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Scientists Discover Roles For A Cellular Motor in Cancer (Oncology / Medicine)

Utah scientists have discovered new functions of a key cellular machine that regulates gene packaging and is mutated in 20% of human cancers. The study was published in print today…

CLCN6 Identified as Disease Gene For a Severe Form of Lysosomal Neurodegenerative Disease (Neuroscience)

A mutation in the CLCN6 gene is associated with a novel, particularly severe neurodegenerative disorder. Scientists from the Leibniz-Forschungsinstitut für Molekulare Pharmakologie (FMP) and the Max Delbrück Center für Molekulare…

Taking Out the Trash is Essential for Brain Health (Neuroscience)

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A research team at Tokyo Medical and Dental University (TMDU) find that Wipi3, a protein involved in cellular waste disposal, is crucial for neuronal health. A little mess never killed…

Gut Microbiome Link to Deadly Lung Disease (Medicine)

Research led by the Centenary Institute, the University of Technology Sydney and the University of Queensland has shown for the first time a link between chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD),…

New Process Narrows the Gap Between Natural and Synthetic Materials (Engineering)

Natural materials like skin, cartilage and tendons are tough enough to support our bodyweight and movements, yet flexible enough that they don't crack easily. Although we take these properties for…

Potential New Target To Combat Inflammatory Diseases (Medicine)

An international team of researchers have uncovered a drug-like compound that blocks a crucial inflammatory pathway, potentially paving the way for a new treatment for a host of diseases -…

Bed Dust Microorganisms May Boost Children’s Health (Biology)

In the most extensive study of its kind, researchers from the University of Copenhagen, in collaboration with the Danish Pediatric Asthma Center at Herlev and Gentofte Hospital, have found a…