Asymmetric placebo effect in response to spicy food
The expectations humans have of a pleasurable sensation asymmetrically shape neuronal responses and subjective experiences to hot sauce, according to […]
What we can learn from hungry yeast cells microbiologystudy
What can stressed yeast teach us about fundamental processes in the cell? A lot, according to scientists at the European
DAPK3 emerges as a new regulator of migration of triple-negative breast cancer cells microbiologystudy
Graphic representation of the functional role of DAPK3 in TNBC cells. Credit: PNAS Nexus (2024). DOI: 10.1093/pnasnexus/pgae401 Triple-negative breast cancer
In lab tests, dietary zinc inhibits AMR gene transmission microbiologystudy
Genes responsible for antimicrobial resistance (AMR) can spread from microbe to microbe through circular genetic material called plasmids, and this
Dogs contaminate ponds with parasite medications
Most dog owners didn’t know that flea and tick treatments are dangerous to aquatic life, suggesting more awareness could ease
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Cell line models identify cause of melanoma with drug resistance microbiologystudy
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How diabetes risk genes make cells less resilient to stress microbiologystudy
A graphical representation of pancreatic islet cells attached to strings bobbing up and down like a marionette. Credit: Gloria Fuentes
How epigenetic modifications can influence the onset and progression of various diseases microbiologystudy
Credit: Min Zhang, Ting Hu, Tianyu Ma, Wei Huang, Yan Wang Epigenetics, the study of changes in gene function that
Nobel scientist uncovered tiny genetic switches with big potential microbiologystudy
Nobel Prize winner in Physiology or Medicine, Gary Ruvkun speaks during a press conference at the Massachusetts General Hospital, in