Green tea may help mitigate harm from hookah smoking, mouse study suggests

JANUARY 16, 2024byRUDN UniversityCredit:Molecules(2023). DOI: 10.3390/molecules28227502Many people consider hookah smoking to be less dangerous than smoking regular cigarettes. Yet h

Updated on: March 15,2024 5

Green tea may help mitigate harm from hookah smoking, mouse study suggests

JANUARY 16, 2024byRUDN UniversityCredit:Molecules(2023). DOI: 10.3390/molecules28227502Many people consider hookah smoking to be less dangerous than smoking regular cigarettes. Yet h

Updated on:March 15,2024 5

New technique for revealing genetic repeats yields surprising insights into Huntington's disease

byRockefeller UniversityCredit:Neuron(2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2023.12.009Neurodegenerative diseases are among the most complex human ailments, and their exact causes and mechani

Updated on: March 13,2024 7

New technique for revealing genetic repeats yields surprising insights into Huntington's disease

byRockefeller UniversityCredit:Neuron(2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2023.12.009Neurodegenerative diseases are among the most complex human ailments, and their exact causes and mechani

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Altering key ion channel found to protect against pancreatitis-associated acute lung injury

JANUARY 11, 2024byAmerican Physiological SocietyCredit:Function(2023). DOI: 10.1093/function/zqad061A group of Chinese researchers has conducted a mouse study to determine the role o

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Altering key ion channel found to protect against pancreatitis-associated acute lung injury

JANUARY 11, 2024byAmerican Physiological SocietyCredit:Function(2023). DOI: 10.1093/function/zqad061A group of Chinese researchers has conducted a mouse study to determine the role o

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Developing standards for organ-on-a-chip research

FEBRUARY 22, 2024by Jennifer Lauren Lee,National Institute of Standards and TechnologyOrgan-on-a-chip devices use tiny structures called microfluidic channels to bring small, controlled amounts

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Developing standards for organ-on-a-chip research

FEBRUARY 22, 2024by Jennifer Lauren Lee,National Institute of Standards and TechnologyOrgan-on-a-chip devices use tiny structures called microfluidic channels to bring small, controlled amounts

Updated on:March 25,2024 8

New findings suggest life span can be increased by making cells less efficient at producing energy

by Pennington Biomedical Research CenterChristopher Axelrod, Director, Integrated Physiology and Molecular Medicine Laboratory at Pennington Biomedical Research Center. Credit: PBRCA newstudy&nb

Updated on: March 25,2024 3

New findings suggest life span can be increased by making cells less efficient at producing energy

by Pennington Biomedical Research CenterChristopher Axelrod, Director, Integrated Physiology and Molecular Medicine Laboratory at Pennington Biomedical Research Center. Credit: PBRCA newstudy&nb

Updated on:March 25,2024 3

Dogs may provide new insights into human aging and cognition

by Eötvös Loránd UniversityThe quest to understand intelligence and unravel the workings of the mind has always been considered the holy grail of natural sciences. While we're still uncoverin

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Dogs may provide new insights into human aging and cognition

by Eötvös Loránd UniversityThe quest to understand intelligence and unravel the workings of the mind has always been considered the holy grail of natural sciences. While we're still uncoverin

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Rapid drug test to provide patients with better care

byWalter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical ResearchMass spectroscopy chromatogram: (a) patient plasma with enzalutamide peak with extracted ion chromatogram adduct (465 m/z); (b) in the same p

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Rapid drug test to provide patients with better care

byWalter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical ResearchMass spectroscopy chromatogram: (a) patient plasma with enzalutamide peak with extracted ion chromatogram adduct (465 m/z); (b) in the same p

Updated on:July 06,2024 0

Researchers identify peptides produced by the proteasome that degrade damaged proteins

FEBRUARY 14, 2024by Carmen Rotte,Max Planck SocietyUsing innovative computer programs and biochemical experiments, researchers identified and quantified fragments that the cellular garbage dispo

Updated on: March 28,2024 3

Researchers identify peptides produced by the proteasome that degrade damaged proteins

FEBRUARY 14, 2024by Carmen Rotte,Max Planck SocietyUsing innovative computer programs and biochemical experiments, researchers identified and quantified fragments that the cellular garbage dispo

Updated on:March 28,2024 3

Mechanobiomaterials: A rising field using mechanobiology principles to program functional biomaterials

by Shanghai Jiao Tong University Journal CenterA closed-loop workflow of designing mechanobiomaterials. Credit: All authorsA group has proposed a new concept of mechanobiomaterials, which is inspired

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Mechanobiomaterials: A rising field using mechanobiology principles to program functional biomaterials

by Shanghai Jiao Tong University Journal CenterA closed-loop workflow of designing mechanobiomaterials. Credit: All authorsA group has proposed a new concept of mechanobiomaterials, which is inspired

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AI model provides deep insights into hand movement, an essential step for development of neuroprosthetics

byEcole Polytechnique Federale de LausanneThe EPFL/UNIGE AI model achieved a 100% success rate in the first phase of the competition, surpassing the closest competitor. Even in the more challeng

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AI model provides deep insights into hand movement, an essential step for development of neuroprosthetics

byEcole Polytechnique Federale de LausanneThe EPFL/UNIGE AI model achieved a 100% success rate in the first phase of the competition, surpassing the closest competitor. Even in the more challeng

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Interactions between flu subtypes found to predict epidemic severity more than virus evolution

by Emily PackerEmily Packer,eLifeAntigenic and genetic evolution of seasonal influenza A(H3N2) viruses, 1997—2019. A-B.Temporal phylogenies of hemagglutinin (H3) and neuraminidase (N2) gene segm

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Interactions between flu subtypes found to predict epidemic severity more than virus evolution

by Emily PackerEmily Packer,eLifeAntigenic and genetic evolution of seasonal influenza A(H3N2) viruses, 1997—2019. A-B.Temporal phylogenies of hemagglutinin (H3) and neuraminidase (N2) gene segm

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BrainSwarming, blockchain, and bioethics: Applying engineering techniques to problems in health care and biomedicine

JANUARY 12, 2024byNational University of SingaporeAn example of BrainSwarming: BrainSwarming graphs were designed as a means of visualizing problem-solving and facilitating simultaneous idea gen

Updated on: March 25,2024 4

BrainSwarming, blockchain, and bioethics: Applying engineering techniques to problems in health care and biomedicine

JANUARY 12, 2024byNational University of SingaporeAn example of BrainSwarming: BrainSwarming graphs were designed as a means of visualizing problem-solving and facilitating simultaneous idea gen

Updated on:March 25,2024 4