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Transposons could be new targets for aging research and treatment
Medical Xpress· 18 hours agoBenayoun, associate professor of gerontology, biological sciences, biochemistry and molecular medicine, said the COVID-19 pandemic was part of the inspiration for the study. While lockdowns ...
Multi-omics analysis identifies molecularly defined Alzheimer's disease subtypes
Medical Xpress· 6 days agoOmics analysis is the process of analyzing large data sets to extract meaningful information about biological molecules—genes, DNA, RNA, proteins, metabolites ...
Research explores biology of pregnancy-related mental health risk | Cornell Chronicle
Cornell News Service· 6 days agoBy teasing out the biological mechanisms in pregnancy-related mental health disorders, investigators...
Spaceflight Biology Studies Help Launch New Multiomics Database, Sample Bank
GenomeWeb News· 7 days agoIt also contains data from NASA's Twins Study and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency's CFE...
PRDX6 augments selenium utilization to limit iron toxicity and ferroptosis - Nature Structural &...
Nature· 6 days agoThe authors identified PRDX6 as a novel selenoprotein synthesis factor performing an iron-induced ferroptosis screen. They reveal that PRDX6 greatly facilitates selenium utilization for selenoprotein synthesis by acting as a selenide carrier protein.
With, not on: Reimagining autism in research | Newswise
Newswise· 6 days agoIn the past six months, Laura Hetrick has spoken to more researchers than she has in her last 14 years at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. “The last thing an autistic person wants ...
Advances in medulloblastoma treatment for children
Medical Xpress· 4 days agoMedulloblastomas are embryonal tumors that grow from embryonal cells left over from fetal development. About 500 children in the U.S. are diagnosed with medulloblastoma each year. Medulloblastomas ...
3 Days in Space Were Enough to Change 4 Astronauts’ Bodies and Minds
New York Times· 6 days agoSpace changes you, even during short trips off the planet. Four people who spent three days off...
Phosphorylation: the molecular key to birch trees' | Newswise
Newswise· 4 days agoDrought stress poses a significant challenge to plant survival, affecting growth and productivity. Despite extensive research, the mechanisms by which NAC proteins confer drought tolerance remain ...
Commercial astronauts shed light on flights' health impacts and create spaceflight atlas
Medical Xpress· 6 days agoThe SOMA team, including co-corresponding author Dr. Cem Meydan, an assistant professor of...