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pH comes from the term “power of Hydrogen”, or the hydrogen ion concentration present in a given solution. It helps to measure the acidity or alkalinity of a substance.

Scientists Uncover a Crucial Evolutionary Threshold in Fungi

Scientists have identified a “tipping point” in fungal evolution that dramatically impacts their growth and form.

26 Mar 2024

UT Southwestern Unveils New Method for Fighting Complex Infections

Treating complex bacterial infections with customized therapies tailored to the infection and the patient is closer to reality, thanks to researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center.

22 Mar 2024

New Cost-Effective RNA Sequencing Method for Legionella Detection

Legionnaires' disease (LD), a rare and severe type of pneumonia, is a respiratory infection caused by species of Legionella bacteria.

22 Mar 2024

Non-Immune Cells Form Memory, Boosts Inflammatory Response

An essential component of adaptive immunity is immunological memory, which is the capacity to react to a foreign material or antigen more quickly and intensely when exposed again.

21 Mar 2024

Drug Candidates Show Promise to Reverse HIV's Ability to Escape Immune System Detection

University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine scientists have identified drug candidates that show promise to reverse the ability of HIV to escape detection by the immune system.

20 Mar 2024

The Assemblage of Nuclear Sub-Structures

Researchers from the lab of Rohit Pappu and associates at the Center for Biomolecular Condensates have figured out how nucleolar sub-structures are assembled, a first for the condensate field.

19 Mar 2024

Soil Bacteria Gene Discovery Offers Hope for Bioremediation Efforts

Some soil bacteria can acquire sets of genes that enable them to pump the heavy metal nickel out of their systems, a study has found.

19 Mar 2024

New Biomarker Offers Early Detection of ALS and FTD

Two progressively degenerative diseases, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS, commonly known as Lou Gehrig's disease) and frontotemporal dementia (FTD, recently in the news with the diagnoses of actor Bruce Willis and talk show host Wendy Williams), are linked by more than the fact that they both damage nerve cells critical to normal functioning -; the former affecting nerves in the brain and spinal cord leading to loss of movement, the latter eroding the brain regions controlling personality, behavior and language.

19 Mar 2024

Targeting T Cell Metabolism to Boost Cancer Therapies

Recent findings from the lab of Jessica Thaxton, PhD, MsCR, in the UNC School of Medicine's Department of Cell Biology and Physiology, as well as associates in the Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center's Immunotherapy Group, have provided new insights into T-cell metabolism that may improve immunotherapies that depend on T cells to combat cancer.

18 Mar 2024

DNA Origami Revolutionizes Cancer Immunotherapy: The DoriVac Breakthrough

Therapeutic cancer vaccines are a form of immunotherapy in the making that could not only destroy cancer cells in patients, but keep a cancer from coming back and spreading.

15 Mar 2024

Machine Learning Reveals Cancer-Causing DNA Repeats

It has been difficult to identify and characterize repeats of DNA sequences, also known as “junk DNA” or “dark matter,” that are found in chromosomes and may be involved in cancer or other diseases.

14 Mar 2024

Tuberculosis bacteria found in 90% of symptomatic individuals not officially diagnosed with TB

Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb), the bacterium responsible for tuberculosis infections, is detectable in the exhaled breath of 90% of individuals with suspected tuberculosis, including those who tested negative on conventional sputum tests and were not diagnosed with TB. This suggests a potential risk of transmission among those who have tested negative.

12 Mar 2024

Scientists Pinpoint Gene Linked to Neuronal Susceptibility in Alzheimer’s Disease

Protein buildup and cell degeneration in specific populations of brain cells are hallmarks of the early stages of neurodegenerative diseases.

12 Mar 2024

Reducing Iron May Reverse Stem Cell Aging

It is fascinating to learn how researchers at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine and the National Cancer Institute-designated Montefiore Einstein Comprehensive Cancer Center (MECCC) have discovered a way to prevent or even reverse the function of hematopoietic (blood-forming) stem cells (HSCs) as they age.

11 Mar 2024

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Scientists Uncover a Crucial Evolutionary Threshold in Fungi

UT Southwestern Unveils New Method for Fighting Complex Infections

New Cost-Effective RNA Sequencing Method for Legionella Detection

Non-Immune Cells Form Memory, Boosts Inflammatory Response

Drug Candidates Show Promise to Reverse HIV's Ability to Escape Immune System Detection

The Assemblage of Nuclear Sub-Structures

Soil Bacteria Gene Discovery Offers Hope for Bioremediation Efforts

New Biomarker Offers Early Detection of ALS and FTD

Targeting T Cell Metabolism to Boost Cancer Therapies

DNA Origami Revolutionizes Cancer Immunotherapy: The DoriVac Breakthrough

Machine Learning Reveals Cancer-Causing DNA Repeats

Tuberculosis bacteria found in 90% of symptomatic individuals not officially diagnosed with TB

Scientists Pinpoint Gene Linked to Neuronal Susceptibility in Alzheimer’s Disease

Reducing Iron May Reverse Stem Cell Aging

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