Color of cells a 'thermometer' for molecular imbalance, study finds
Non-invasive color analysis of cells could one day be used in diagnostics, a proof-of-concept study has shown.
Non-invasive color analysis of cells could one day be used in diagnostics, a proof-of-concept study has shown.
Cell & Microbiology
May 13, 2020
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It has been known for many decades that synthetic polymers subjected to mechanical stress generate mechanoradicals by rupture of chemical bonds. But could those harmful and highly reactive radicals also form in our tissues ...
Biotechnology
May 8, 2020
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According to a study published in Water Research in April 2020, superoxide produces hydroxyl radicals in lake water. Hydroxyl radicals break down poorly biodegradable organic matter such as humic substances and anthropogenic ...
Analytical Chemistry
Apr 30, 2020
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Different structured materials have different properties and applications. Disclosing the formation mechanism of material structures may help develop routes for the rational synthesis. However, how the materials structures ...
Materials Science
Mar 20, 2020
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For plants, sunlight can be a double-edged sword. They need it to drive photosynthesis, the process that allows them to store solar energy as sugar molecules, but too much sun can dehydrate and damage their leaves.
Plants & Animals
Mar 10, 2020
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Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) have made a surprising discovery that could help explain our risk for developing chronic diseases or cancers as we get older, ...
Biochemistry
Feb 26, 2020
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Sleep-deprived fruit flies helped reveal what induces sleep. University of Oxford researchers Anissa Kempf, Gero Miesenböck, and colleagues reveal that fruit fly sleep is driven by oxidative stress, the imbalance of free ...
Molecular & Computational biology
Feb 18, 2020
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A RUDN University chemist has synthesized new derivatives of 1,2,4-triazole that exhibit antidiabetic properties. Experiments showed that these compounds work better than acarbose, a widely used hypoglycemic drug, and demonstrate ...
Biochemistry
Feb 17, 2020
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Scientists of Tomsk Polytechnic University and partners from the Czech Republic and France have designed extremely sensitive sensors for free oxygen-containing radicals that are able to disrupt cell function. According to ...
Analytical Chemistry
Jan 29, 2020
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Nanosafety researchers at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health have developed a new intervention to fight infectious disease by more effectively disinfecting the air around us, our food, our hands, and whatever else ...
Bio & Medicine
Jan 24, 2020
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