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Medical Xpress / Compulsive behaviors may stem from too much (misguided) self-control
A long-held view is that compulsive behaviors involve individuals getting stuck in a "habit loop" that overrides self-control, but new research in rats from the University of Technology Sydney (UTS) suggests this might not ...
Medical Xpress / Iron-snatching compounds found to be effective against parasitic flatworm
A series of compounds that deprive iron essential for a parasitic worm could provide effective new agents for blocking parasite growth, a RIKEN researcher has found. This finding, published in the journal Tropical Medicine ...
Medical Xpress / Protein MCL1 links cancer cell survival and energy metabolism
A study by the Mildred Scheel Early Career Center group led by Dr. Mohamed Elgendy at the TUD Faculty of Medicine provides fundamental insights into cancer biology. Published in Nature Communications, the study shows for ...
Phys.org / Robotic system synthesizes hundreds of metal complexes to find potential new antibiotic
Researchers have used a cutting-edge robotic system capable of synthesizing hundreds of metal complexes to develop a possible antibiotic candidate—offering fresh hope in the global fight against drug-resistant infections.
Medical Xpress / 'Listening in' on the brain's hidden language: Engineered protein detects the faintest incoming signals
Scientists have engineered a protein able to record the incoming chemical signals of brain cells (as opposed to just their outgoing signals). These whisper-quiet incoming messages are the release of the neurotransmitter glutamate, ...
Medical Xpress / Brain's 'pulse generators' grow and shrink as memories are formed, study finds
Memories and learning processes are based on changes in the brain's neuronal connections, and as a result, in signal transmission between neurons.
Medical Xpress / How brain tumor cells influence neurons and vice versa
Gliomas are cancers that originate directly in the brain, instead of spreading to the brain from other parts of the body. These cancers cannot be cured with conventional cancer treatments, as they spread into healthy brain ...
Phys.org / Passive adaptation mechanism reveals how cells balance their protein levels
Every cell depends on proteins to function and stay healthy. These proteins are made inside the cell from amino acids, but cannot simply accumulate inside the cell forever. Once they have done their job or become damaged, ...
Phys.org / Roman soldiers defending Hadrian's Wall were infected by parasites, study finds
A new analysis of sewer drains from the Roman fort of Vindolanda, close to Hadrian's Wall, has shown that the occupants were infected by three types of intestinal parasite—roundworm, whipworm, and Giardia duodenalis.
Phys.org / Stripe patterns in blood cells offer new clues for diagnosing disorders and understanding natural designs
Stripe patterns are commonly seen in nature—for instance, birds and fish move in coordinated flocks and schools, fingerprints form unique designs, and zebras can be identified by their distinctive stripes.
Phys.org / Decades-long quest leads to first scholarly accurate fossil replica of 'dinosaur-killer' croc
Dr. David Schwimmer, an expert on the giant North American crocodilian genus Deinosuchus and a Columbus State University geology professor, has contributed his research to the creation of the first-ever scholarly accurate, ...
Phys.org / How chirality goes from the molecular level to the cellular one
RIKEN researchers have discovered how right-handed molecules in our cells can give rise to cells that are not symmetrical about their central axes. This discovery is a key step toward determining why most of our organs lack ...
