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Medical Xpress / Gene for enzyme in saliva associated with type 2 diabetes
Nutrition scientists have been working to understand the relationship between type 2 diabetes and genes that express a salivary enzyme that breaks down starch, but many conflicting studies have led to few clear answers.
Medical Xpress / Clinical test predicts best rheumatoid arthritis treatment on first try
1 in 100 people in Britain today live with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Unlike osteoarthritis (OA), RA is caused not by wear and tear but by the body's immune system attacking its own joints. RA can strike quickly at any age—but ...
Phys.org / New molecular tool sheds light on how cancer cells repair telomeres
Each time a cell divides, a small section of each chromosome's protective cap—the telomere—is worn away. Most cells use an enzyme called telomerase to help mitigate this loss, but 10% to 15% of cancers have another mechanism ...
Medical Xpress / A single genetic mutation may have made humans more vulnerable to cancer than chimpanzees
New research from UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center has uncovered an evolutionary change that may explain why certain immune cells in humans are less effective at fighting solid tumors compared to non-human primates. This ...
Phys.org / Oxygen and ethylene diffusion triggers wound healing in plants, researchers discover
Scientists at the University of Helsinki discovered how plants heal their protective outer layer, the periderm. The diffusion of ethylene and oxygen through a wound triggers repair—a finding with potential implications ...
Phys.org / Lung cells generated from mouse fibroblasts in just 7 to 10 days without stem cell tech
Researchers in Japan have successfully generated lung cells similar to alveolar epithelial type 2 (AT2) cells from mouse embryonic fibroblasts without using stem cell technology. The AT2-like cells were generated in just ...
Tech Xplore / Open-source engine enables high-performance data processing for Internet of Things devices
The Berlin Institute for the Foundations of Learning and Data (BIFOLD) announces the open-source release of NebulaStream, a next-generation stream processing engine built for the unique challenges faced in IoT environments.
Phys.org / Split RNA switch system boosts precision of cell-specific gene expression control
Professor Hirohide Saito (Department of Life Science Frontiers at CiRA / The University of Tokyo) and Assistant Professor Hirohisa Ohno (Department of Life Science Frontiers at CiRA) recently led a team effort to develop ...
Phys.org / Destabilizing microtubules to boost platelet production from iPS cell-derived megakaryocytes
A collaborative research team led by Dr. Thorsten Schlaeger (Boston Children's Hospital) Emiri Nakamura and Professor Koji Eto (Department of Clinical Application) has identified microtubule (MT) destabilization as a promising ...
Phys.org / Water activates hidden aluminum sites to enhance zeolite catalysis
Researchers from the Innovation Academy for Precision Measurement Science and Technology (APM) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences have found that water can activate previously "NMR-invisible" aluminum in ultra-stable Y (USY) ...
Phys.org / 'Frogging' takes off in Borneo's jungle
Dodging fire-ants, snakes and millions of nighttime creepy-crawlies, a group of trekkers advances through the humid Bornean rainforest, scanning with flashlights for some of the jungle's most unlikely stars: frogs.
Phys.org / From ancient vertebrates to modern medicine: Tracing cellular energy evolution to improve rare disease diagnosis
Mitochondria are the body's "energy factories," and their proper function is essential for life. Inside mitochondria, a set of complexes called the oxidative phosphorylation (OxPhos) system acts like a biochemical assembly ...
