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Health - Life Sciences - 05.11.2021
New Insights into Kidney Disease with Tropical Frog Models
Using cutting-edge genetic engineering, researchers have developed a model to study hereditary kidney disease with the help of tropical frogs. The method allows them to collect large amounts of data on anomalies, which can then be analyzed using artificial intelligence. The research opens up new opportunities in the search for new treatment approaches for the hitherto incurable disease.
Health - Life Sciences - 05.11.2021
Success in the analysis of herpes viruses
Team including MHH and RESIST researchers has found starting point for therapy of diseases caused by herpes viruses A research team from the University of Lübeck, Hannover Medical School (MHH), CSSB Hamburg and the RESIST Cluster of Excellence has found a possible new starting point for the therapy of diseases triggered by herpes viruses.
Health - Life Sciences - 05.11.2021
Researchers uncover gene that doubles risk of death from COVID-19
Scientists at Oxford University have identified the gene responsible for doubling the risk of respiratory failure from COVID-19. Sixty percent of people with South Asian ancestry carry the high-risk genetic signal, partly explaining the excess deaths seen in some UK communities, and the impact of COVID-19 in the Indian subcontinent.
Health - Life Sciences - 05.11.2021
Pathomechanisms in heart disease discovered
Titin is a "titanically large" protein - the largest in the human body - which enables elastic movements of our muscles, including the heart. Mutations in the titin gene ( TTN ) that impair this function are the most frequent cause of a heart muscle disease known as dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM), which is characterized by a weak pump function.
Life Sciences - 05.11.2021
Researchers detect a diffusion barrier inside fly brain
The neurons, located in the brain are interconnected in a complex pattern and establish special communication points, the synapses. All neurons require a constant environment in order to function reliably. To ensure this, the brain is surrounded by the so-called blood-brain barrier. It ensures, for example, that the nutrient balance always remains the same and that harmful influences do not reach the neurons.
Life Sciences - 05.11.2021
How to decode the meaning of melodies in animal vocalizations
Evolution led to similarities in the melodies of animal vocalizations and human languages When listening closely, the melodies of human languages and animal vocalizations are very similar. However, it is not yet fully resolved if similar patterns in languages and animal vocalizations also have similar meanings.
Health - Life Sciences - 05.11.2021
CRISPR-based Rapid Diagnostic Tool for SARS-CoV-2
SENSR, the latest UC San Diego innovation addressing COVID-19, adds to the toolkit of quick-turnaround diagnostics needed for future pandemics Blending experts from molecular genetics, chemistry and health sciences, researchers at the University of California San Diego have created a rapid diagnostic technology that detects SARS-CoV-2, the coronavirus that causes COVID-19.
Life Sciences - 04.11.2021
Aquatic plant’s genome reveals evolutionary surprises
International research team including Göttingen University sequence whole genome of quillwort The quillwort is an aquatic plant belonging to an ancient lineage of vascular plants, meaning plants that have tissues to transport water, sap and nutrients. This lineage diverged from the other vascular plants more than 400 million years ago.
Life Sciences - Health - 04.11.2021
Whole genome sequencing increases diagnosis of rare disorders by nearly a third, study finds | University of Cambridge
Whole Genome Sequencing from a single blood test picks up 31% more cases of rare genetic disorders than standard tests, shortening the 'diagnostic odyssey' affected families experience and providing huge opportunities for future research. A definitive genetic diagnosis can really help patients and their families Patrick Chinnery Mitochondrial disorders affect around 1 in 4300 people and cause progressive, incurable diseases.
Life Sciences - Health - 04.11.2021
Not So Great Expectations: Pain in HIV Related to Brain’s Expectations of Relief
Neuroimaging study reveals potential brain mechanism underlying chronic neuropathic pain in individuals with HIV As medical advances help individuals with HIV survive longer, there is an increasing need to treat their chronic symptoms. One of the most common is neuropathic pain, or pain caused by damage to the nervous system.
