UT San Antonio study evaluates rapamycin’s potential to promote healthy aging
UT Health San Antonio, the academic health center of The University of Texas at San Antonio (UT San Antonio) is…
New nanoparticle system boosts scalable production of therapeutic exosomes
Researchers from Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University (XJTLU) in China have developed a streamlined process that makes it easier to…
Scientists turn red blood cells into long-lasting drug and imaging carriers in mice
A new preclinical study shows that red blood cells can be tagged in vivo and used as long-lasting…
New approach developed to visualize proteins at unprecedented scale and sensitivity
Proteins, one of the smallest building blocks of life on Earth, hold promise for answering some of biology’s…
AlphaFold Database expands with millions of predicted protein complexes
A new collaboration between EMBL’s European Bioinformatics Institute (EMBL-EBI), Google DeepMind, NVIDIA, and Seoul National University has made…
Study uncovers how tuberculosis bacteria fuel themselves during infection
Researchers at The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) have uncovered how the bacteria that causes tuberculosis fuels itself during infection, providing new insights…
Study reveals dual role of PFK enzyme in metabolism and cell cycle progression
A metabolic enzyme studied for over seven decades has a hidden second function – it can unwind RNA…
Childhood stress may lead to digestive issues later in life
Early life stress may lead to digestive issues later in life, driven by changes in the gut and…
New polygenic risk scores improve prediction of metabolic disease outcomes
Type 2 diabetes (T2D) and obesity are metabolic conditions with many causes, including overlapping and distinct genetic features.…
Protein MIIP suppresses colorectal cancer by regulating immune cell signaling
Colorectal cancer remains one of the leading causes of cancer-related mortality worldwide, largely due to metastasis and limited…
Study reveals how disordered proteins function without stable structure
A new LMU study shows how proteins function reliably even without a stable 3D structure – and the…
Vitamin B2 metabolism helps cancer cells resist ferroptosis
A lack of vitamin B2 makes tumor cells more susceptible to a unique form of cell death. This…