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Wound healing problem in diabetes linked to certain bacteria

Wound healing problem in diabetes linked to certain bacteria

Felodipine, a blood pressure drug induces autophagy to protect against Parkinson's dementia

Best time to exercise to get the most rejuvenating results

Cell-killing proteins suppress listeria without killing cells

Sleep circuitry is hijacked by general anesthesia!

Neuroscience/Psychology

Felodipine, a blood pressure drug induces autophagy to protect against Parkinson's dementia

Felodipine, a blood pressure drug induces autophagy to protect against Parkinson's dementia

Sleep circuitry is hijacked by general anesthesia!

Magnetic resonance elastography (MRE) to measure the brain activity in milliseconds

CRISPR-Cas9 screens expose vulnerabilities in patient-derived glioblastoma stem cells

Cancer

Diet high in leucine may fuel breast cancer's drug resistance

Diet high in leucine may fuel breast cancer's drug resistance

CRISPR-Cas9 screens expose vulnerabilities in patient-derived glioblastoma stem cells

High-dose vitamin D shows benefit in patients with advanced colorectal cancer

Creating decoys that block RNA-binding proteins from spreading cancer

Diabetes/Obesity

Wound healing problem in diabetes linked to certain bacteria

Wound healing problem in diabetes linked to certain bacteria

Drug reduces risk of kidney failure in people with diabetes in a clinical trial

SRC-1 gene variants linked to human obesity

How growth hormone in brain acts to prevent weight loss

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Microbiology & Virology

Wound healing problem in diabetes linked to certain bacteria

Wound healing problem in diabetes linked to certain bacteria

Cell-killing proteins suppress listeria without killing cells

Pregnancy hormone increases intestinal bacteria

How liver cells protect against viral attacks

Biochemistry

Best time to exercise to get the most rejuvenating results

Best time to exercise to get the most rejuvenating results

Cell-killing proteins suppress listeria without killing cells

Synthetic gene circuits in yeast

A secretory factor involved in muscle stem cell metabolism and differentiation identified!

Plant Biology

'Network walking' charts transcriptional dynamics in plants in response to nitrogen supply

'Network walking' charts transcriptional dynamics in plants in response to nitrogen supply

An organism discovered with chlorophyll genes but doesn't photosynthesize!

A well-known plant substance slows down aggressive eye cancer

Tailored rice via 'Haplotype-based breeding' for a food and nutritionally secure world

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Stem cells

A secretory factor involved in muscle stem cell metabolism and differentiation identified!

A secretory factor involved in muscle stem cell metabolism and differentiation identified!

First 3D printed heart using patient's biological materials

Founder stem cells identified!

Not all stem cells are created equal

Health Science

Felodipine, a blood pressure drug induces autophagy to protect against Parkinson's dementia

Felodipine, a blood pressure drug induces autophagy to protect against Parkinson's dementia

Best time to exercise to get the most rejuvenating results

Sleep circuitry is hijacked by general anesthesia!

Magnetic resonance elastography (MRE) to measure the brain activity in milliseconds

Technology

Synthetic gene circuits in yeast

Synthetic gene circuits in yeast

Magnetic resonance elastography (MRE) to measure the brain activity in milliseconds

New automated biological-sample analysis system

Changing decision-making process in the brain using low-intensity ultrasound

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Immunology

A gene implicated in protection against neuroinflammation

A gene implicated in protection against neuroinflammation

Evaluation of breast cancer cell ecosystem

Selective inhibition of peanut-specific antibodies

Alleviating chronic inflammatory disease by eliminating damaged mitochondria

Developmental Biology

Pregnancy hormone increases intestinal bacteria

Pregnancy hormone increases intestinal bacteria

Early molecular signs of high-risk pregnancy

Childhood trauma has lasting effect on brain connectivity in patients with depression

Threefold increase in stillbirth when sleeping on back in pregnancy

Genetics

How tumor repressor protects against neural tube defects

How tumor repressor protects against neural tube defects

No major epigenetic differences from space travel!

Gene duplications could be fixed with CRISPR/CAS9 and MMEJ repair mechanism

Genes associated with heavy drinking and alcoholism identified!

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