Salad in space? New research says it's not a healthy choice
Lettuce and other leafy green vegetables are part of a healthy, balanced diet—even for astronauts on a mission.
Lettuce and other leafy green vegetables are part of a healthy, balanced diet—even for astronauts on a mission.
Space Exploration
Jan 22, 2024
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A study published in the Journal of Medicinal Chemistry reports the discovery of a novel PHD inhibitor for the treatment of anemia.
Analytical Chemistry
Jan 19, 2024
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Electrical deep brain stimulation (DBS) is a well-established method for treating disordered movement in Parkinson's disease. However, implanting electrodes in a person's brain is an invasive and imprecise way to stimulate ...
Bio & Medicine
Jan 18, 2024
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Scientists have known about a particular organelle in plant cells for over a century. However, UC Riverside scientists have only now discovered that organelle's key role in aging.
Plants & Animals
Jan 17, 2024
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A study of more than 25,000 U.S. dogs and 238 breeds has linked dog size to varying patterns of risk for health conditions over the course of a dog's lifespan. Yunbi Nam of the University of Washington, U.S., and colleagues ...
Plants & Animals
Jan 17, 2024
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New research led by the University of Oxford indicates that human domestication of crops can alter the communities of microorganisms that are associated with plants. Intriguingly, independent domestication events were found ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jan 16, 2024
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Is it possible to amp up the energy production of mitochondria without also boosting potentially harmful byproducts? If so, such a method could be used to treat a host of neurodegenerative diseases in which impaired mitochondria ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jan 12, 2024
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To combat viruses, bacteria and other pathogens, synthetic biology offers new technological approaches whose performance is being validated in experiments. Researchers from the Würzburg Helmholtz Institute for RNA-based ...
Biotechnology
Jan 11, 2024
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Antibiotic overuse can lead to antibiotic resistance, but classic antibiotic resistance might not completely explain why antibiotics sometimes fail. Sub-populations of bacteria called persister cells can survive in the presence ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jan 10, 2024
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Researchers at McMaster University have discovered a molecular "barcode" system used by disease-causing bacteria to distinguish between beneficial and toxic molecules.
Cell & Microbiology
Jan 8, 2024
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