Health - Life Sciences - 04.11.2021
Vital new insights into deadly African sleeping sickness disease
A newly published extensive body of research into Human African trypanosomiasis (HAT), also known as sleeping sickness, has revealed new insights into the deadly parasitic disease that threatens the lives of millions of people in 36 sub-Saharan African countries.
Psychology - Life Sciences - 04.11.2021
New research suggests wearing face masks could be affecting the way we interact with others
Hiding the bottom half of the face with a mask could have a detrimental effect on our ability to socially interact and share other people's emotions, new research suggests. A Cardiff University-led study found people with facial paralysis, people seeing others who wear face masks, or even children sucking on dummies, could struggle to show empathy or detect positive social cues.
Life Sciences - Health - 03.11.2021
Our brain uses nutritional state to regulate growth and age at puberty | University of Cambridge
Cambridge scientists have discovered how a receptor in the brain, called MC3R, detects the nutritional state of the body and regulates the timing of puberty and rate of growth in children and increases in lean muscle mass. This discovery shows how the brain can sense nutrients and interpret this to make subconscious decisions that influence our growth and sexual development Sir Stephen O'Rahilly These findings may explain how humans have been growing taller and reaching sexual maturity earlier over the past century.
Environment - Life Sciences - 03.11.2021
Profound ecological change in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea
Distinct ecological niches: Tropical species profoundly alter ecosystem functioning in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea - with unknown consequences. Assemblages of tropical non-indigenous species in the Eastern Mediterranean have biological traits that markedly differ from those of native biological communities.
Environment - Life Sciences - 03.11.2021
Hungry caterpillars an underappreciated driver of carbon emissions | University of Cambridge
A study led by the has found that periodic mass outbreaks of leaf-munching caterpillars can improve the water quality of nearby lakes - but may also increase the lakes' carbon dioxide emissions. From a water quality perspective they're a good thing, but from a climate perspective they're pretty bad Sam Woodman Outbreaks of caterpillars of invasive gypsy moths, Lymantria dispar dispar , and forest tent caterpillar moths, Malacasoma disstria occur at least every five years in temperate forests.
Life Sciences - Environment - 03.11.2021
A natural CO2-sink thanks to symbiotic bacteria
Like many land plants, seagrasses live in symbiosis with nitrogen-fixing bacteria. Researchers of the Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology in Bremen and Eawag now show that seagrass in the Mediterranean Sea lives in symbiosis with bacteria that reside in their roots and provide the nitrogen necessary for growth.
Life Sciences - Health - 03.11.2021
Protein in the brain uses energy status to influence maturation, body size
Protein in the brain uses energy status to influence maturation, body size, new research shows Scientists have identified how a protein in the brain uses information about the body's energy balance to regulate growth rate and the onset of puberty in children. The research, published Nov. 3 , centered on the melanocortin 3 receptor (MC3R), a member of a family of proteins that have long been known to play central roles in metabolism and energy balance.
Life Sciences - Health - 02.11.2021
’Live’ brain models used in hunt for Alzheimer’s treatment
Studying tiny 'live' models of the human brain has helped researchers understand its ageing and find a key to potential treatments for Alzheimer's and other neurodegenerative diseases. University of Queensland scientists have found different cellular mechanisms that can either accelerate or reduce brain cell deterioration.
Environment - Life Sciences - 02.11.2021
Discover the underwater world
Our lakes, rivers and streams are teeming with the smallest creatures, plants and bacteria that are barely visible to the naked eye, if at all. An underwater camera makes it possible to observe and identify the species of these creatures in real time. "Wow, that's so beautiful!" - Children and adults were audibly enthralled by images from the Eawag underwater camera Aquascope during the "Science City 2019 Meeting Point" exhibition at the ETH Zurich.
Life Sciences - Environment - 02.11.2021
Not yet silent spring: shifting sounds of birdsong
Researchers including Göttingen University use citizen science to study birdsong over last 25 years Natural sounds, and birdsong in particular, play a key role in building and maintaining our connection with nature. Birds have been declining due to changing land use and climate change. But how has this affected the dawn chorus around us?
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