Material science Scientists Manipulate Magnets At the Atomic Scale (Physics) 12 Feb 2021 Fast and energy-efficient future data processing technologies are on the horizon after an international team of scientists successfully manipulated magnets at the atomic level. Physicist Dr Rostislav Mikhaylovskiy from Lancaster…
Medicine Antitumoral Effects of LXR Activation ( Medicine) 12 Feb 2021 Macrophages that boost tumor growth Tumor cells are able to avoid the attack of the immune system through several mechanisms. For instance, these can secrete factors that turn macrophages -cells…
Medicine New Insight Into Protein Structures That Could Treat Huntington’s Disease (Medicine) 12 Feb 2021 Our cells have specialized waste disposal systems to keep our body free from clumps of defective proteins. To fight diseases like Huntington’s, where protein clumps damage and ultimately kill brain…
Biology Scientists Identify How Harmless Gut Bacteria “Turn Bad” (Biology) 12 Feb 2021 Scientists have determined how harmless E. coli gut bacteria in chickens can easily pick up the genes required to evolve to cause a life-threatening infection. An international team of scientists…
Medicine Going The Distance–Insights Into How Cancer Cells Spread (Medicine) 12 Feb 2021 Most tumors consist of a heterogenous mix of cells. Genetic mutations found only in some of these cells are known to aid with the spread and progression of cancer. However,…
Medicine Instant Death From Heart Attack More Common in People Who Do Not Exercise (Medicine) 12 Feb 2021 An active lifestyle is linked with a lower chance of dying immediately from a heart attack, according to a study published today in the European Journal of Preventive Cardiology, a journal of…
Medicine New Study Identifies the Main Genetic Causes of Autoimmune Addison’s Disease (Medicine) 12 Feb 2021 Novel genetic associations could pave the way for early interventions and personalized treatment of an incurable condition. Scientists from the University of Bergen (Norway) and Karolinska Institutet (Sweden) have discovered…
