Characterisation of the structure of a member of the L-Amino acid Transporter (LAT) family
Credit: Manuel Paladín, IRB Barcelona In humans, there are more than 50 types of amino acid transporters, which are responsible for the cellular uptake of...
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Quality of laser beam shaping can be enhanced at no extra cost
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Protein Science Best Paper Awards to Yu-ming Huang and Abhay Thakur
The 33rd Annual Symposium of The Protein Society Best Paper Award Winners, June 30- July 3, 2019, Seattle, WACredit: The Protein Society At the beginning...
Reindeer adapt to climate change by eating seaweed
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Doctors turning to antibiotic alternatives to treat acne, Rutgers researchers find
While antibiotics are still being used for severe cases of acne, combination treatments are favored long-term Physicians are scaling back on prescribing antibiotics for long-term...
York University chemists invent new Lewis acidity test using fluorescence
Method could reduce costs for pharmaceutical, industrial and tech industries TORONTO, April 22, 2019 - York University chemists have invented a new fluorescence-based method for...
Study confirms value of exposure therapy for vets with PTSD, alcohol problems
Prolonged exposure therapy is more effective at treating PTSD than Seeking Safety, a coping skills therapy, for patients who also have alcohol use disorder, found...
Corruption contagion: How legal and finance firms are at greater risk of corruption
Credit: University of Sussex. Companies with fewer levels of management such as legal, accountancy and investment banking firms could be up to five times more...
A video game aids in research on Alzheimer’s disease
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NASA examines Tropical Cyclone Kenneth in infrared light
Credit: NASA Worldview, Earth Observing System Data and Information System (EOSDIS) The Atmospheric Infrared Sounder or AIRS instrument aboard NASA's Aqua satellite passed over Tropical...
Moffitt Researchers find BRAF protein modification could slow tumor growth
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Hopkins researchers ID neurotransmitter that helps cancers progress
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Brain scans on movie watchers reveal how we judge people
Researchers used brain scans to reveal the biases people feel towards people who are like them, even if they can't see that they are like...
Otago’s atom interaction discovery valuable for future quantum technologies
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Imaging system helps surgeons remove tiny ovarian tumors
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