Opioid receptors caught in motion offering clues for safer painkillers
Scientists have known for decades that opioids relieve pain by binding to molecular switches in the brain called…
2025 Houston Innovation Awards finalists: Scaleup of the Year
From raising funding rounds to earning FDA acceptance, some of Houston’s most innovative companies have reached major milestones…
Reducing ketone levels and increasing exercise capacity could help manage diabetic ketoacidosis
A researcher at the University of Houston finds management of diabetic ketoacidosis may center around reducing ketone levels…
With a new molecule-based method, physicists peer inside an atom’s nucleus | MIT News
Physicists at MIT have developed a new way to probe inside an atom’s nucleus, using the atom’s own…
Can strawberries help prevent diabetes? New trial shows promising results in prediabetic adults
Researchers found that daily freeze-dried strawberry intake enhanced antioxidant biomarkers, lowered inflammation, and improved fasting glucose, suggesting a…
Leads Agri Genetics sees critical need to integrate advanced genomics with traditional breeding
The Integrated Centre of Excellence (CoE) for Cattle and Plant Genomics aims to modernise India’s cattle and crop…
Intravenous lactate raises pro-BDNF levels similar to high intensity workouts
Science has confirmed what sports lovers have always known from experience: exercise is good for the brain. It…
Rare ABCA7 gene variants linked to Alzheimer’s risk
A new study from MIT neuroscientists reveals how rare variants of a gene called ABCA7 may contribute to…
Unlocking the secrets of oral bacteria to fight tooth decay
If Wenjun Zhang has her way, no one will ever have to brush or floss again. Zhang, a…
Scientists discover molecular brake that limits T cell attack on tumors
In a discovery that could expand the array of current cancer immunotherapy treatments, scientists at Harvard Medical School…
How dietary formaldehyde links to worsening diabetes and memory loss
A new review reveals how everyday foods and hidden exposures to formaldehyde may fuel insulin resistance and chip…
How the Vutara VXL simplifies single-molecule imaging
News Medical talks to Samuel Penwell and Winfried Wiegraebe at Bruker about how the Vutara VXL enables robust,…