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Key Mediator of Anhedonia-Like Behavior Identified

Researchers uncovered a stress-regulated gene that is important in the relationship between chronic stress and typical depressed behavior in mice.

10 Apr 2023

Specialized Diet Stimulates a Unique Form of Programmed Cell Death

Glioblastoma is the most prevalent kind of adult brain tumor.

10 Apr 2023

Trinity Scientists Discover New Mechanisms Involved in Establishing Cellular Identity

A team of scientists led by those in Trinity College Dublin has discovered new mechanisms involved in establishing cellular identity, a process that ensures the billions of different cells in our bodies do the correct job.

10 Apr 2023

New Device Enables Construction of Complex 3D Organoids Without Using Elaborate Techniques

A team led by Masaya Hagiwara of RIKEN national science institute in Japan has developed an ingenious device, using layers of hydrogels in a cube-like structure, that allows researchers to construct complex 3D organoids without using elaborate techniques.

10 Apr 2023

Researchers Identify Antibody that may Block Infection by All Dominant SARS-CoV-2 Variants

A team led by researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine, the University of Wisconsin-Madison; Scripps Research and the University of Chicago has identified an antibody that appears to block infection by all dominant variants of the virus that causes COVID-19, including Omicron, the most recent.

10 Apr 2023

Novel Method can Measure the Abundance and Modification of tRNA Molecules in a Single Step

Ribonucleic acid (RNA) molecules are present in all living cells, with different types of RNA having different jobs.

7 Apr 2023

Strawberry Inflorescence Research Provides Tools for Genomics-Based Plant Breeding

Researchers from the University of Helsinki, in collaboration with their Canadian colleagues, have demonstrated how strawberry inflorescence development is dictated by the small growing points, called meristems.

7 Apr 2023

Key Enzyme in Sugar Metabolism Plays Role in Protecting Cancer Cells

A key enzyme in sugar metabolism is inactivated particularly easily and efficiently by oxidative stress.

7 Apr 2023

Wastewater Surveillance may Help Monitor the Spread of Candida Auris, Study Shows

A rapid spike in cases of a potentially deadly, drug-resistant fungus has concerned public health officials across the nation.

7 Apr 2023

Novel Tridimensional Anticancer Agents Have the Ability to Overcome Drug Resistance in Cancer Cells

A research team co-led by chemists from City University of Hong Kong recently discovered novel, highly effective anticancer agents with tridimensional structures, which have high anticancer activity, low toxicity and the ability to overcome drug resistance in cancer cells.

7 Apr 2023

Stimulating Beige Fat Production Could Help Reverse the Effects of Age-Related Slowing Metabolism

New research suggests a strategy to ward off age-related weight gain, which could prevent obesity and associated health disorders like Type 2 diabetes, heart disease and chronic inflammation.

7 Apr 2023

Novel Protein Involved in Tumor Suppression Identified

Understanding how cancer develops is critical for designing effective, personalized cancer therapies. Researchers have known for years that cancer begins with mutations in certain types of genes.

7 Apr 2023

Evolutionary Encounter of Two Protein Components Could Occur Entirely by Chance

Proteins are the key players for virtually all molecular processes within the cell. To fulfil their diverse functions, they have to interact with other proteins.

7 Apr 2023

Research Reveals Why Viruses can Reinfect a Population of Previously Immune Hosts

The human body is capable of creating a vast, diverse repertoire of antibodies-;the Y-shaped sniffer dogs of the immune system that can find and flag foreign invaders.

7 Apr 2023

Promoting Gut Health in Mice with Broccoli Consumption

It is well known that broccoli is good for human health. For instance, studies have indicated that increasing the intake of cruciferous vegetables lowers the risk of type 2 diabetes and cancer.

7 Apr 2023

Generation of Monkey Blastoids Using Optimized Protocol

Human embryo development and early organ development remain unclear due to ethical concerns about using embryos for research and a scarcity of materials to investigate.

7 Apr 2023

Effect of Glyphosate-Based Herbicide Residues on Endophytic Microbes

Researchers from the University of Turku in Finland conducted a field study in which they evaluated the effect of glyphosate residues in soil on the endophytic microbial communities of garden strawberries.

7 Apr 2023

Bacterial Probiotic for Treating and Preventing Stony Coral Tissue Loss Disease Discovered

Researchers with the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History have discovered the first effective bacterial probiotic for treating and preventing stony coral tissue loss disease (SCTLD), a mysterious ailment that has devastated Florida's coral reefs since 2014 and is rapidly spreading throughout the Caribbean.

6 Apr 2023

Obesity Influenced by Genetic Predisposition is Associated With Lower Risk of Cardiovascular Disease

The risk of developing cardiovascular disease is lower in people with obesity who have a genetic predisposition for high BMI than people with obesity influenced mainly by environmental factors such as lifestyle, researchers from Karolinska Institutet report in eClinical Medicine.

6 Apr 2023

Lab-Grown Fat Could Give a More Realistic Texture and Flavor to Cultured Meat Grown from Cells

Researchers at Tufts University have successfully bulk-produced fat tissue in the lab that has a similar texture and make-up to fat tissue naturally occurring in animals.

6 Apr 2023

Research News and Research

Key Mediator of Anhedonia-Like Behavior Identified

Specialized Diet Stimulates a Unique Form of Programmed Cell Death

Trinity Scientists Discover New Mechanisms Involved in Establishing Cellular Identity

New Device Enables Construction of Complex 3D Organoids Without Using Elaborate Techniques

Researchers Identify Antibody that may Block Infection by All Dominant SARS-CoV-2 Variants

Novel Method can Measure the Abundance and Modification of tRNA Molecules in a Single Step

Strawberry Inflorescence Research Provides Tools for Genomics-Based Plant Breeding

Key Enzyme in Sugar Metabolism Plays Role in Protecting Cancer Cells

Wastewater Surveillance may Help Monitor the Spread of Candida Auris, Study Shows

Novel Tridimensional Anticancer Agents Have the Ability to Overcome Drug Resistance in Cancer Cells

Stimulating Beige Fat Production Could Help Reverse the Effects of Age-Related Slowing Metabolism

Novel Protein Involved in Tumor Suppression Identified

Evolutionary Encounter of Two Protein Components Could Occur Entirely by Chance

Research Reveals Why Viruses can Reinfect a Population of Previously Immune Hosts

Promoting Gut Health in Mice with Broccoli Consumption

Generation of Monkey Blastoids Using Optimized Protocol

Effect of Glyphosate-Based Herbicide Residues on Endophytic Microbes

Bacterial Probiotic for Treating and Preventing Stony Coral Tissue Loss Disease Discovered

Obesity Influenced by Genetic Predisposition is Associated With Lower Risk of Cardiovascular Disease

Lab-Grown Fat Could Give a More Realistic Texture and Flavor to Cultured Meat Grown from Cells

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