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New findings about fruit fly's body temperature rhythms may help people sleep better

In findings that one day may help people sleep better, scientists have uncovered the first molecular evidence that two anciently conserved proteins in the brains of insects and mammals share a common biological ancestry as regulators of body temperature rhythms crucial to metabolism and sleep.

13 Feb 2018

Hints to aging lurk in fruit flies’ germline stem cells

Little hints of immortality are lurking in the stem cells of fruit flies. Stem cells that produce sperm use a genetic trick to stay perpetually young across generations, researchers at the University of Michigan Life Sciences Institute have discovered. Certain sections of the fruit fly genome get shorter with age. But remarkably, some reproductive cells can repair the shrinkage, the researchers report in the journal eLife.

13 Feb 2018

Novel motion capture-like technology for tracking how proteins fold into certain shape

In many modern animated movies, the trick to achieving realistic movements for individual characters and objects lies in motion-capture technology.

13 Feb 2018

Tissue-specific changes in gene expression can help predict time of death

International team of scientists led by Roderic Guigó at the Centre for Genomic Regulation in Barcelona showed that changes in gene expression in different tissues triggered by death can be used to predict the time of death of an individual.

13 Feb 2018

Scientists design nanorobots that seek and destroy tumor cells

Scientists have successfully programmed nanorobots to target and shrink tumors by cutting off their blood supply, whilst leaving healthy tissue untouched.

13 Feb 2018

Scientists develop Scanpy software to analyze enormous single-cell data

Scientists from the Helmholtz Zentrum München have developed a program that is able to help manage enormous datasets.

13 Feb 2018

Ground-breaking partnership aims to deliver faster, more accurate diagnoses for genetic epilepsy

New software to deliver faster and more accurate diagnoses in genetic epilepsies is the ambition of a ground-breaking partnership between Congenica, a global provider of clinical genomics interpretation software, and FutureNeuro, the SFI Research Centre for Chronic and Rare Neurological Diseases, supported by Science Foundation Ireland.

13 Feb 2018

Scientists use novel epigenetic-centered techniques to inhibit cancer metastases

In one of the first successes of its kind, researchers from Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine and six other institutions have inhibited the spreading of cancer cells from one part of the body to another.

12 Feb 2018

Professor Jean-Charles Soria granted award for pioneering role in cancer drug development

The TAT 2018 Honorary Award for cancer drug development has been granted to Professor Jean-Charles Soria, for his pioneering role in cancer drug development across molecular targeted agents, precision medicine, and immunotherapy.

12 Feb 2018

Scientists uncover the structure of microtubule motor proteins

Researchers from The Scripps Research Institute have discovered new information about how motor proteins called dyneins interact with another protein called dynactin to transport molecules to different parts of a cell.

12 Feb 2018

SP Scientific’s Freezemobile freeze dryer provides convenient, flexible solution for Life Science labs

The Freezemobile freeze dryer from SP Scientific is designed to provide a convenient and flexible solution for high-quality preparation of peptides, proteins, plant materials and organic tissue.

12 Feb 2018

Japanese scientists synthesize water-soluble warped nanographene

Graphene and its nano-sized little sibling, nanographene, are well known for their remarkable photoelectronic properties. However, biomedical applications are hampered by the insolubility of the materials, especially in water.

12 Feb 2018

UNC gene therapy scientists uncover viral barcode to penetrate blood-brain barrier

Gene therapies promise to revolutionize the treatment of many diseases, including neurological diseases such as ALS. But the small viruses that deliver therapeutic genes can have adverse side effects at high doses.

11 Feb 2018

Chemist finds how to control blood sugar without usual side effects

Chemist Robert Doyle in the College of Arts and Sciences at Syracuse University has figured out how to control glucose levels in the bloodstream without the usual side effects of nausea, vomiting or malaise.

11 Feb 2018

Researchers create new device to accelerate, improve accuracy of drug screening process

McMaster University engineers have devised a way to make testing for new drugs more efficient and affordable, and reduce the time for helpful medications to reach the public.

9 Feb 2018

Salk scientists uncover how the liver can have a speedy response to food

Minutes after you eat a meal, as nutrients rush into your bloodstream, your body makes massive shifts in how it breaks down and stores fats and sugars.

9 Feb 2018

Scientists uncover new insight into earliest stages of mammalian pregnancy

Researchers used 3D imaging with molecular testing to uncover new insight into the earliest stages of mammalian pregnancy--offering clues to unsolved questions in pregnancy.

9 Feb 2018

Molecular 'magnets' could help develop better immunotherapies for cancer patients

Chemicals that attract specialized immune cells toward tumors could be used to develop better immunotherapies for cancer patients, according to new research published in Cell.

9 Feb 2018

Using CRISPR To Produce Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells

An interview with Dr. Sheng Ding about using a modified version of the CRISPR-Cas9 system to produce induced pluripotent stem cells.

9 Feb 2018

Gene expression is rhythmic in most tissue types

Researchers have mapped primate gene expression throughout the day and discovered that the majority of critical gene activity is time dependent, which may aid the development of new treatments for many diseases.

9 Feb 2018

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New findings about fruit fly's body temperature rhythms may help people sleep better

Hints to aging lurk in fruit flies’ germline stem cells

Novel motion capture-like technology for tracking how proteins fold into certain shape

Tissue-specific changes in gene expression can help predict time of death

Scientists design nanorobots that seek and destroy tumor cells

Scientists develop Scanpy software to analyze enormous single-cell data

Ground-breaking partnership aims to deliver faster, more accurate diagnoses for genetic epilepsy

Scientists use novel epigenetic-centered techniques to inhibit cancer metastases

Professor Jean-Charles Soria granted award for pioneering role in cancer drug development

Scientists uncover the structure of microtubule motor proteins

SP Scientific’s Freezemobile freeze dryer provides convenient, flexible solution for Life Science labs

Japanese scientists synthesize water-soluble warped nanographene

UNC gene therapy scientists uncover viral barcode to penetrate blood-brain barrier

Chemist finds how to control blood sugar without usual side effects

Researchers create new device to accelerate, improve accuracy of drug screening process

Salk scientists uncover how the liver can have a speedy response to food

Scientists uncover new insight into earliest stages of mammalian pregnancy

Molecular 'magnets' could help develop better immunotherapies for cancer patients

Using CRISPR To Produce Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells

Gene expression is rhythmic in most tissue types

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