Tumbleweeds or fibrils: Tau proteins need to choose
New simulations by Rice University scientists tell a tale of two taus and how they relate to neurological disease.
Biochemistry
Feb 3, 2020
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Collaborative conservation approach for endangered reef fish yields dramatic results
A new study from researchers at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California San Diego has documented a successful recovery effort among Nassau Grouper populations in the Cayman Islands thanks to ...
Ecology
Jan 6, 2020
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Sharing data links in networks of cars
Wi-Fi is coming to our cars. Ford Motor Co. has been equipping cars with Wi-Fi transmitters since 2010; according to an Agence France-Presse story last year, the company expects that by 2015, 80 percent of the cars it sells ...
Telecom
Jul 5, 2012
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Researchers describe molecular 'two-step' leading to protein clumps of Huntington's disease
In a paper published in the early online version of Nature Structural and Molecular Biology, researchers at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine deconstruct the first steps in an intricate molecular dance that ...
Cell & Microbiology
Mar 8, 2009
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Oocytes outsmart toxic proteins to preserve long-term female fertility
Oocytes are immature egg cells that develop in almost all female mammals before birth. The propagation of future generations depends on this finite reserve of cells surviving for many years without incurring damage. In mice, ...
Cell & Microbiology
Feb 20, 2024
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Researchers discover tissue-specific protection against protein aggregation
Researchers from the Babraham Institute, UK, and the German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE) have identified a backup mechanism of protein quality control which prevents the toxic effects of protein aggregation ...
Molecular & Computational biology
Sep 14, 2023
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Protected sex: Study records grouper mating calls in marine managed areas
A couple of months each year, groupers (Epinephelidae) gather in the hundreds and even thousands to mate under the full moon. This concentrated nature and short duration of mating, however, renders these species susceptible ...
Plants & Animals
Aug 9, 2023
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To stick or to bounce: Size determines the stickiness of cosmic dust aggregates
Microparticle dust aggregates, which are thought to play a role in the formation of new planets, are less likely to stick together after a collision when the aggregates are larger.
Planetary Sciences
Jul 21, 2023
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Researchers remove protein aggregates from cells
Protein aggregates accumulate during aging and are linked to neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer's, Parkinson's or Huntington's disease. A new study by the Nyström lab at Gothenburg University, in collaboration with ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jun 29, 2023
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New insights into how cell membranes influence the development of peptides in Alzheimer's disease
Researchers wanted to better understand how cell membranes in the body influence the structure of peptides—molecules made up of amino acids—and their aggregation. To do this, they used model systems that are easy to control ...
Biochemistry
Mar 6, 2023
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