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UrduResearch earns top Sartorius/Science prize for young scientist
Tag: Molecular Biology
Rapid response coronavirus test launched by Hackensack Meridian Health’s CDI
New test reduces wait time for a diagnosis from days to just hours as the number of COVID-19 cases grow
Bursts of diversity in the gut microbiota
Scientists catch in real time the emergence of bursts of diversity in the microbiota, caused by bacterial cells with mutation rates similar to those of cancer.
New drug overcomes resistance in aggressive breast cancers
A new type of drug that blocks one of cancer’s key evolutionary escape routes from chemotherapy could be used to treat aggressive breast cancers, a new study has shown. Scientists at The Institute of Cancer Research, London, found that the…
Melatonin is a potential drug for the prevention of bone loss during space flight
[Background] For proper and healthy metabolism of bone, appropriate stimuli are necessary. In outer space with microgravity, calcium is lost from bone and bone mass is reduced. Measurement of the bone density of astronauts before and after a long stay…
Why fruit flies eat practically anything
Nutritional adaptability and how some flies can be ‘generalists’ and others are ‘specialists’
ERC Starting Grant for MDC scientist Jane Reznick
Learning from naked mole-rats is key to Jane Reznick’s research into new therapies for heart disease and strokes. She has now been awarded an ERC Starting Grant, which will help her to start her own group and fund her work…
Mouthwash use could inhibit benefits of exercise, new research shows
This is a peer-reviewed, randomized, double-blind crossover study conducted in humans
Scientists hit pay dirt with new microbial research technique
A better method for studying microbes in the soil will help scientists understand large-scale environmental cycles Long ago, during the European Renaissance, Leonardo da Vinci wrote that we humans “know more about the movement of celestial bodies than about the…