Rett syndrome, a rare form of autism spectrum disorder, affects nearly every part of child’s life, including movement, speech and breathing. Most autism spectrum disorders…
Researchers look to animals to find clues in proteins involved in infection. What makes the elderly and people with underlying conditions more vulnerable to COVID-19?…
New insights into protein structures through 3D modeling could help inform drug development and predict future outbreaks. Some animals are more susceptible to Covid-19 infection…
Experiments led by researchers at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory have determined that several hepatitis C drugs can inhibit the SARS-CoV-2 main…
Carbon is one of the main building blocks for life on Earth. It’s abundant in our planet’s atmosphere, where it’s found in the form of…
Rapid mental rejuvenation in old mice suggests age-related losses may be broadly reversible. Just a few doses of an experimental drug can reverse age-related declines…
Chemical compounds in foods or beverages like green tea, muscadine grapes, and dark chocolate can bind to and block the function of a particular enzyme,…
Proof-of-concept study represents first successful attempt to reverse the aging clock in animals through epigenetic reprogramming. Scientists turned on embryonic genes to reprogram cells of…
Trans-omic network shows obese mice modeling Type 2 diabetes chart a different path for responding to glucose than healthy peers. Healthy cells and cells with…
Using post-mortem tissue samples, a team of researchers from Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin have studied the mechanisms by which the novel coronavirus can reach the…
Cellular reprogramming can reverse the aging that leads to a decline in the activities and functions of mesenchymal stem/stromal cells (MSCs). This is something that…
Living in space isn’t easy. There are notable impacts on the biology of living things in the harsh environment of space. A team of scientists…
Learning from past SARS-CoV-2 outbreaks for future pandemic control. In the COVID-19 pandemic, 57 million people have already been infected worldwide. In the search for…
For the first time, researchers describe how Rho protein really stops gene expression. New research has identified and described a cellular process that, despite what…
Turning off a newly identified enzyme could reverse a natural aging process in cells. Research findings by a KAIST team provide insight into the complex…
The historic NASA Twins Study investigated identical twin astronauts Scott and Mark Kelly and provided new information on the health effects of spending time in…
Fluorescent imaging technique simultaneously captures different signal types from multiple locations in a live cell. Within a single cell, thousands of molecules, such as proteins,…
Genomic analysis may help efforts to save this endangered marsupial. A transmissible cancer in the Tasmanian devil has evolved over the past two decades, with…