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Combining cholesterol-lowering medications and lifestyle interventions may yield better benefits

Combining healthy lifestyle interventions reduces heart disease through beneficial effects on different lipoproteins and associated cholesterols, according to a study published February 9 in eLife.

17 Feb 2021

Potassium-independent cesium transporters in plants can help during nuclear power plant accidents

In recent time, HBO's highly acclaimed and award-winning miniseries Chernobyl highlighted the horror of nuclear power plant accident, which happened in Ukraine in 1986.

17 Feb 2021

Gut microbiome alterations help melanoma patients to respond to immunotherapy

Statistical modeling developed by Oregon State University researchers has confirmed that changes to melanoma patients' gut microbiome led them to respond to a type of treatment capable of providing long-term benefit.

17 Feb 2021

New method to measure how carbon-based matter accumulates in the ocean

A new USC study puts ocean microbes in a new light with important implications for global warming. The study, published Tuesday in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, provides a universal accounting method to measure how carbon-based matter accumulates and cycles in the ocean.

17 Feb 2021

Researchers combine maths and plant science to reveal how plant roots produce a hormone gradient

The research team that developed a biosensor that first recorded that a distinct gradient of the plant growth hormone gibberellin correlated with plant cell size has now revealed how this distribution pattern is created in roots.

17 Feb 2021

Dominance of dwarf shrubs impacts soil microclimate and carbon stocks, study reveals

Climate change is rapid in the Arctic. As the climate warms, shrubs expand towards higher latitudes and altitudes. Researcher Julia Kemppinen together with her colleagues investigated the impacts of dwarf shrubs on tundra soils in the sub-Arctic Fennoscandia.

17 Feb 2021

Genetic testing technology is extremely unreliable in detecting very rare genetic variants

According to a new study, a technology that is extensively used by commercial genetic testing firms is “extremely unreliable” in identifying very rare variants.

From University of Exeter 16 Feb 2021

Tumor microenvironment could improve cancer immunotherapy

A study has revealed how chemicals surrounding tumors, the tumor microenvironment, undermine the immune system and allow cancer to resist attack.

From University of Pittsburgh 16 Feb 2021

Study shows American plant could be beneficial for balanced, sustainable diet

Researchers have discovered a plant native to America could also be grown in the United Kingdom, bringing with it benefits for a sustainable and balanced diet.

16 Feb 2021

Proprioceptive neurons perform sensory functions in all human body movements

Scientists have unveiled a range of proprioceptive neurons and have uncovered a new form of plasticity, indicating neuronal individuality in the nervous system.

16 Feb 2021

Child-targeted advertising impacts the transition from traditional Mediterranean diet to processed foods

Experts have spent decades warning us about the rising rates of childhood obesity, which has become an epidemic among recent generations in many places around the world, including Spain.

16 Feb 2021

New understanding of tumor microenvironment could help enhance immunotherapy

A paper published today in Nature shows how chemicals in the areas surrounding tumors--known as the tumor microenvironment--subvert the immune system and enable cancer to evade attack. These findings suggest that an existing drug could boost cancer immunotherapy.

From University of Pittsburgh 16 Feb 2021

Machine learning approach to identify drugs that could be repurposed to fight Covid-19

When the Covid-19 pandemic struck in early 2020, doctors and researchers rushed to find effective treatments.

16 Feb 2021

Commuters are inhaling chemicals at levels that increase cancer risk

A new study finds that California's commuters are likely inhaling chemicals at levels that increase the risk for cancer and birth defects.

16 Feb 2021

Managing optimum density of crab and lobster pots could provide long-term benefits

The UK's commercial fishing industry is currently experiencing a number of serious challenges.

16 Feb 2021

Invasive flies prefer to lay eggs in places that no other flies have visited

A recent study finds that the invasive spotted wing drosophila (Drosophila suzukii) prefers to lay its eggs in places that no other spotted wing flies have visited. The finding raises questions about how the flies can tell whether a piece of fruit is virgin territory - and what that might mean for pest control.

16 Feb 2021

Birds keep fluffy down feathers between their bodies to survive cold climates

Feathers are a sleek, intricate evolutionary innovation that makes flight possible for birds, but in addition to their stiff, aerodynamic feathers used for flight, birds also keep a layer of soft, fluffy down feathers between their bodies and their outermost feathers to regulate body temperature.

16 Feb 2021

Life Science News

Combining cholesterol-lowering medications and lifestyle interventions may yield better benefits

Potassium-independent cesium transporters in plants can help during nuclear power plant accidents

Gut microbiome alterations help melanoma patients to respond to immunotherapy

New method to measure how carbon-based matter accumulates in the ocean

Researchers combine maths and plant science to reveal how plant roots produce a hormone gradient

Dominance of dwarf shrubs impacts soil microclimate and carbon stocks, study reveals

Genetic testing technology is extremely unreliable in detecting very rare genetic variants

Tumor microenvironment could improve cancer immunotherapy

Study shows American plant could be beneficial for balanced, sustainable diet

Proprioceptive neurons perform sensory functions in all human body movements

Child-targeted advertising impacts the transition from traditional Mediterranean diet to processed foods

New understanding of tumor microenvironment could help enhance immunotherapy

Machine learning approach to identify drugs that could be repurposed to fight Covid-19

Commuters are inhaling chemicals at levels that increase cancer risk

Managing optimum density of crab and lobster pots could provide long-term benefits

Invasive flies prefer to lay eggs in places that no other flies have visited

Birds keep fluffy down feathers between their bodies to survive cold climates

Antioxidant in green tea may lead to new anti-cancer drugs

Researchers use unique methods to map the mechanism behind cellular communication

Gene-based blood test may predict treatment success in people with metastatic melanoma

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