In countries with resource constraints, lack of access to genetic testing leads to under-diagnosis of genetic kidney diseases, resulting in a missed opportunity to initiate treatment to prevent kidney failure. Funding, education and engagement…
Category: 5. Biology
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Accelerated wound healing through tannin-rich Jaft extract, concentration-dependent efficacy and mechanistic insights from Quercus brantii ointment formulations
Reactive oxygen species (ROS) play a dual role in wound healing, where both excessive production and inadequate detoxification can lead to oxidative stress, exacerbating inflammation and delaying tissue repair12. This underscores the importance…
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New Discovery Rewrites the Rules of Protein Stability and Evolution
A large-scale experiment has uncovered the fundamental rules that govern protein stability, opening the door to more rapid development of drugs and enzymes. Proteins are essential molecular machines that power countless processes in living…
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Fermented Fruit, Buzzed Apes, and the Surprising Roots of Our Alcohol Tolerance
Long before humans brewed their first beer, our primate ancestors may have been getting buzzed on fallen, fermented fruit. Scientists have coined the term “scrumping” to describe this overlooked behavior, when apes forage for ripe or rotting…
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Cockatoos Have At Least 30 Different Dance Moves in Their Repertoire, New Study Shows
Parrots in captivity have been reported to show dance behavior in response to music, which may involve complex cognitive processes including imitation, vocal learning and entrainment. Dance behavior in parrots may be indicative of a positive…
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New microscope system reveals molecular activity deep in the brain tissue
Both for research and medical purposes, researchers have spent decades pushing the limits of microscopy to produce ever deeper and sharper images of brain activity, not only in the cortex but also in regions underneath such as the…
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New Study Links Sleep Habits to a Variety of Diseases
A new study published in the journal Health Data Science has shown that having poor sleep habits is linked to dozens of diseases, including heart disease, liver cirrhosis, dementia, and gangrene.
The study…
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Deep learning model predicts adverse drug reactions from chemical structure
Adverse drug reactions (ADRs) are a significant cause of hospital admissions and treatment discontinuation worldwide. Conventional approaches often fail to detect rare or delayed effects of medicinal products. In order to improve…
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Blocking Brain-Liver Communication May Prevent Deadly Weight Loss in Cancer – Life Sciences | Weizmann Wonder Wander
Nearly a third of cancer-related deaths are caused by cachexia, a currently incurable metabolic syndrome that involves substantial weight loss, including depletion of muscle mass and body fat. Researchers from the Weizmann Institute of Science…
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This prehistoric predator survived global warming by eating bones
About 56 million years ago, when Earth experienced a dramatic rise in global temperatures, one meat-eating mammal responded in a surprising way: It started eating more bones.
That’s the conclusion reached by a Rutgers-led team of researchers,…
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