Schizophrenia is a severe psychiatric disorder with symptoms that include hallucinations and delusions. Other common effects are social withdrawal, lack of…
Seeing proteins in their natural environment and interactions inside cells has been a long-standing goal. Using an advanced microscopy technique called…
Kawasaki disease, an acute, self-limited vasculitis, is the leading cause of acquired heart disease in children in developed countries, but its aetiologic and…
New research published in the online open access journal BMC Genomics is the first to show that this chemical can affect the breasts' genomic profile.Jose…
During a heart attack, irreparable damage is done to the heart muscle as a result of defective circulation. The feared consequence is what is known as…
The work, led by chemical biologist Dr Jason Micklefield in collaboration with geneticist Professor Colin Smith, is published online today (Wednesday 5…
Surprisingly, the membrane invaginates through a spontaneous and autonomous movement and swallows pathogens. This mechanism has been demonstrated in cells, and…
What appear under an atomic force microscope to be tiny rings with little bits missing are actually nanoscopic rings made of double-stranded DNA with a little…
NRGylose is a bulk-sweetener carbohydrate. Chemically known as isomaltulose, it is a disaccharide made by fermentation from refined sugar (sucrose) using a…
It turns out that many insects also have a form of immune memory that protects them against reinvasion by a pathogen they have previously encountered. This was…
Researchers from the Universidad de Alcalá (UAH) managed by Professor Federico Gago from the pharmacology department, have published an article in the Journal…
These strategies could be considered intelligent, calculated actions, since viruses can either take over some of the cell’s components and use them for their…
The Division of Respiratory Medicine at the University has been awarded a total of £1.24m in grants to study respiratory disease. The Wellcome Trust has…
The protein helps synapses develop. Synapses–through which neurons communicate with one other-underlie our ability to learn and remember. Now Li-Huei Tsai,…
Are those inclined towards generosity genetically programmed to behave that way?” A team of researchers, including Dr. Ariel Knafo of the Psychology…
It turns out that many insects also have a form of immune memory that protects them against reinvasion by a pathogen they have previously encountered. This was…
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