A biosensor for measuring extracellular hydrogen peroxide concentrations
Credit: Kanazawa University Several processes in the human body are regulated by biochemical reactions involving hydrogen peroxide (H2O2). Although it ...
Tag: Physiology
The gut mycobiome influences the metabolism of processed foods
New research in mice points to a significant role for fungi to shape metabolism, including fat deposition, and metabolic hormones.Credit: ...
BCAS3-C16orf70 complex is a new actor on the mammalian autophagic machinery
Credit: TMIMS Autophagy is an intracellular degradation process of cytosolic materials and damaged organelles. Researchers at Ubiquitin Project of TMIMS ...
Neural networks need more than neurons, new project posits
Credit: Vincent Breton-Provencher/MIT Picower Institute By encoding a feature of biological intelligence called reinforcement learning, in which we iteratively learn ...
This frog has lungs that act like noise-canceling headphones, study shows
Credit: Norman Lee To succeed in mating, many male frogs sit in one place and call to their potential mates. ...
Could catnip become the new DEET?
The common plant shows promise as a new natural insect repellentCredit: Gallio lab / Northwestern New collaborative research from Northwestern ...
Mouse sperm generated in rats
Researchers from the National Institute for Physiological Sciences in Japan successfully grow mouse stem cells into sperm in the body ...
The role of human behavior is critical for advancing comfort knowledge
The latest research and analysis on comfort and tips for creating a comfortable product, environment or system in product and ...
The jaws of life – how hypoxia exposure affects jaw cartilage growth
Credit: Department of Orthodontic Science,TMDU Researchers from Tokyo Medical and Dental University (TMDU) observe underdeveloped jaw cartilage in newborn rats ...
Warming may promote spread of invasive blue catfish
Study raises concerns of further establishment in U.S. East Coast estuariesCredit: © M. Fabrizio/VIMS. A study by researchers at William ...
Forests’ long-term capacity to store carbon is dropping in regions with extreme annual fires
Credit: Corli Coetsee More intense and frequent fires are reducing the size of tree communities in many regions of the ...
Repetitive compression of limbs appears to aid recovery from deadly brain bleeds
Credit: Kim Ratliff, Augusta University photographer AUGUSTA, Ga. (Feb. 25, 2021) - Scientists want to know more about how an ...
CUHK physicists discover new route to active matter self-organisation
Provides new directions on fabricating self-driven devices and microbial physiologyCredit: CUHK This new finding may pave the way for fabricating ...
New model helping identify pregnant women whose previous kidney injury puts them, babies at risk
Credit: Kim Ratlliff, Augusta University photographer Young pregnant women, who appear to have fully recovered from an acute injury that ...
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