Category: Education
Key protein protects blood stem cells from premature aging
Haematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) produce other blood and immune cells, and ramp up production when an infection strikes – scientists from the UK have now identified how the HSCs protect themselves during the arduous task. A protein, YTHDF2 for short, […]
“Killer couch chemicals” causes diabetes in mice offspring
Household chemicals or flame retardants called PBDEs, commonly added to furniture, upholstery, and electronics to prevent fires, causes diabetes in mice exposed to the chemical while in the womb or as breastfeeding babies. Researchers at the University of California, Riverside […]
Researchers design bloodless solution to test for malaria
Researchers at Rice University in Texas, US, have engineered a new bandage-like microneedle patch that can analyse and detect key markers of malaria. The life-threatening disease caused by parasites is responsible for hundreds of thousands of global deaths each year; […]
Certain gut-bacteria found to protect from radiation damage
A novel study by US researchers at the University of North Carolina (UNC) Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center has offered incredible new insights into the relationship between cancer and the gut microbiome – a specific species of gut bacteria has been […]
Happiness neurotransmitter linked to bigger, highly-developed brain
Serotonin, or the happiness neurotransmitter, has a crucial role to play in brain development – researchers have found that it acts as a growth factor for basal progenitors in part of the developing human, but not mouse, brain. Known as […]
Gum disease associated with diabetes and other serious inflammatory conditions
In a robust study led by researchers from the Faculty of Dentistry at the University of Toronto, severe periodontitis, or gum disease, is found to exacerbate conditions like diabetes, cardiovascular disease and even Alzheimer’s disease. According to the researchers, heightened […]
Shocking 14% global vaccine hesitancy even with COVID-19 endemic threat, researchers note
New research by Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health suggests that the COVID-19 virus could become endemic i.e. common enough to produce recurring outbreaks in humans. This is largely affected by immunity to SARS-CoV-2, developed either through infection or […]
Children with autism, ADHD visit the doctor more during infancy
According to research, autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) affects approximately 1.5% and 11% of children in the US, respectively; ADHD symptoms also present in up to 60% of children with ASD. Duke Health researchers have […]
New antimicrobial molecules engineered from wasp venom
Overuse of antibiotics over decades has resulted in ahoard of antibiotic-resistant bacteria; these could be responsible for up to 10 million deaths a year by 2050 if left without intervention. As part of the desperate search for new drugs and […]
High fructose diet found to exacerbate inflammatory bowel disease
According to the US-based Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the number of adults receiving an inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) diagnosis in the country each year increased from 2 million in 1999 to 3 million in 2015. New research […]
