Researchers take major step toward growing human kidneys in lab
August 31, 2022 -- Brigham and Women's Hospital researchers have taken a key step forward in their ability to grow working kidney tissue in a laboratory. They contend their work could one day potentially replace renal function in patients with kidney failure or generate a kidney in a dish. Read More
Mice study points to glia cells as potential therapy target for Huntington’s disease
August 31, 2022 -- A mice study by University of Rochester Medical Center researchers has reinforced the potential of targeting glia cells -- important support cells found in the brain -- for the treatment of Huntington’s disease, and possibly outright replacement. Read More
Sugar alters microbiome, leads to metabolic disease, prediabetes, obesity in mice
August 30, 2022 -- Researchers led by Columbia University have investigated the effects of the Western-style high-fat, high-sugar diet on mice and found that while diet matters, an optimal microbiome is equally important for the prevention of metabolic syndrome, diabetes, and obesity. Read More
Proteins display structural plasticity: study
August 29, 2022 -- The plant protein ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate carboxylase-oxygenase (rubisco) is an enzyme that adopts multiple assemblies, according to new research from the Lawrence Berkeley National Lab in Berkeley, CA. However, the origins and distribution of its different oligomeric states remain mysterious. Read More
Study finds mucins evolved from nonmucin proteins
August 29, 2022 -- Scientists have discovered 15 instances in which new mucins appear to have evolved through an additive process that transformed a nonmucin protein into a mucin. Read More
Beckman Coulter teams with Flownamics on bioprocess culture monitoring
August 24, 2022 -- Beckman Coulter Life Sciences has partnered with Flownamics to offer an automated, online solution for bioprocess culture monitoring and control, meeting what the companies see as an unmet need in the current bioprocessing environment. Read More
Biologists provide insights on genetic parasites and their links to disease
August 24, 2022 -- University of California, Irvine biologists have shed light on the complex mechanisms of transposons, genetic parasites that comprise over half of the human genome, which selfishly make proteins solely to copy their own DNA. Read More
Common molecular tool for DNA labeling has surprising anticancer properties
August 23, 2022 -- Scientists at the University of North Carolina School of Medicine have discovered that a molecule called EdU (5-ethynyl-2'-deoxyuridine), a common molecular tool for DNA labeling, has surprising anticancer properties that warrant further investigation. Read More
Mitochondrial dysfunction leads to premature aging, disease: study
August 23, 2022 -- University at Buffalo researchers, and collaborators from other institutions, contend in a new paper that they have revealed for the first time the connection between mitochondrial defects and key signals in the aging process. Read More
Small intestinal organoids optimized to include previously absent Paneth cells
August 23, 2022 -- Researchers at the Hubrecht Institute have improved human small intestinal organoids with mature Paneth cells that were not present in previous miniature versions of the small intestine. Read More
Conferences
Member Rewards
Earn points for contributing to market research. Redeem your points for merchandise, travel, or even to help your favorite charity.
Research Topics
Interact with an engaged, global community of your peers who come together to discuss their work and opportunities.
Connect
