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Camelina sativa oil and fatty fish have major positive effect on lipid metabolism

Camelina sativa oil and fatty fish are rich in polyunsaturated omega-3 fatty acids, but their health benefits seem to differ.

17 Jun 2020

Study reveals the negative effects of silicone breast implants

Silicone molecules extracted from breast implants can trigger the processes in human cells that result in apoptosis.

16 Jun 2020

A new rapid-prototyping system to accelerate the design of biological systems

Northwestern University synthetic biologists have developed a new rapid-prototyping system to accelerate the design of biological systems, reducing the time to produce sustainable biomanufacturing products from months to weeks.

16 Jun 2020

New machine learning model accurately predicts base editing outcomes

Gene editing technology is getting better and growing faster than ever before. New and improved base editors--an especially efficient and precise kind of genetic corrector--inch the tech closer to treating genetic diseases in humans.

15 Jun 2020

Researchers discover signaling pathway that can regulate beige fat thermogenesis

Researchers have discovered a new set of signals that cells send and receive to prompt one type of fat cell to convert fat into heat.

12 Jun 2020

New protein design could help in drug discovery for Parkinson’s disease

The neurotransmitter dopamine plays a vital role in everything, starting from motor control to higher cognitive functions, arousal, motivation, sexual gratification, and reinforcement.

12 Jun 2020

Excessive degradation of mitochondria causes severe disease in children

Researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden have discovered that excessive degradation of the power plants of our cells plays an important role in the onset of mitochondrial disease in children.

12 Jun 2020

New project to make better fluorescent tags turns into a method to kill tumors

A Rice University lab's project to make better fluorescent tags has turned into a method to kill tumors. Switching one atom in the tag does the trick.

12 Jun 2020

Study uncovers two brain phenomena that may explain ketamine's side-effects

Researchers have identified two brain phenomena that may explain some of the side-effects of ketamine. Their measurements of the brain waves of sheep sedated by the drug may explain the out-of-body experience and state of complete oblivion it can cause.

12 Jun 2020

Overactive enzyme causes an inherited form of hypertension

A Turkish family from a village near the Black Sea first caught the attention of medical researchers in the early 1970s.

12 Jun 2020

High sodium intake affects health of gut microbiome

Particularly in females with untreated hypertension, reducing salt intake to what's considered a healthier level appears to be good for both their gut microbiome and their blood pressure, scientists report.

10 Jun 2020

Novel material provides unprecedented possibilities of imaging deeper in tissues

A team from the Department of Chemistry has established an approach for the creation of a metal-organic framework material that provides new perspectives for the sensitization of near-infrared luminescent lanthanide ions, including unprecedented possibilities of imaging deeper in tissues for more comprehensive studies of biological systems with light.

10 Jun 2020

Mice study reveals new therapeutic strategy for slowing down Huntington's disease

Scientists have described a potential new therapeutic strategy for slowing down early-stage Huntington's disease in a new study published today in eLife.

10 Jun 2020

Study identifies new pathway to attack tumor cells

A study led by the Institut de Neurociències describes a new strategy to tackle cancer, based on inducing a potent stress in tumor causing cell destruction by autophagy.

10 Jun 2020

Study investigates how cancer adapts its metabolism to overcome treatment

Knowing what cancer will do next could lessen the likelihood of it becoming resistant to treatment. A new Canadian study investigates how cancer adapts its metabolism to potentially overcome therapies still in development.

From University of Toronto 9 Jun 2020

'Fat burning' molecule holds promise for future treatment and prevention of obesity

Obesity affects more than 40 percent of adults in the United States and 13 percent of the global population.

9 Jun 2020

Study sheds light on "repurposed" enzymatic reactions

Researchers have identified key ingredients for producing high-value chemical compounds in an environmentally friendly fashion: repurposed enzymes, curiosity, and a little bit of light.

9 Jun 2020

Study shows how a fat cell's immune response exacerbates obesity

When obesity occurs, a person's own fat cells can set off a complex inflammatory chain reaction that can further disrupt metabolism and weaken immune response--potentially placing people at higher risk of poor outcomes from a variety of diseases and infections, including COVID-19.

8 Jun 2020

Scientists develop a molecular shield to stabilize near-infrared fluorescent dyes

Scientists can monitor biomolecular processes in live tissue by noninvasive optical methods, such as fluorescence imaging.

5 Jun 2020

New image of LSD1 enzyme in action could provide insight into gene regulation

New images of an enzyme in action as it interacts with the chromosome could provide important insight into how cells--including cancer cells--regulate their genes.

5 Jun 2020

Biochemistry

Camelina sativa oil and fatty fish have major positive effect on lipid metabolism

Study reveals the negative effects of silicone breast implants

A new rapid-prototyping system to accelerate the design of biological systems

New machine learning model accurately predicts base editing outcomes

Researchers discover signaling pathway that can regulate beige fat thermogenesis

New protein design could help in drug discovery for Parkinson’s disease

Excessive degradation of mitochondria causes severe disease in children

New project to make better fluorescent tags turns into a method to kill tumors

Study uncovers two brain phenomena that may explain ketamine's side-effects

Overactive enzyme causes an inherited form of hypertension

High sodium intake affects health of gut microbiome

Novel material provides unprecedented possibilities of imaging deeper in tissues

Mice study reveals new therapeutic strategy for slowing down Huntington's disease

Study identifies new pathway to attack tumor cells

Study investigates how cancer adapts its metabolism to overcome treatment

'Fat burning' molecule holds promise for future treatment and prevention of obesity

Study sheds light on "repurposed" enzymatic reactions

Study shows how a fat cell's immune response exacerbates obesity

Scientists develop a molecular shield to stabilize near-infrared fluorescent dyes

New image of LSD1 enzyme in action could provide insight into gene regulation

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