, Texas A&M University and Institute of Applied Physics (Russian Academy...