Researchers led by Félix Viana, co-director of the Sensory Transduction and Nociception laboratory at the Institute for Neurosciences (IN), have discovered that the body does not sense cold in a single, uniform way. Instead, the skin and…
Category: 5. Biology
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Novel Approach Reverses Age-Related Decline in Immune Cells
The immune system is made of various cell types that take on critical roles to fight off foreign pathogens. These subsets of cells make up two distinct barriers of immunity, including innate and adaptive…
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How Animals Navigate Darkness
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The body may know where we’re going before our eyes do, building maps of the…
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Certain Plant-Based Diets Raise Heart Disease Risk
New research published in The Lancet Regional Health – Europe suggests that certain types of plant-based diets, particularly plant-based diets that rely heavily on ultra-processed foods, may increase the risk…
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This giant microbe organizes its DNA in a surprising way
3-D microscopy shows that the giant bacterium Thiovulum imperiosus squeezes its DNA into peripheral pouches, not a central mass like typical bacteria.
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Anti-inflammatory Drugs Help Some Patients with Depression
Anti-inflammatory medications reduce depressive symptom severity and anhedonia in individuals with depression and elevated levels of inflammation, according to a new study published in the American Journal of…
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Ozempic Linked to Smaller Risk of Epilepsy
Taking GLP-1 medications like Ozempic is linked to a smaller risk of developing epilepsy than taking DPP-4 inhibitors. The corresponding study was published in Neurology.
“Additional randomized,…
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Revealing the Links Between RPA Mutations & Disease
Our DNA is compacted and arranged into chromosomes, most of which are shaped like X’s. The ends of the chromosomes’ arms are protected with caps known as telomeres. Telomeres are made up of highly repetitive…
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Living cells may generate electricity from motion
Scientists have developed a new theoretical explanation for how living cells might generate electricity on their own. At the center of the idea is the cell membrane, the thin, flexible layer that surrounds every living cell and controls what…
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Master Pipette Calibration & Compliance with ISO 8655
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