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How plants cope with iron deficiency
Researchers have discovered a new switch that plants use to control their responses to iron deficiencyCredit: HHU / Tzvetina Brumbarova Iron is an essential nutrient...
Researchers determine seasonal risk threshold for patients with folate deficiency
Researchers from the University of Malaga (UMA) evidence that levels of this vitamin in the body decrease in those months when sun impact is higherCredit:...
A new toolkit for studying how 'PARP' activity boosts cancers
ADP-ribosylation, a process driven by PARP enzymes, helps some cancers grow and is suspected to be a factor in other common diseases A new method...
MICROB-PREDICT — 15 million EU funded microbiome research project kicks off
Developing personalised targets for treatment of decompensated cirrhosis and acute-on-chronic liver failure (ACLF) Barcelona, Spain, 1 February 2019 - An EU Horizon 2020-financed project investigating...
Microbes hitched to insects provide a rich source of new antibiotics
Credit: Marc Chevrette MADISON - Medicine was transformed in the 20th century by the discovery and development of antibiotics, the vast majority of which came...
Suicide can't be predicted by asking about suicidal thoughts, major Australian study shows
The majority of people who die by suicide deny having suicidal thoughts when asked by doctors in the weeks and months leading up to their...
Newly identified messenger molecules could help protect survival of neurones
New research could help to identify and develop new therapies for motor neurone disease and other neurodegenerative conditions Newly identified messenger molecules could help protect...
Adaptive models capture complexity of the brain and behavior
Scientists reveal rich details of dynamical systems by breaking them down into simpler components which change over timeCredit: OIST, António Carlos da Costa of Vrije...
Researchers developed an intelligent system for lung cancer diagnostics
This software analyzes patients' computed tomography (CT) results within 20 seconds and provides an image in which the pathology is clearly markedCredit: Peter the Great...
Stem cell growth accelerated by tropoelastin protein
Cheaper and more efficient treatments for diseases could resultCredit: University of Sydney Stem cells are vital for therapeutic treatments to repair and build human tissue...
The delicate balance of treating growing but brittle bones
Credit: Sato et al., Bone, November 2018 Turning off a bone receptor protein could potentially treat osteoporosis in children without affecting bone growth. Osteoporosis is...
UH marine mammal research captures rare video of newborn humpback whale
Credit: Photo: UH Manoa Marine Mammal Research Program, NOAA permit: #20311-01 The humpback whale calf is so new that its dorsal fin and tail flukes...
When mucus can be key to treating colon and airway diseases
Researchers have identified proteins that control mucous production and suggest clues to treating colon and airway diseasesCredit: Gerard Cantero -Recasens, CRG. Cells produce mucins at...
Scripps research chemist Matthew D. Disney shares the Sackler Prize
Credit: Scott Wiseman for Scripps Research JUPITER, Fla.-- Jan. 31, 2019 -- Chemistry Professor Matthew D. Disney, PhD, of Scripps Research in Jupiter, Florida, has...
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