Plasticity may make neurons vulnerable to Alzheimer’s disease
Neurons that regularly remodel are more prone to the dysfunctions linked to the disease's onset, a new experimental and computational ...
Tag: Biochemistry
Scientists devise gentle technique to study heart tissue functioning
Credit: Daria Sokol/MIPT Press Office Biophysicists from the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology and their colleagues have proposed a ...
Engineered immune cells recognize, attack human and mouse solid-tumor cancer cells
Credit: Photo by Fred Zwicky CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- A method known as CAR-T therapy has been used successfully in patients ...
Casting a wider net: New system measures brain activity of several zebrafish concurrently
Novel system for simultaneously measuring brain electrical signals from multiple zebrafish opens up path to cheaper and faster drug screening ...
A new mechanism of toxicity in Alzheimer’s disease revealed by the 3D structure of Aβ protein
Credit: Benjamin Bardiaux. The brains of millions of people suffering from Alzheimer´s disease (AD) are slowly and inescapably being depleted ...
X-rays size up protein structure at the ‘heart’ of COVID-19 virus
Credit: Jill Hemman/ORNL, U.S. Dept. of Energy A team of researchers at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge and Argonne ...
New approach drives bacteria to produce potential antibiotic, antiparasitic compounds
Credit: Graphic by Julie McMahon CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Researchers have developed a method to spur the production of new antibiotic ...
Why bacterial toxins are ‘fascinating machines of death’
Research finds mechanism by which bacterial toxis evolve ability to cause new illnessesCredit: Mikko Taipale, Roman Melnyk, Jean-Philippe Julien The ...
The tug-of-war at the heart of cellular symmetry
May the forces be within your cellsCredit: Kyoto University/Makito Miyazaki Japan -- Symmetry and asymmetry are fundamental properties of nature. ...
Novel function of platelets in tumor blood vessels found
Credit: Yanyu Zhang Scientists at Uppsala University have discovered a hitherto unknown function of blood platelets in cancer. In mouse ...
Manchester experts launch spin-out to bring new water-filtration technology to market
Materials spin-out demonstrates how Manchester ecosystem can accelerate breakthrough science to a market-ready productCredit: Rob Dryfe and Mark Bissett Scientists ...
New process could safeguard water quality, environment and health
Pioneering single process can remove pollutants from waste waterCredit: Swansea University A research team at Swansea University have developed a ...
Australian awarded Robert Boyle Prize for Analytical Science, Royal Society of Chemistry
FLEET/UNSW's Kourosh Kalantar-zadeh awarded prestigious prizeCredit: UNSW FLEET CI Professor Kourosh Kaantar-zadeh (UNSW Sydney) has been awarded the prestigious 2020 ...
Scientists use protein, RNA to make hollow, spherical sacks called vesicles
Such bubble-like structures -- crafted without traditional lipid building blocks -- could potentially be engineered to deliver drugs, researchers sayCredit: Ibraheem Alshareedah ...
Chemist develops potential drug to treat type 2 diabetes without harsh side effects
Credit: Syracuse University Syracuse, N.Y. - Syracuse University chemistry professor Dr. Robert P. Doyle has developed a new drug lead ...
A bacterial toxin turning cells into swiss cheese
Researchers from Kanazawa University purified the pore-forming bacterial toxin Monalysin to study how the innate immune system fights off bacterial ...
Tracking down cryptic peptides
Credit: Rudolf Virchow Center / University of Wuerzburg Almost all cells of the human body present fragments of cellular proteins ...
Reducing the damage of a heart attack
Cardiology researchers have discovered how a key protein can help the heart regulate oxygen and blood flow and repair damageCredit: ...
Lehigh University awarded state grant to develop coronavirus-killing functional material
With support from Manufacturing PA Innovation Program, industry-academic partnership through Lehigh's Institute for Functional Materials and Devices (I-FMD) will work ...
Virginia Tech scientists confirm usually harmless virus attacks the heart’s electrical system
Fralin Biomedical Research Institute scientists show adenovirus disrupts electrical signaling, impedes new communication channels.Credit: Fralin Biomedical Research Institute Adenovirus, which ...
