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Fruit Fly Study Reveals New Insights into Exercise and Cold Tolerance

As the northern hemisphere experiences shorter and colder days, individuals who prefer morning workouts may encounter increased difficulty in getting up and running.

19 Sep 2023

Brain's Choreography of Movement Unveiled in Zebrafish Study

The zebrafish brain, though simpler than its human counterpart, is a complex network of neurons that engage in a ceaseless dance of electrical activity.

11 Sep 2023

Artificial Roosts for Bats May Be Harmful, Researchers Warn

Artificial roosts for bats come in many forms—bat boxes, condos, bark mimics, clay roosts, and cinder block structures, to name a few—but a new conservation practice and policy article from researchers at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign suggests the structures haven't been studied rigorously enough and may harm bats in some scenarios.

1 Sep 2023

NSL Complex Regulates Intraciliary Transport Genes in Multiple Cell Types

The non-specific lethal (NSL) complex is a chromatin-associated factor that has been shown in both fruit flies and mammals to regulate the expression of thousands of genes. Abrogation of the NSL genes causes the organism to die, which gives rise to the complex’s unusual name.

28 Aug 2023

Waters Launches XBridge Premier GTx BEH SEC Columns for Gene Therapy Applications

Waters Corporation introduced the first in a new line of size exclusion chromatography (SEC) columns aimed at improving the analysis while lowering the cost of gene therapies, specifically adeno-associated viral (AAV) vectors.

From Waters Corporation 24 Aug 2023

Noelin Proteins’ Key Role in Strengthening Neuronal Signals

As per a research study in mice from the National Eye Institute (NEI) and the University of Freiberg, Germany, the Noelin family belonging to secreted proteins bind to the exterior part of AMPA glutamate receptors and stabilize them on the neuronal cellular membrane.

17 Aug 2023

Bivalves' Adaptability Makes Them Less Prone to Extinction

In a new study, scientists Stewart Edie of the Smithsonian, Shan Huang of the University of Birmingham and colleagues drastically expanded the list of bivalve species, such as clams, oysters, mussels, scallops and their relatives, that humans are known to harvest and identified the traits that make these species prime targets for harvesting.

17 Aug 2023

Scientists Develop Nanofiber Scaffold to Grow Retinal Cells

Scientists have found a way to use nanotechnology to create a 3D 'scaffold' to grow cells from the retina –paving the way for potential new ways of treating a common cause of blindness.

31 Jul 2023

RNA-Based CATCH Strategy Aims to Activate Dendritic Cells

Investigators at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have designed an innovative RNA-based strategy to activate dendritic cells-;which play a key role in immune response-;that eradicated tumors and prevented their recurrence in mouse models of melanoma.

28 Jul 2023

New Method for Building Modular Optical Sensors to Detect Bacteria and Viruses

An innovative method for building modular optical sensors that can detect viruses and bacteria has been created by an interdisciplinary research team from Bochum, Duisburg, and Zurich.

24 Jul 2023

New Study Identifies Aerobic Glycolysis Vital for Eye Development

According to a recent Northwestern Medicine study published in Nature Communications, aerobic glycolysis, the process by which cells convert glucose into lactate, is essential for eye development in mammals.

17 Jul 2023

Lipe Gene Plays Pivotal Role in Retinal Health, Study Finds

UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers have identified a gene called Lipe that appears to be pivotal to retinal health, with mutations spurring immune activation and retinal degeneration.

12 Jul 2023

Study Examines Neural Activity and Wake-Like Skin Patterning of Octopus During Their Sleep

When octopuses sleep, their quiet periods of slumber are punctuated by short bursts of frenzied activity. Their arms and eyes twitch, their breathing rate quickens, and their skin flashes with vibrant colors.

29 Jun 2023

Rescue Treatment Found From Plant Extracts for People With Ataxia

A University of California, Irvine-led team of researchers have discovered that extracts from plants used by the Kwakwaka'wakw First Nations peoples in their traditional botanical medicine practices are able to rescue the function of ion channel proteins carrying mutations that cause human Episodic Ataxia.

22 Jun 2023

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Fruit Fly Study Reveals New Insights into Exercise and Cold Tolerance

Brain's Choreography of Movement Unveiled in Zebrafish Study

Artificial Roosts for Bats May Be Harmful, Researchers Warn

NSL Complex Regulates Intraciliary Transport Genes in Multiple Cell Types

Waters Launches XBridge Premier GTx BEH SEC Columns for Gene Therapy Applications

Noelin Proteins’ Key Role in Strengthening Neuronal Signals

Bivalves' Adaptability Makes Them Less Prone to Extinction

Scientists Develop Nanofiber Scaffold to Grow Retinal Cells

RNA-Based CATCH Strategy Aims to Activate Dendritic Cells

New Method for Building Modular Optical Sensors to Detect Bacteria and Viruses

New Study Identifies Aerobic Glycolysis Vital for Eye Development

Lipe Gene Plays Pivotal Role in Retinal Health, Study Finds

Study Examines Neural Activity and Wake-Like Skin Patterning of Octopus During Their Sleep

Rescue Treatment Found From Plant Extracts for People With Ataxia

Lundquist Institute Contributes to Genetic Study of Insulin Response to a Glucose Challenge

How Do Humans Maintain a Healthy Blood Sugar Level After Meals?

Determining the Genome of West Nile Virus

Enhancing the Protection of Existing Protected Areas is Critical for Safeguarding Biodiversity

Virally Mediated Gene Therapy Rescues Hearing in Aging Mice

Researchers Publish a Detailed Protocol for Making Three Cell Types From iPSCs

The Last Piece of Our Genome: Sequencing the Y Chromosome

Understanding the Importance of Entrepreneurship in the Life Sciences Community

Supporting Informed Decisions on Malaria Biocontrol Interventions

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