Increasing evidence that bears are not carnivores
Bears are not cats or dogs, and feeding them like they are likely shortens their lives.
Plants & Animals
Oct 3, 2022
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News tagged with carbohydrate
Parasites may take a heavier toll on the health of mammal populations than previously thought, study suggests
From cattle to uncontrolled wildlife, pesky but pervasive large parasites like tapeworms have a far greater impact on the total body health of their mammal hosts than previously known, new University of Alberta research suggests.
Plants & Animals
Jul 27, 2022
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New research reveals clues to how antibodies become fine-tuned to fight infection
Researchers at the University of Alberta have uncovered new information about a cellular mechanism in the immune system that provides a critical step toward better understanding how antibodies evolve and improve in the human ...
Biochemistry
Mar 15, 2022
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Researchers use multivalent gold nanoparticles to develop efficient molecular probe
Cells play a precise game of telephone, sending messages to each other that trigger actions further on. With clear signaling, the cells achieve their goals. In disease, however, the signals break up and result in confused ...
Nanophysics
Jul 7, 2021
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Certain gut microbes make mosquitoes more prone to carry malaria parasite
Dietary sugars and gut microbes play a key role in promoting malaria parasite infection in mosquitoes. Researchers in China have uncovered evidence that mosquitoes fed a sugar diet show an increased abundance of the bacterial ...
Cell & Microbiology
Apr 20, 2021
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Study finds childhood diet has lifelong impact
Eating too much fat and sugar as a child can alter your microbiome for life, even if you later learn to eat healthier, a new study in mice suggests.
Plants & Animals
Feb 3, 2021
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Synthesizing sugars: Chemists develop method to simplify carbohydrate building
Carbohydrates are complex molecules, difficult to synthesize in the lab, but doing so is useful in studying beneficial sugars such as those found in human breast milk, or enabling researchers to tailor the chemical structure ...
Materials Science
Apr 6, 2020
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Strip steak: Bacterial enzyme removes inflammation-causing meat carbohydrates
Most mammals naturally produce a carbohydrate known as Neu5Gc—humans do not. However, when we eat red meat, animal Neu5Gc is incorporated in our tissues. As the carbohydrate builds up, our immune systems treat Neu5Gc as ...
Cell & Microbiology
Sep 23, 2019
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Chemists design faster production process for essential sugars
Cells of all living organisms are covered by a dense layer of highly complex carbohydrates. These carbohydrates, which are also known as glycans, are essential mediators of a wide range of biological and disease processes. ...
Biochemistry
Apr 1, 2019
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Could eating moss be good for your gut?
An international team of scientists including the University of Adelaide has discovered a new complex carbohydrate in moss that could possibly be exploited for health or other uses.
Biotechnology
Apr 23, 2018
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