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Imaging Method Predicts How Well Stem Cells can Differentiate into Cardiac Muscle Cells

July 29, 2021
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Madison, MI — Stem cell research holds great potential for regenerative therapies and treatments to combat cardiovascular disease, which is responsible for over 30% of all deaths worldwide. Highly...

Mapping the Cellular Circuits behind Spitting in C. Elegans

July 29, 2021
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Cambridge, MA — For over a decade, researchers have known that the roundworm Caenorhabditis elegans can detect and avoid short-wavelength light, despite lacking eyes and the light-absorbing molecules...

Scientists Release New AI-Based Tools to Accelerate Functional Electronic Materials Discovery

July 29, 2021
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Evanston, IL — An interdisciplinary team of scientists from Northwestern Engineering and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology has used artificial intelligence (AI) techniques to build new, free,...

Researchers Identify a Cellular Defect Common to Familial and Sporadic Forms of ALS

July 29, 2021
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Baltimore, MD — Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a rapidly progressive and fatal degenerative disease affecting the nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord responsible for controlling voluntary...

Common Floral Bacteria can Induce Pollen Germination

July 29, 2021
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Davis, CA — Certain species of floral bacteria can enhance pollen germination, according to a study published today from the University of California, Davis in the journal Current Biology.“This is...

Researchers Demonstrate Technique for Recycling Nanowires in Electronics

July 29, 2021
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Raleigh, NC — Researchers at North Carolina State University demonstrated a low-cost technique for retrieving nanowires from electronic devices that have reached the end of their utility and then using...

New Breakthrough to Help Immune Systems in the Fight Against Cancer

July 29, 2021
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Southampton, UK — New research has identified potential treatment that could improve the human immune system’s ability to search out and destroy cancer cells within the body. Scientists have...

Exosome Formulation Developed to Deliver Antibodies for Choroidal Neovascularization Therapy

July 29, 2021
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Beijing, China — Researchers from the Institute of Process Engineering (IPE) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing Chaoyang Hospital and the University of Queensland have developed a new formulation...

How the Brain Paints the Beauty of a Landscape

July 28, 2021
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Munich, Germany — How does a view of nature gain its gloss of beauty? We know that the sight of beautiful landscapes engages the brain’s reward systems. But how does the brain transform visual...

Brain-Repair Discovery could Lead to New Epilepsy Treatments

July 28, 2021
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Charlottesville, VA — University of Virginia School of Medicine researchers have discovered a previously unknown repair process in the brain that they hope could be harnessed and enhanced to treat...

Research Identifies Potential Role of ‘Junk DNA’ Sequence in Ageing, Cancer

July 28, 2021
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Pullman, WA — The human body is essentially made up of trillions of living cells. It ages as its cells age, which happens when those cells eventually stop replicating and dividing. Scientists have...

New Study Provides Clues to Decades-Old Mystery about Cell Movement

July 28, 2021
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Minneapolis, MN — A new study, led by University of Minnesota Twin Cities engineering researchers, shows that the stiffness of protein fibers in tissues, like collagen, are a key component in controlling...

The Most Complete Database of Predicted 3D Structures of Human Proteins

July 28, 2021
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London, UK — DeepMind today announced its partnership with the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL), Europe’s flagship laboratory for the life sciences, to make the most complete and...

Scientists Discover Gene Therapy Provides Neuroprotection to Prevent Glaucoma Vision Loss

July 27, 2021
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Bethesda, MD — A form of gene therapy protects optic nerve cells and preserves vision in mouse models of glaucoma, according to research supported by NIH’s National Eye Institute. The findings...

Eco-Friendly Plastic from Cellulose and Water

July 27, 2021
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Göttingen, Germany — Plastics offer many benefits to society and are widely used in our daily life: they are lightweight, cheap and adaptable. However, the production, processing and disposal of plastics...

Hope of Treating Infections Caused by Drug Resistant Pathogens

July 27, 2021
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Hong Kong, China — A research team led by Dr. Aixin YAN, Associate Professor from the Research Division for Molecular & Cell Biology, Faculty of Science, in collaboration with Honorary Clinical...

Soft Skin Patch could Provide Early Warning for Strokes, Heart Attacks

July 27, 2021
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La Jolla, CA — Engineers at the University of California San Diego developed a soft and stretchy ultrasound patch that can be worn on the skin to monitor blood flow through major arteries and veins...

Neurotransmitter Levels Predict Math Ability

July 27, 2021
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Oxford, UK — The neurotransmitters GABA and glutamate have complementary roles — GABA inhibits neurons, while glutamate makes them more active. Published 22nd July in PLOS Biology, researchers...

“Noisy” Gene Expression may Help Improve Stem Cell Therapies

July 27, 2021
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San Francisco, CA — To speed up a chemical reaction, a chemist might place the reactants over a Bunsen burner. Adding heat increases the degree of random movements and collisions of particles, accelerating...

Untwisting DNA Reveals New Force that Shapes Genomes

July 27, 2021
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Barcelona, Spain — Advances in microscopy have enabled researchers to picture loops of DNA strands for the first time. The images reveal how the human genome organises itself in three-dimensional space...

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