New study uncovers bacterial route to testosterone production
Many prostate cancers depend on androgen hormones, including testosterone, to grow. That is why treatments for advanced disease…
Suppressor tRNAs restore cystic fibrosis protein in models
Biomedical engineer Bowen Li and his colleagues at the University of Toronto have demonstrated that suppressor transfer…
Specialized blood vessel cells found to actively drive lung fibrosis
Millions of people worldwide are affected by diseases that cause scarring of the lungs, often leading to breathing…
Engineered ribozyme repairs broken RNA to explain origins of life
In most modern cells, DNA stores the genetic blueprint, and relies on proteins to replicate, repair and build…
How this deadly superbug spread and rose to global dominance | Health
CDC By Talker By Stephen Beech Hospital samples from the 1970s helped reveal how a deadly antibiotic-resistant “superbug”…
Study finds no detectable short-term brain harm after one youth soccer season
A season-long study of teen soccer players offers reassurance on short-term brain health, but elevated preseason biomarkers show…
New single-protein analysis technique provides unprecedented information on scramblases
A new single-protein analysis technique gives researchers an unprecedented ability to study proteins called scramblases, which have critical…
Understanding how metformin works – UdeMnouvelles
Metformin has been used for decades to treat type-2 diabetes. Epidemiological studies have also suggested that it may…
Titan’s Organic World – Astrobiology
Illustration of the thermal structure of Titan’s atmosphere and its atmospheric processes. It illustrates the high-altitude photochemistry of…
A Strange Quantum Effect May Explain One of Biology’s Greatest Mysteries
Researchers have uncovered a possible explanation for why living systems repeatedly choose one molecular form instead of its…
Atomic-level images could improve future COVID-19 antiviral drug design
The closest-ever detailed look at a key enzyme inside the virus that causes COVID-19 could lead to more…
Metformin targets the gut instead of the liver to lower glucose
For decades, physicians and scientists thought metformin, the leading Type 2 diabetes medication taken by millions worldwide, mainly…