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Study Reveals How Gut Bacteria and the Body Regulate Bile Acids

Our gut is a bustling hub of activity, home to trillions of microbes that work together with our bodies to keep us healthy.

15 Jan 2025

DNA Stretching: Minimizing Thermal Fluctuations for Imaging

The majority of microscopes can only illuminate objects up to a specific size before the smallest details start to blend together.

15 Jan 2025

Research Shows How Sleep Clears Brain Waste

A good night's sleep does more than just help you feel rested-it might literally clear your mind. A new study published January 8 in the Cell Press journal Cell shows how deep sleep may wash away waste buildup in the brain during waking hours, an essential process for maintaining brain health.

10 Jan 2025

Bacterial Protein Enables 2D Culture of Organoids

The Organoid group’s researchers devised a novel method for growing organoids. Organoids are miniature organs that are created in a lab and resemble the original organ.

2 Jan 2025

PlantRNA-FM: Bridging the Gap Between RNA Structure and Function

With PlantRNA-FM, researchers can systematically analyze plant RNA, uncovering functional motifs that play key roles in gene expression and stress responses.

23 Dec 2024

Scientists Discover Key to Overcoming Cancer's Evasion Tactics

A cunning culprit that aids cancer cells in avoiding CAR T cell therapy has been identified by researchers at City of Hope®, one of the biggest and most cutting-edge cancer research and treatment organizations in the United States, with a comprehensive cancer center in Los Angeles that is ranked among the top five cancer centers in the country by US News & World Report.

18 Dec 2024

Novel Approach to Monitor ER-Related Protein Quality Control

Protein synthesis in eukaryotic cells found in plants, animals, and fungi involves more than just the straightforward ribosome assembly of amino acids.

9 Dec 2024

Rare Discovery Shows Insects Perform Both Pollination and Seed Dispersal

The discovery of a unique case where the same insect species both pollinate a plant and distribute its seeds not only solves a long-standing botanical mystery. The Kobe University find also stresses the diverse roles insects play in our ecosystem.

5 Dec 2024

Unraveling the Mystery of Bacterial Protein Synthesis

The process by which cells make protein molecules, which are necessary for life and growth, is known as protein biosynthesis, and it is a very complicated and tightly controlled process.

5 Dec 2024

The Role of RNA Polymerase and Ribosomes in Gene Expression

DNA within a cell contains the genetic instructions necessary for building proteins.

29 Nov 2024

New Insights into the Molecular Basis of Mitochondrial Diseases

A significant finding about the energy production process of human cells has been made by researchers at the Karolinska Institute's Department of Cell and Molecular Biology.

11 Nov 2024

Unveiling the Metabolic Strategies of Deep-Sea Coral-Associated Bacteria

Two incredible bacterial species have been found in the tissue of two deep-sea corals from the Gulf of Mexico by a German-American research team headed by Dr. Samuel Vohsen from Lehigh University in the USA and Professor Dr. Iliana Baums from the Helmholtz Institute for Functional Marine Biodiversity at the University of Oldenburg (HIFMB).

5 Nov 2024

A New Statistical Method to Mitigate AI Bias in Genetic Research

Researchers at the University of Wisconsin–Madison are cautioning that the growing use of artificial intelligence techniques in genetics and medicine may result in incorrect inferences regarding the relationship between genes and physical traits, such as risk factors for diseases like diabetes.

5 Nov 2024

New Discovery Shows TAGLN2 Protein Boosts T Cell Immunity Against Tumors by Enhancing Lipid Metabolism

Findings indicate ovarian cancer disrupts CD8+ T cell metabolism through FABP5 and TAGLN2, suggesting new therapeutic targets for enhancing immune function.

1 Nov 2024

Disinfectants Foster the Growth of Novel Microbial Strains in Urban Settings

A recent study in the journal Microbiome has uncovered new strains of microbes that have evolved to utilize the scarce resources found in cities, revealing that daily habits are altering the composition of microorganisms in indoor environments.

18 Oct 2024

New Discovery Reveals How MX Protein Traps HIV and Herpes Viruses

A group of researchers led by Xavier Saelens and Sven Eyckerman at the VIB-UGent Center for Medical Biotechnology discovered how a protein linked to the human immune system wards off HIV-1 and herpes simplex virus-1 by assembling structures in the cell that lure in these viruses and then trap them or even take them apart.

11 Oct 2024

A Novel Mechanism for Apoptotic Cell Removal in Epithelial Tissues

In a recent discovery, a study team from Kyushu University in Japan has shed light on how the systems defend against illness and injury by identifying a calcium-based mechanism that is essential to the removal of dead cells.

10 Oct 2024

Huntington's Disease Protein Disrupts DNA Repair

Researchers at McMaster University have found that the mutated protein in Huntington's disease patients disrupts DNA repair as it should, which affects the capacity of brain cells to regenerate.

30 Sep 2024

A New Understanding of the Effects of Fever on Immune Cells

Fever temperatures rev up immune cell metabolism, proliferation and activity, but they also -; in a particular subset of T cells -; cause mitochondrial stress, DNA damage and cell death, Vanderbilt University Medical Center researchers have discovered.

23 Sep 2024

Enzyme Therapy Shows Promise for Parkinson's Disease

A preclinical investigation conducted by Weill Cornell Medicine researchers has shown an unexpectedly important role for an enzyme called PGK1 in the synthesis of chemical energy in brain cells.

22 Aug 2024