The National Science Foundation has announced the award of $12.5 million to Arizona State University for the development of a new Biological Integration Institute.

17 Sep 2021

Review provides a detailed summary of the biochemistry underlying ginsenoside production

Ginseng, a widely popular superfood, has long been used in traditional medicine. The health benefits of ginseng are largely attributed to compounds called ginsenosides, which are present in the roots, stems, and leaves of the plant. Ginsenosides are known to prevent inflammation, diabetes, and cancer, and can also help control blood cholesterol levels and reduce aging.

16 Sep 2021

Study unearths previously unknown role of CTCF, the transcription regulator

Researchers discovered evidence that CTCF governs chromatin accessibility, the mechanism of opening tightly spooled DNA facilitating gene expression.

9 Sep 2021

Scientists develop data analysis platform to enhance apple breeding process

A new platform housing data from over 100 apple varieties could shave years off of the breeding process and enable data-driven assessments of how to boost the health benefits of America's favorite fruit.

3 Sep 2021

Novel technique to profile metabolic features using a single isogenic cell sample

A new inexpensive and high-throughput technique for profiling metabolic features using only one isogenic sample of cells has been devised by researchers.

2 Sep 2021

Study employs inflammatory proteins to diagnose the early onset of Alzheimer’s

According to recent research, investigating some inflammatory proteins will enable diagnosis of the earlier onset and progression of Alzheimer’s disease.

31 Aug 2021

Study identifies variants and genes linked to alcohol consumption

Scientists from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai published the first of its kind research in the field of addiction genetics employing a multi-omics method to offer a huge list of causal candidate genes linked with alcohol consumption and alcohol use disorder (AUD).

24 Aug 2021

Research reveals Alzheimer’s protein accumulates inside nerve cells

Experimental research has shown that amyloid-beta, the Alzheimer’s protein, accumulates within nerve cells.

23 Aug 2021

Study identifies molecular mechanisms that promote cell-to-cell adhesion, communication

Scientists headed a new study that determined the molecular mechanisms inside protein complexes that support cell-to-cell adhesion and communication.

16 Aug 2021

Scientists develop new tool to identify neuronal proteins in animal models

Scientists, for the first time, developed a successful method for pinpointing proteins within different kinds of neurons in the brain of a living animal.

16 Aug 2021

Study analyzes the role of eIF4A3 protein in cancer cell growth

Cell growth requires new proteins and the same applies to cancer cells. Scientists analyzed the protein eIF4A3 and its role in the growth of cancer cells.

10 Aug 2021

Restoring cholesterol levels could be a new therapeutic approach for neurodegenerative diseases

Scientists have found that the brain lacks the ability to maintain the cholesterol-rich myelin sheath that insulates neurons when a protein is absent.

10 Aug 2021

Research provides a detailed 'proteogenomic' view of lung squamous cell carcinoma

Lung cancer remains the leading cause of cancer-associated death in the United States and worldwide. Patients with a subtype called lung adenocarcinoma (LUAD) have benefited from the development of new targeted medicines, but the search for effective new therapies for another subtype called lung squamous cell carcinoma (LSCC) has largely come up short.

6 Aug 2021