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Synthesis and biological evaluation of 6-hydroxychromone based thiosemicarbazones as potential antidiabetic and antioxidant agents
Cheng, X. et al. Quercetin: A promising therapy for diabetic encephalopathy through inhibition of hippocampal ferroptosis. Phytomedicine 126, 154887 (2024).
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Scientists Finally Solve the Mystery of Cell Membrane Behavior
A long-standing mystery about cell membrane behavior may finally be resolved. Cell membranes are the thin, flexible skins that surround living cells. They protect what is inside, control what gets in and out, and can even shape how a cell…
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New Study Debunks Simple Explanation for Mysterious Great White Shark Disappearances
A widely publicized killer whale attack once seemed to explain why white sharks disappeared from a key aggregation site. Long-term tracking now suggests the reality is more nuanced. Killer whales (Orcinus orca) are known to drive white sharks…
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Researchers Catch Cancer Cells Cheating Death in a New Way
Scientists have uncovered an unexpected reason why some cancers return after initially responding to treatment. One of the toughest obstacles in modern cancer treatment is drug resistance. Tumors often respond at first, only to return later in a…
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Natural selection can work at many levels, from molecules to ecosystems
When most people think about natural selection, they imagine individuals competing with one another: The fastest animal escapes predators, the strongest plant produces more seeds, and the most resistant bacteria better survive antibiotics….
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A trillionth of a second: How lasers may sharpen next-gen cryo-ET microscopy
The laser you see in the photo above may one day enhance images taken by the most powerful microscopes in biology. This advancement, detailed in a paper published in eLife from scientists at Columbia’s Zuckerman Institute with the Maxson lab at…
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Water is bed bugs' kryptonite: The parasites avoid wet surfaces at all costs
Humans tend to fear bed bugs, and rightly so. The bloodsuckers are tough to get rid of once they’ve entered a home. But new research has, for the first time, identified one thing the bugs seem to fear—water and wet surfaces.
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From pets to precision medicine: Study finds striking parallels in feline and human cancers
A study from an international team of experts in veterinary medicine, human medicine and genomics provides the first large-scale genetic map of feline cancer, revealing that cats may hold the key to understanding several human cancers.
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Species on east–west coastlines are more likely to go extinct than those on north–south shores—new study
As the Atlantic warms, many fish along the east coast of North America have moved northward to keep within their preferred temperature range. Black sea bass, for instance, have shifted hundreds of miles up the coast.
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