Lockdowns initiated to curb the spread of the coronavirus in China and Europe at the beginning of the pandemic improved air quality, averting tens of thousands of deaths in regions where air pollution has a significant impact ...
Environment
Oct 15, 2020
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Using specialized nanoparticles, MIT engineers have developed a way to turn off specific genes in cells of the bone marrow, which play an important role in producing blood cells. These particles could be tailored to help ...
Bio & Medicine
Oct 5, 2020
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Chemical probes that detect changes in two factors related to inflammation within cells could lead to earlier disease detection.
Cell & Microbiology
Oct 2, 2020
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Adenosine triphosphate, or ATP, is the cellular energy currency that is as valuable to the human body as the dollar is to the US economy. Too high or too low levels of ATP in some cell types have been linked to a variety ...
Cell & Microbiology
Aug 28, 2020
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Researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison have developed a method combining sticky nanoparticles with high-precision protein measurement to capture and analyze a common marker of heart disease to reveal details that ...
Bio & Medicine
Aug 6, 2020
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As evidenced by the countless adoring posts, cute videos and laugh-out-loud memes on social media, people love their furry feline friends. But keeping cats happy and healthy isn't always easy.
Veterinary medicine
Aug 6, 2020
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Genes linked to ageing that could help explain why some people age at different rates to others have been identified by scientists.
Molecular & Computational biology
Jul 16, 2020
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As cells develop, changes in how our genes interact determines their fate. Differences in these genetic interactions can make our cells robust to infection from viruses or make it possible for our immune cells to kill cancerous ...
Molecular & Computational biology
Jul 13, 2020
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139
Toxic chemicals are being used by food sellers across sub-Saharan Africa to improve the look of meat and fish, scientists and food inspectors say, putting the health of millions at risk.
Ecology
Jul 3, 2020
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Scientists have shown for the first time how two proteins provide a tunnel for so-called bad cholesterol to enter our body cells.
Cell & Microbiology
Jun 19, 2020
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