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pH comes from the term “power of Hydrogen”, or the hydrogen ion concentration present in a given solution. It helps to measure the acidity or alkalinity of a substance.

Compound Found in Magnolia Tree Bark Inhibits SARS-CoV-2 Replication in Several Cell Types

A compound called honokiol, which is found in the bark of multiple species of magnolia tree, inhibits replication of SARS-CoV-2 virus in several types of cells, according to a team of researchers in the Netherlands.

23 May 2023

Protein Discovery Could Lead to Better Treatment for Females with PTSD

From humans to plants to single-cell organisms, there's a protein that rules them all.

22 May 2023

Machine Learning Reveals Sex-Specific Genes, Molecular Pathways Linked to Alzheimer's Disease Progression

Alzheimer's Disease (AD) is a complex neurodegenerative illness with genetic and environmental origins.

22 May 2023

TTUHSC Professor Awarded NIH Grant for Potassium Channel Study

Each living cell has small, highly specialized conduits called potassium (K+) channels, which are responsible for the highly selective and fast transfer of K+ ions across cell membranes.

19 May 2023

Pancreatic Cancer Cells Use a New Nutrient Source to Grow, Study Finds

Researchers at the University of Michigan Rogel Cancer Center have discovered a new nutrient source that pancreatic cancer cells use to grow.

18 May 2023

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

Researchers at NIH's National Eye Institute have published a detailed protocol for making three cell types that are key components to form blood vessels and capillaries.

17 May 2023

Liver Cancers With Key Epigenetic Alteration Tend to Have a Poor Clinical Prognosis

Researchers at the Josep Carreras Leukaemia Research Institute, led by Dr. Manel Esteller, have discovered a key epigenetic alteration that anticipates the clinical course of liver cancer.

17 May 2023

Study Finds Methylated CD Derivatives as Effective Stabilizers for Supersaturated Drugs

In the medicine market, most newly introduced drugs and drug candidates show poor water solubility, which prevents their absorption in the body. This, in turn, limits their therapeutic efficiency.

16 May 2023

Heat-Loving Marine Bacteria can Help Reduce Asbestos' Toxicity

Asbestos materials were once widely used in homes, buildings, automobile brakes and many other built materials due to their strength and resistance to heat and fire, as well as to their low electrical conductivity.

16 May 2023

Targeting Respiratory Viral Infections with a New Immunotherapy Treatment

A researcher at the University of Central Florida College of Medicine has created a novel, more effective therapy for acute respiratory viral infections, a significant global cause of illness each year.

16 May 2023

New Probabilistic Model Unifies the Generation and Inference for Single-Cell, Spatial Omics Data

UCLA researchers have developed an "all-in-one," next-generation statistical simulator capable of assimilating a wide range of information to generate realistic synthetic data and provide a benchmarking tool for medical and biological researchers who use advanced technologies to study diseases and potential therapies.

12 May 2023

New Insights Into How Diverse Chromosomal Alterations Form and Drive Cancer Development

The goal of every dividing cell is to accurately segregate its genome into two genetically identical daughter cells.

12 May 2023

New Method for Analyzing Protein Crystals Could Open Up Applications for Drug Discovery

A new method for analyzing protein crystals – developed by Cornell researchers and given a funky two-part name – could open up applications for new drug discovery and other areas of biotechnology and biochemistry.

12 May 2023

Researchers Elucidate the Molecular Mechanism of Protein Degradation by Extracellular Chaperones

When exposed to stressful conditions, several proteins tend to misfold and form aggregates inside or outside cells.

12 May 2023

NSU Research Unlocks How Bacteria "Work Together" to Exacerbate Infections

"Know thy self; know thy enemy" - Sun Tzu. That quote is from centuries ago, but it is applicable in so many ways.

9 May 2023

Understanding How Interleukin-6 Contributes to Suppress Allergic Asthma and Atopy

The immune system has a biological telecommunications system -; small proteins known as interleukins that send signals among the leukocyte white blood cells to control their defense against infections or nascent cancer.

8 May 2023

Discovering Novel Senolytic Compounds with the Power of Artificial Intelligence

A new publication in the May issue of Nature Aging by researchers from Integrated Biosciences, a biotechnology company combining synthetic biology and machine learning to target aging, demonstrates the power of artificial intelligence (AI) to discover novel senolytic compounds, a class of small molecules under intense study for their ability to suppress age-related processes such as fibrosis, inflammation and cancer.

8 May 2023

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Compound Found in Magnolia Tree Bark Inhibits SARS-CoV-2 Replication in Several Cell Types

Protein Discovery Could Lead to Better Treatment for Females with PTSD

Machine Learning Reveals Sex-Specific Genes, Molecular Pathways Linked to Alzheimer's Disease Progression

TTUHSC Professor Awarded NIH Grant for Potassium Channel Study

Pancreatic Cancer Cells Use a New Nutrient Source to Grow, Study Finds

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

Liver Cancers With Key Epigenetic Alteration Tend to Have a Poor Clinical Prognosis

Study Finds Methylated CD Derivatives as Effective Stabilizers for Supersaturated Drugs

Heat-Loving Marine Bacteria can Help Reduce Asbestos' Toxicity

Targeting Respiratory Viral Infections with a New Immunotherapy Treatment

New Probabilistic Model Unifies the Generation and Inference for Single-Cell, Spatial Omics Data

New Insights Into How Diverse Chromosomal Alterations Form and Drive Cancer Development

New Method for Analyzing Protein Crystals Could Open Up Applications for Drug Discovery

Researchers Elucidate the Molecular Mechanism of Protein Degradation by Extracellular Chaperones

NSU Research Unlocks How Bacteria "Work Together" to Exacerbate Infections

Understanding How Interleukin-6 Contributes to Suppress Allergic Asthma and Atopy

Discovering Novel Senolytic Compounds with the Power of Artificial Intelligence

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