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Study uncovers a protein that indicates whether emotional memories can be changed

Researchers have discovered that a particular protein can be used as a brain marker to indicate whether emotional memories can be changed or forgotten.

5 Oct 2021

Genome Research' special issue covers advanced developments in single-cell genomics

Genome Research (https://genome.org) publishes a special issue highlighting novel advances and insights in Single-cell Genomics.

5 Oct 2021

Researchers explore how climate change could challenge efforts to protect biodiversity

In a new study published in the journal Communications, Earth & Environment, University of Montana researchers and colleagues explore how climate change could challenge efforts to protect biodiversity within the network of protected areas around the globe.

5 Oct 2021

Mature oak trees increase their rate of photosynthesis in response to elevated CO2 exposure

Mature oak trees will increase their rate of photosynthesis by up to a third in response to the raised CO2 levels expected to be the world average by about 2050, new research shows.

5 Oct 2021

Diagnostic value of SARS-CoV-2 specific T cell immune responses may be limited

Can T-cell tests be used to determine whether people have had COVID-19? Scientists at Uppsala University and Karolinska Institutet have jointly analysed this issue under the aegis of the COMMUNITY study at Danderyd Hospital. Their study is published in the scientific journal PLOS ONE.

5 Oct 2021

Fully vaccinated people who had COVID-19 end up with larger number of memory B cells

A new study by University of Minnesota Medical School researchers is revealing that some people who received an mRNA vaccination for COVID-19 have greater immune responses compared to others.

5 Oct 2021

Researchers record the breaking of a single chemical bond using advanced microscopy techniques

Using advanced microscopy techniques at Princeton University, researchers have recorded the breaking of a single chemical bond between a carbon atom and an iron atom on different molecules.

5 Oct 2021

Ketone supplement may be a new therapeutic strategy for enhancing brain health in adults with obesity

New research published in The Journal of Physiology has shown that ketone supplements may be a novel therapeutic strategy for protecting and improving brain health in people with obesity.

5 Oct 2021

Supercomputer-driven dynamic model reveals hidden process in X chromosome inactivation

Using supercomputer-driven dynamic modeling based on experimental data, researchers can now probe the process that turns off one X chromosome in female mammal embryos.

5 Oct 2021

Findings of a new study likely to help design fluorescent, protein-based sensors

Proteins, the molecular machines, make all living organisms hum. They are capable of healing cells, preventing deadly infections, and more.

4 Oct 2021

Extracellular vesicles synchronize cell activity, says study

Cells in the body work together, similar to an ant colony or even people in an office achieve the tasks.

4 Oct 2021

Researchers discover that existing drug can enhance memory

A group of scientists identified that a prevailing drug for treating constipation might boost an individual’s capability to think with better clarity.

4 Oct 2021

Novel technique helps researchers in single-organelle characterization

Scientists from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign isolated and chemically characterized individual organelles within cells swiftly.

4 Oct 2021

Study sheds light on blood and immune systems development in prenatal bone marrow

Researchers carried out the first extensive investigation of the formation of the blood and immune systems in the prenatal bone marrow.

4 Oct 2021

High levels of polyunsaturated fatty acids in liver cells linked to hepatitis C virus resistance

Hepatitis C virus thrives in humans for years, damaging the liver by causing chronic inflammation, eventually resulting in cirrhosis and liver cancer.

4 Oct 2021

Researchers uncover a vital step in the conversion process of biomass to methane

Microbial production of methane from organic material is an essential process in the global carbon cycle and an important source of renewable energy. This natural process is based on a cooperative interaction between different types of microorganisms: the fermenting bacteria and the methane-producing archaea.

4 Oct 2021

Study finds a correlation between zika-induced neurological complications and Gas6 protein

An article by Brazilian researchers published in the journal Brain, Behavior, and Immunity elucidates one of the mechanisms whereby zika virus causes neurological complications in adult patients and microcephaly in fetuses. The discovery paves the way for future research to develop drugs that combat the virus.

4 Oct 2021

Researchers identify 14 genes responsible for obesity

Promising news in the effort to develop drugs to treat obesity: University of Virginia scientists have identified 14 genes that can cause and three that can prevent weight gain. The findings pave the way for treatments to combat a health problem that affects more than 40% of American adults.

4 Oct 2021

Powerful method offers new insights about the dynamics of gliomas

A team led by researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine, the New York Genome Center, Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts General Hospital and the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard has profiled in unprecedented detail thousands of individual cells sampled from patients' brain tumors.

4 Oct 2021

Scientists reveal how mechanical properties affect the organization, growth of epithelial tissues

An international team of scientists, led by Professor Ana-Sunčane Smith from the Croatian Ruđer Bošković Institute (RBI) and the Friedrich-Alexander University of Erlangen-Nürnberg in Germany, provided fresh insights on the impact of mechanical properties on the organization and growth of cell tissues.

4 Oct 2021

Research News and Research

Study uncovers a protein that indicates whether emotional memories can be changed

Genome Research' special issue covers advanced developments in single-cell genomics

Researchers explore how climate change could challenge efforts to protect biodiversity

Mature oak trees increase their rate of photosynthesis in response to elevated CO2 exposure

Diagnostic value of SARS-CoV-2 specific T cell immune responses may be limited

Fully vaccinated people who had COVID-19 end up with larger number of memory B cells

Researchers record the breaking of a single chemical bond using advanced microscopy techniques

Ketone supplement may be a new therapeutic strategy for enhancing brain health in adults with obesity

Supercomputer-driven dynamic model reveals hidden process in X chromosome inactivation

Findings of a new study likely to help design fluorescent, protein-based sensors

Extracellular vesicles synchronize cell activity, says study

Researchers discover that existing drug can enhance memory

Novel technique helps researchers in single-organelle characterization

Study sheds light on blood and immune systems development in prenatal bone marrow

High levels of polyunsaturated fatty acids in liver cells linked to hepatitis C virus resistance

Researchers uncover a vital step in the conversion process of biomass to methane

Study finds a correlation between zika-induced neurological complications and Gas6 protein

Researchers identify 14 genes responsible for obesity

Powerful method offers new insights about the dynamics of gliomas

Scientists reveal how mechanical properties affect the organization, growth of epithelial tissues

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