Life & Chemistry

Life & Chemistry

Adolescent Brain Cells Linked to Social Behavior Changes

When the same process is interrupted in adults, no such behavioral changes were noted, according to research published in the Oct. 4 issue of the journal…

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Natural Compound NMN Reverses Diabetes Effects in Mice

This naturally occurring compound is called nicotinamide mononucleotide, or NMN, and it plays a vital role in how cells use energy.”After giving NMN, glucose…

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Circadian Clock’s Role in Organ Transplant Success Revealed

While some human studies have shown the time of day transplant surgery is performed can influence the outcome, this study of mice with dysfunctional internal…

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Worm-Tracking Challenge Inspires New Brain Research Tool

Using new optical equipment, a team of 11 researchers put roundworms into a world of virtual reality, monitored both their behavior and brain activity and…

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Researcher Uses Nanoparticles to Make DNA Analysis 1,000 Times Faster

This development could contribute to many areas of health care and law enforcement, including diagnosing and treating disease, developing and testing new…

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New Advances in Computational Experiments: ROA Spectra Unveiled

An international research team has described the first calculations of Raman optical activity (ROA) spectra using coupled-cluster theory – one of the most…

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Understanding the recycling of matter through research on biological metabolism

Heading the Advanced NMR Metabomics Research Team in the Metabolomics Research Division at the RIKEN Plant Science Center, Jun Kikuchi is engaged in analyzing…

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Factor in keeping “good order” of genes and preventing disease discovered by Hebrew University, Swiss scientists

The researchers found that the lamin filamentous network is an essential element in this proper positioning, the lack of which can cause specific diseases….

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Exploring Long Bone Shape: Insights from Paleoanthropology

PhD student Naoki Morimoto, member of the Computer-Assisted Paleoanthropology group of Ch. Zollikofer and M. Ponce de León, and junior author of the study, was…

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How Viruses Access the Cell Nucleus: New Insights Revealed

They have been around since the dawn of time and are a model of evolutionary success: viruses. Viruses are extremely adaptable but they have a problem: They…

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Tree Frogs Collect Water by Chilling Outdoors at Night

According to researchers from Charles Darwin University in Australia, tree frogs often plop themselves down outside on cool nights during the dry season in…

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'Alarm clock' gene explains wake-up function of biological clock

Ever wondered why you wake up in the morning —- even when the alarm clock isn't making jarring noises? Wonder no more. Researchers at the Salk Institute for…

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Protein PTK6 Knockout Reduces Colon Tumor Risk in Mice

The protein, called PTK6, is found in normal skin and gut cells — and in cancerous, but not normal, breast tissue.”Our research has primarily focused on the…

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Penn Researcher Helps Identify “Superfast” Muscles Responsible for Bat Echolocation

By bouncing sound waves off objects, including the bugs that are their main diet, bats can produce an accurate representation of their environment in total…

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How Roads Facilitate the Spread of Superbugs

Many studies on various infectious diseases have shown that roads impact the spread of disease, however this is the first known study to show that roads also…

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Iowa State Researchers Develop Affordable Sugars for Biofuels

“It looks like something you could pour on your pancakes,” he said. “In many respects, it is similar to molasses.”Brown, in fact, calls it “pyrolytic molasses.”

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