Day March 28, 2021

Inhibiting IRE1?, a molecule activated by the endoplasmic reticulum in neutrophils, counters disease progression in lupus mice. Michigan Medicine – University of Michigan Research News A recent study published in JCI found that a neutrophil’s endoplasmic reticulum, the organelle that…

Research has found that obesity and mental disorders such as depression and anxiety seem to often go hand in hand. Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine and collaborating institutions are providing new insights into this association by identifying and characterizing…

Reactive oxygen species (ROS) cause oxidative stress at the cellular level. Research shows that this way, amongst others, they inhibit the germination capacity of plants, produce cytotoxins or exert toxic effects on aquatic invertebrates. Environmentally persistent free radicals (EPFR) are…

IMAGE: Dr. Vinod K. Rustgi, professor of medicine, clinical director of hepatology and Director of the Center for Liver Diseases and Liver Masses, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School view more  Credit: Steve Hockstein/Harvard Studio Photography Bariatric surgery can significantly reduce the…

ITHACA, N.Y. – Water scarcity is often understood as a problem for regions experiencing drought, but a new study from Cornell and Tufts universities finds that not only can localized water shortages impact the global economy, but changes in global…

IMAGE: A bald eagle’s drooped wings show signs of brain infection caused by the bacteria Aetokthonos hydrillicola, which grows on the leaves of the invasive hydrilla plant in human-made lakes…. view more  Credit: UGA The alarm bells began ringing when dozens…

IMAGE: Associate professor, University of Pittsburgh Division of Infectious Diseases, and director of the UPMC Community Hospital Antimicrobial Stewardship Efforts (CHASE) Program. view more  Credit: UPMC PITTSBURGH, March 26, 2021 – As evidence mounts supporting the use of monoclonal antibody treatment…

IMAGE: Sreenath Chalil Madathil, Ph.D., assistant professor in Industrial Manufacturing and Systems Engineering at The University of Texas at El Paso, led a team of faculty, staff and students to develop… view more  Credit: J.R. Hernandez / UTEP Communications EL PASO,…

A University of Florida study of middle-aged and older adults finds those who unknowingly carry methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, or MRSA, on their skin are twice as likely to die within the next decade as people who do not have the…

IMAGE: Pictured at the opening of the Lero Esports Science Research Lab in University of Limerick are, from left, Jessica Mangione, research assistant Niall Ramsbottom, Dr Adam Toth, postgraduate researcher Yueying… view more  Credit: Photo by Diarmuid Greene / True Media.…