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Bio & Medicine Jul 17, 2025

Novel nanoflower technology could shield brain from oxidative damage

At Texas A&M AgriLife Research, a new branch of brain science is blooming at the molecular scale—with nanoflowers.

Bio & Medicine Jul 7, 2025

Steering brain cells with magnetic nanoparticles to rebuild lost connections

A collaborative study led by Professor Vittoria Raffa at the University of Pisa and Assistant Professor Fabian Raudzus (Department of Clinical Application) has unveiled a novel approach that uses magnetically guided mechanical ...

Molecular & Computational biology Jun 3, 2025

Mechanical model reveals how prions trigger a domino effect to spread misfolded proteins

Prions, mysterious shape-shifting proteins, can lead to brain disorders such as Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease in humans and bovine spongiform encephalopathy, "mad cow disease" in cattle, yet they can also play essential roles ...

Ecology Jun 2, 2025

Long-awaited mystery fungus sought by LSD's inventor discovered

Making a discovery with the potential for innovative applications in pharmaceutical development, a West Virginia University microbiology student has found a long sought-after fungus that produces effects similar to the semisynthetic ...

Cell & Microbiology May 30, 2025

Disrupting malaria's inner balance: Targeting parasite's protein control system could be key to innovative treatments

Malaria remains a persistent public health burden, with Plasmodium falciparum causing the most dangerous form of malaria and the most lethal infections. Its capacity to develop resistance to current treatments underlines ...

Cell & Microbiology May 23, 2025

Autophagy and lysosomal pathways orchestrate unconventional secretion of Parkinson's disease protein

Intracellular protein trafficking and secretion of proteins into the extracellular environment are sequential and tightly regulated processes in eukaryotic cells. Conventionally, proteins that are bound for secretion harbor ...

Cell & Microbiology May 9, 2025

Cell's protein cleanup fails when crucial enzyme is blocked, study finds

In neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's or Parkinson's, proteins accumulate in the body's cells, fold incorrectly and clump together to form larger aggregates.

Economics & Business May 6, 2025

Office design isn't keeping up with post-COVID work styles—here's what workers really want

Flexible work has become the new norm, despite the best efforts of companies calling workers back to the office.

Biochemistry May 1, 2025

One timed-release capsule could replace taking multiple pills

Managing complex medication schedules could soon become as simple as taking a single capsule each day. Engineers at the University of California San Diego have developed a capsule that can be packed with multiple medications ...

Bio & Medicine Apr 30, 2025

Ultrasound and microrobots team up to boost stem cell therapy for brain repair

A novel study has unveiled a technique that enhances stem cell therapy for neurodegenerative diseases by combining magnetic guidance with localized ultrasound stimulation. This approach successfully navigates magnetically ...

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