Hydrogen cyanide, or HCN, is typically associated with poison capsules and spy thrillers, where it acts swiftly by cutting off oxygen to cells. In concentrated form, it can kill a human within minutes. Yet, as recent findings indicate, this…
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Visualizing how cancer drugs reshape proteins linked to lung cancer
Researchers at Nano Life Science Institute (WPI-NanoLSI) and the Cancer Research Institute at Kanazawa University have uncovered how targeted lung cancer drugs alter the shape and behavior of a key cancer-driving protein—revealing a hidden…
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Glowing Nebula Turns Out to Be Stellar Cradle
The Vela Junior supernova, also known as RX J0852.0-4622 or G266.2-1.2, exploded a few thousand years ago, leaving behind a glowing nebula, but scientists couldn’t answer just how far away it was and how big the explosion was. That has…
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Molecular arrangement strategy targets multiple Alzheimer's disease factors at once
Conventional treatments of Alzheimer’s disease, one of the most common forms of dementia, have been largely focused on targeting individual pathological features. However, Alzheimer’s disease is a multifactorial disorder driven by multiple,…
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Sloshing liquefied natural gas in cargo tanks causes higher impact forces than expected
What happens if liquefied natural gas (LNG) hits the wall of the cargo tanks in a ship? New research from the team of physicist Devaraj van der Meer from the University of Twente, published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences,…
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The Strange Paradox in the RFK Jr. Diet Guidelines
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Federal food guidelines recently got a major makeover—and controversy ensued….
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Spider monkeys pool their knowledge to find the best fruit
When spider monkeys want to tell others about the best fruit trees in the forest or ones they’ve missed, they do so by changing their social groups to share what they know, according to a new study published in the journal npj Complexity. It’s a…
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How gut bacteria control immune responses
Bacteria in the human gut can directly deliver proteins into human cells, actively shaping immune responses. A consortium led by researchers at Helmholtz Munich, with participation from Ludwig Maximilians University (LMU), Aix Marseille…
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Cryo-EM structures reveal conformational dynamics behind AP-4 membrane trafficking
Adaptor protein (AP) complexes play central roles in intracellular vesicular trafficking by coupling cargo selection to vesicle formation. AP-4, an important member of the AP family, plays a key role in this process. AP-4 dysfunction disrupts the…
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Apple’s AirTag 2 is easier to find thanks to new chip
Additionally, the speaker in the AirTag is now 50 percent louder, Apple says. These two things together address some user complaints that, as useful as an AirTag can be in ideal circumstances, sometimes it is frustrating…
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