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Secret Behind Protective Bacterial Shield Revealed
A research team has discovered a mechanism that disease-causing bacteria use to anchor their protective outer membranes. These findings may be used to develop a strategy that can interrupt this process.
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New Understanding of Circadian Rhythms Could Improve Crops
The biological clock of a popular food crop controls close to three-quarters of its genes, according to research from Dartmouth College.
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Scientists Reveal Identity of the Last Unknown Protein of Autophagy
Scientists have discovered that Atg9, one of the proteins that function to mediate autophagy, has phospholipid-translocation activity between the two layers of the lipid bilayer, which results in membrane expansion.
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“Developmental Atlas” of Gene Expression in Neurons Is Created
New York University researchers have created a “developmental atlas” of gene expression in neurons, using gene sequencing and machine learning to categorize more than 250,000 neurons in the brains of fruit flies.
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Star-Shaped Protein Once Thought "Undruggable" Is Target of Alzheimer's Study
A new study suggests that it is possible to design drugs that can target a type of shape-shifting protein involved in Alzheimer's disease, which was previously thought to be undruggable.
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Which Genes Are Critical to Human Heart Development?
The advent of genome science has given researchers an unprecedented ability to understand the root causes of a host of conditions. Scientists in the UConn School of Medicine have used this technology to identify a suite of genes and regulatory elements critical to normal heart development.
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New AI Tool Could Ease Burden of Huge Data Sets in Proteomics
Using artificial intelligence, UCPH researchers have solved a problem that until now has been the stumbling block for important protein research into the dynamics behind diseases such as cancer, Alzheimer's and Parkinson's, as well as in the development of sustainable chemistry and new gene-editing technologies.
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Earwax Sampling Could Be an Effective Way To Measure Cortisol
A novel method to sample earwax could be a cheap and effective way to measure the hormone cortisol, enabling new ways of monitoring depression and stress-linked conditions.
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Blood Test Predicts Ovarian Cancer Better Than Previously Thought
A blood test already available to GPs in the UK is more predictive of ovarian cancer than previously thought and could also help pick up other forms of cancer, according to new research published in PLOS Medicine.
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Study Finds Vitamin D Levels in Pregnancy Associated With Neurocognitive Development
A study published in The Journal of Nutrition showed that mothers' vitamin D levels during pregnancy were associated with their children's IQ, suggesting that higher vitamin D levels in pregnancy may lead to greater childhood IQ scores. The study also identified significantly lower levels of vitamin D levels among Black pregnant women.
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