Solving the structure of a functional amyloid protein provides new clues to the origin of a rare disease
Limb-girdle muscular dystrophy type 3 (LGMD D3) is a rare disease causing progressive muscle weakness, caused by point mutations in ...
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Association of habitual checking behaviors on social media with functional brain development
The results of this study of 169 sixth- and seventh-grade students suggest that social media checking behaviors in early adolescence ...
tRNA-MaP: functional analyses of RNA-related enzymes using a next-generation DNA sequencer
Genetic information encoded in genomic DNA is transcribed to mRNAs and then the codons on mRNA are decoded by transfer ...
Functional outcome measures show faster recovery with ‘partial’ versus total knee arthroplasty
December 22, 2023 – For selected patients with knee osteoarthritis, unicompartmental (or "partial") knee arthroplasty (UKA) shortens the recovery time for ...
Oncotarget | Association of fall rate and functional status by APOE genotype in cancer survivors after exercise intervention
“This is the first examination of the relationship among exercise, apoE genotype, and side effects and symptoms of cancer in ...
Single-cell raman-based tool developed for efficient mining of live functional microbes from nature
Currently, the best way for scientists to isolate a specific microbe with a particular metabolic function from an environment is ...
Safe, sustainable photo-on-demand synthesis of polypeptide precursors: Promising ‘building blocks’ for new functional materials
In nature, there are animals that make fibers which are strong and elastic. For example, the thread that spiders produce ...
Johns Hopkins neuroimaging study reveals functional and structural brain abnormalities in people with post-treatment Lyme disease
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Credit: Cherie Marvel, Ph.D., Johns Hopkins Medicine FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE In a study using specialized imaging techniques, ...
Functional, nonepileptic seizures show structural abnormalities in brain scans, study shows
There are just over 3 million Americans with epilepsy who experience seizures due to abnormal electrical activity in the brain. ...
Assessing functional outcomes in survivors of first-time stroke
About The Study: In this cohort study of 4,443 patients with strokes, early recovery curve, time to plateau, and long-term ...
Functional trait space and redundancy of plant communities decrease toward cold temperature at high altitudes in Southwest China
The study is led by Prof. Keping Ma (Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences) who is an expert in ...
General method for circular bivalent functional nucleic acids engineering
This study was performed by Professor Xue-Qiang Wang’s research group at Hunan University. Aptamers, known as ̒chemical antibodies̕, can specifically ...
Nordic walking improves functional capacity in people with heart disease
Philadelphia, June 15, 2022 – Researchers identified a greater increase in functional capacity, the ability to perform activities of daily ...
The drug gabapentin may boost functional recovery after a stroke
COLUMBUS, Ohio – The drug gabapentin, currently prescribed to control seizures and reduce nerve pain, may enhance recovery of movement ...
Newborns’ brains already organized into functional networks
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Right from birth, human brains are organized into networks that support mental functions such as vision and ...
Older Black adults with cancer have higher rates of frailty and functional impairments
Despite efforts to address racial disparities related to cancer, Black Americans are more likely to die from cancer than most ...
A sustainable photocatalytic method to introduce the pyridine and valuable functional groups into alkenes
Pyridine is one of the most important structural motifs that widely exist in abundant approved drugs and play an indispensable ...
Functional rat germ cells, produced from stem cells in vitro, enable birth of offspring
Primordial germ cell-like cells (PGCLCs), generated in vitro from the stem cells of rats, undergo gametogenesis in vivo and yield normal rat offspring, a ...
SUTD unlocks new method to 3D print complex, functional components for soft robotics
A team of researchers from the Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD) have developed a new approach when adopting ...
Roadmap for finding new functional porous materials
The discovery of new structures holds tremendous promise for accessing advanced functional materials in energy and environmental applications. Although cage-based ...