Researchers from Tokyo Metropolitan University have uncovered the mechanism by which osmolytes used to treat high fluid pressure in the eye and skull can cause kidney damage. Using rat kidney cells treated with mannitol, ...
Feb 28, 2022
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A 'waste collection' tidiesup our cells. If something does not go according to plan, serious diseasessuch as Alzheimer's or Parkinson's may develop. Molecular biologist Sascha Martens from the University of Vienna together ...
Feb 17, 2022
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Ulcerative colitis is an inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) that causes inflammation and ulcers (sores) in the digestive tract. Ulcerative colitis affects the innermost lining of the colon and rectum. It can be a debilitating ...
Feb 10, 2022
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Researchers at UBC's faculty of medicine have conducted the world's first molecular-level structural analysis of the Omicron variant spike protein. The findings were published today in Science.
Jan 20, 2022
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New findings provide a better understanding of how the synthesis of dopamine is regulated in the brain. It may shed new light on the mechanism behind diseases such as Parkinson's.
Jan 12, 2022
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In an episode of the popular TV series "Black Mirror" called "Crocodile," an investigator asks a witness to smell a bottle of beer. The aim is to refresh her memory of a crime scene (the crime took place near a brewery).
Jan 12, 2022
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There are many types of cancer treatments. But which ones work best varies from patient to patient. Currently, doctors determine which treatment to try for a patient based on where in their DNA, or genetic code, the error ...
Oct 26, 2021
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As an organism grows, the feel of it changes too. In the initial stages, an embryo takes on an almost fluid-like state that allows its cells to divide and expand. As it matures, its tissues and organs firm up into their final ...
Oct 25, 2021
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The circuits of the human brain contain more than 100 billion neurons, each linked to many other neurons via thousands of synaptic connections, resulting in a three-pound organ that is profoundly more complex than the sum ...
Oct 6, 2021
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Scientists from the Max Planck Institute for Medical Research in Heidelberg and colleagues at the DWI Leibniz Institute for Interactive Materials in Aachen have engineered synthetic exosomes that regulate cellular signaling ...
Sep 6, 2021
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