Researchers have built an interactome that includes the lung-epithelial cell host interactome integrated with a SARS-CoV-2 interactome. Applying network biology…
Enrolling in health education courses may help change student’s beliefs about stress
College students are under a lot of stress, even more so lately due to the COVID-19 pandemic. New research finds…
Diabetes: Metformin treatment linked to slowed cognitive decline
A six-year study of older Australians with type 2 diabetes has uncovered a link between metformin use, slower cognitive decline…
Customizable synthetic antibiotic outmaneuvers resistant bacteria
Antibiotic resistance is one of the world’s most urgent public health threats. In the United States alone, tens of thousands…
Unraveling the genome in 3D-space
Proper folding of extremely long chromosomal DNA molecules is crucial for the correct functioning of the cell. Scientists developed a…
Meditation for mind-control
Scientists have discovered that mindful meditation can help subjects learn and improve the ability to mind-control brain computer interfaces (BCIs).
‘Trojan horse’ approach to kill cancer cells without using drugs
Cancer cells are killed in lab experiments and tumor growth reduced in mice, using a new approach that turns a…
New mouse model of tau propagation
Accumulation of assembled tau protein in the central nervous system is characteristic of Alzheimer’s disease and several other neurodegenerative diseases,…
Sport and memory go hand in hand
If sport is good for the body, it also seems to be good for the brain. By evaluating memory performance…
First evidence that air pollution particles and metals are reaching the placenta
Pollution particles, including metals, have been found in the placentas of fifteen women in London, according to new research.