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Tight arrangement between root endodermis and microbiome maintains mineral balance in plants

In a similar way to animal guts and the intestinal epithelium, plant roots are in charge of absorbing nutrients and water and of its subsequent transport to the vascular systems.

10 Dec 2020

A Gene Mutation That Protects Against Disease

Researchers think they have found a fountain of youth, and it is unique to a few French Canadian families.

3 Dec 2020

Researchers compile new taxonomic list of vascular plants

A group of scientists have compiled the most extensive list of familiar plant species in the world.

30 Nov 2020

Researchers identify rare genetic marker that protects against cardiovascular disease

According to researchers from McMaster University and the Montreal Clinical Research Institute, they have identified a “fountain of youth” in a rare genetic marker that is unique to a few French-Canadian families.

20 Nov 2020

Pairs of antibodies may be more effective at preventing and treating COVID-19

Pairs of antibodies may be more effective than single antibodies at preventing and treating COVID-19, according to a new study by researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and The Rockefeller University in New York.

20 Nov 2020

Placental gene expression related to preeclampsia may be affected by vitamin D status

According to the World Health Organization, preeclampsia affects between 2% to 8% of pregnancies. It can cause serious, sometimes fatal, complications in the mother and child.

10 Nov 2020

Environmental risk factors are important determinants of cardiovascular disease

In a current opinion article "Reduction of environmental pollutants for prevention of cardiovascular disease: it's time to act", published in the European Heart Journal this week.

9 Nov 2020

No-tillage system helps maintain soil health and prevent erosion

Organic field crop farmers in the Northeast and Upper Midwest are facing an increasing number of challenges related to more extreme weather events and pest and disease outbreaks.

9 Nov 2020

LipiDiDiet project shows positive effects of nutrient intervention in early Alzheimer’s disease

Trial participants who received a multinutrient formulation over an extended period of time showed a significantly less rapid deterioration in cognitive performance than the patients in a control group, who received only a placebo.

6 Nov 2020

Researchers discover molecular machinery that coordinates cell orientation in tissue

Plants have veins that transport nutrients throughout their whole body. These veins are organized in a highly ordered manner.

30 Oct 2020

SARS-Cov-2 spike proteins can directly impact the function of blood-brain barrier

Like a key, SARS-CoV-2 - the virus that causes coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) - attaches to specific molecules on the host cell surface, opening gateways into the cell interior.

30 Oct 2020

Why a diet high in flavanols may lower blood pressure

In this interview, AZoLifeSciences speaks to Professor Kuhnle about his latest research which showed that a diet high in flavanols may lower blood pressure.

From University of Reading 28 Oct 2020

Researchers discover new ways to block the colonization and spread of tumor cells

What role do the lymphatic vessels play in the metastasis of cancer cells? Scientists from the German Cancer Research Center and the Mannheim Medical Faculty of the University of Heidelberg developed a method to investigate this question in mice.

27 Oct 2020

Researchers develop new approach that uses DNA-synthesizing biological enzyme

According to current estimates, the amount of data produced by humans and machines is rising at an exponential rate, with the digital universe doubling in size every two years.

19 Oct 2020

Researchers demonstrate the impact of epithelial cells, mammary microenvironment on breast cancer cells

The cover for issue 30 of Oncotarget features Figure 4, "RNAseq results demonstrating differences between normal, cancer, and redirected cells," by Frank-Kamenetskii, et al. which reported that the influence of breast cancer cells on normal cells of the microenvironment, such as fibroblasts and macrophages, has been heavily studied but the influence of normal epithelial cells on breast cancer cells has not.

19 Oct 2020

New laboratory test can capture and analyze the deadliest cells in brain cancer

Researchers have designed a laboratory test that can precisely examine the deadliest cells found in the most common and aggressive type of brain cancer.

19 Oct 2020

Researchers demonstrate healing power of extracellular vesicles on a heart-on-a-chip

Extracellular vesicles (EVs) -- nanometer sized messengers that travel between cells to deliver cues and cargo -- are promising tools for the next generation of therapies for everything from autoimmune and neurodegenerative diseases to cancer and tissue injury.

15 Oct 2020

Vascular News and Research

Tight arrangement between root endodermis and microbiome maintains mineral balance in plants

A Gene Mutation That Protects Against Disease

Researchers compile new taxonomic list of vascular plants

Researchers identify rare genetic marker that protects against cardiovascular disease

Pairs of antibodies may be more effective at preventing and treating COVID-19

Placental gene expression related to preeclampsia may be affected by vitamin D status

Environmental risk factors are important determinants of cardiovascular disease

No-tillage system helps maintain soil health and prevent erosion

LipiDiDiet project shows positive effects of nutrient intervention in early Alzheimer’s disease

Researchers discover molecular machinery that coordinates cell orientation in tissue

SARS-Cov-2 spike proteins can directly impact the function of blood-brain barrier

Why a diet high in flavanols may lower blood pressure

Researchers discover new ways to block the colonization and spread of tumor cells

Researchers develop new approach that uses DNA-synthesizing biological enzyme

Researchers demonstrate the impact of epithelial cells, mammary microenvironment on breast cancer cells

New laboratory test can capture and analyze the deadliest cells in brain cancer

Researchers demonstrate healing power of extracellular vesicles on a heart-on-a-chip

Developing a 'Trojan Horse' nanotherapy to fight breast cancer

New machine learning algorithms to analyze reams of RNA-based 'toehold' sequences

Study identifies genetic mutation linked with fibromuscular dysplasia

Quorum Bio: Where Synthetic Biology Meets Sustainable Farming

Diagnostic Biochips: Pioneering Brain Research Tools for the Future

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