A Rutgers scientist is part of an international team that has determined the process for incorporating selenium—an essential trace mineral found in soil, water and some foods that increases antioxidant effects in the body—includes ...
Molecular & Computational biology
Jun 17, 2022
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In all vertebrates, mothers transfer variable amounts of hormones into eggs and embryos, which influence development and traits of offspring in later lives. In a recent study the researchers looked at the transferred hormones ...
Evolution
May 25, 2022
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Thyroid hormone (TH) plays a multifunctional role in metabolism and development in vertebrates. The synthesis and secretion of TH is determined by the hypothalamus-pituitary-thyroid (HPT) axis. The tripeptide thyrotropin-releasing ...
Cell & Microbiology
Apr 29, 2022
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Certain hormones in gray whales could act as a distress signal, revealing how whales cope when it's harder for them to find food.
Plants & Animals
Sep 28, 2021
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Charismatic clownfish, the coral reef fish made famous by the film "Finding Nemo," are instantly recognizable by their white stripes. These stripes, which scientists call bars, appear as clownfish mature from larvae into ...
Plants & Animals
May 24, 2021
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The environment provided by the mother during embryo development has major consequences on later-life health and lifespan. This can arise through effects on cellular aging which is often estimated with the length of telomeres. ...
Molecular & Computational biology
Nov 11, 2020
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A new study of the Japanese macaque (Macaca fuscata) as a model animal for the fetal transfer of OH-PCBs in humans has revealed OH-PCB concentrations and their relationships in the maternal and fetal brains. The key finding ...
Plants & Animals
Sep 14, 2020
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Researchers at Karolinska Institutet have developed a new method that can make it easier for public authorities to assess the health risks of hormone-disrupting chemicals in the environment. The method was used to evaluate ...
Environment
Jul 8, 2020
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Vanderbilt researchers have discovered that perchlorate, an environmental pollutant found in many sources of drinking water in the U.S., inhibits the uptake of iodide, an essential component of thyroid hormones, in a more ...
Molecular & Computational biology
May 27, 2020
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A team of researchers from the U.K., Slovenia and Germany has determined the structure of human thyroglobulin using cryo-electron microscopy. In their paper published in the journal Nature, the group describes their study ...
