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High blood levels of RNA produced by the PHGDH gene could serve as a biomarker for early detection of Alzheimer’s disease, according to a new study.

Researchers have discovered that, whilst amyloid plaque formation directly causes brain tissue loss in animal models, lithium can reduce the life-shortening effects of this loss.

If plastic recyclates from packaging waste are to be used to manufacture new products, they must meet high sensor requirements. However, plastic recyclates often have odors, some of which have so far not been identified.

Visual feedback is just as important as a sense of body position when it comes to the involuntary reflexes that activate muscle movement, according to researchers.

Microbiologists at Goethe University Frankfurt have discovered how the bacterium Acetobacterium woodii uses hydrogen in a kind of cycle to conserve energy.

Infants who were started on solid foods at or before three months of age showed changes in the levels of gut bacteria and bacterial byproducts measured in their stool samples. These changes may be linked to a predisposition to being overweight.

By mining a vast trove of genetic data, researchers at the University of Virginia are enhancing doctors’ ability to treat cancer, predict patient outcomes and determine which treatments will work best for individual patients.

Researchers have found that the ABCC4 transporter is critical to the SHH signaling pathway in the brain tumor medulloblastoma – the most common malignant pediatric brain tumor.

Researchers have been developing a hybrid system combining bacteria and nanowires that can capture the energy of sunlight to convert carbon dioxide and water into building blocks for organic molecules.

Air pollution from lead mines in C12th Britain was as bad as it was during the Industrial Revolution and exactly maps the comings and goings of England’s Kings, a new world-first study has shown.