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A master regulator protein has been identified that adjusts metabolism within immune cells to enable cell invasion.

Scientists showed that sulforaphane, a plant-derived chemical, known as a phytochemical, already found to have anti-cancer effects, can inhibit the replication of SARS-CoV-2, the coronavirus that causes COVID-19, and another human coronavirus in cells and mice.

Researchers report that a group of cone snails produces a venom compound similar to the hormone somatostatin.

Researchers have discovered how niacin – found in supplements and cholesterol-lowering drugs – modulates microglial response to amyloid plaques in an animal model of Alzheimer’s disease.

Researchers have discovered a compound, known as TC-2153, that lessened the severity of seizures in mice.

Scientists report a device that uses tiny worms to detect lung cancer cells. This “worm-on-a-chip” could someday help doctors noninvasively diagnose cancer at an earlier stage.

The major cause of heart failure is a result of joint metabolic and immune dysfunction, according to recent research.

A team reports the development of a non-hormonal male contraceptive that effectively prevents pregnancy in mice, without any obvious adverse effects.

An international team of scientists from NTU Singapore and Waseda University in Japan have found that fermented soybean waste, or okara, could improve fat metabolism and mitigate effects of diet-induced obesity.

The first spherical nucleic acid nanoparticle-based vaccine for COVID-19 has shown to be effective in mice, and the researchers are hoping the platform could be used to target other infectious diseases in future.