Faulty myelin-making brain cells may help drive cognitive decline with age
A rare combination of lifelong cognitive tracking, postmortem brain analysis, and targeted mouse experiments reveals unexpected changes in…
Scientists uncover tRNA changes driving Chagas parasite transformation
The Chagas disease parasite (Trypanosoma cruzi) undergoes a major transformation throughout its life cycle in order to infect…
Blocking ZFP36L2 protein may disrupt colorectal cancer metastatic growth
Digestion is hard on the cells that line the human gut, and they are constantly being shed and…
ESCRT-III proteins play an unexpected role in protecting DNA bridges during cell division
Every time a cell divides, it must accurately copy and distribute its DNA between two new cells. However,…
New method reveals three-dimensional nanoplastic distribution in neonatal mouse brains
Nanoplastics-plastic particles smaller than one micrometer-are generated through the degradation and abrasion of plastic products and are increasingly…
A closer look at Parkinson’s brains finds tau where standard tests saw little
By examining six brain regions at single-molecule resolution, researchers identified a layer of tau pathology that conventional tissue…
New light-sheet imaging system tracks brain seizure dynamics in 3D
Seizures can race through the brain in seconds, making them difficult to capture in detail. To overcome this…
Walking protein structure explains how cells activate molecular motors
A nerve cell resembles a vast tree with branches that communicate with thousands of other cells. To function,…
Antifungal nanoparticles made from immune cell membranes fight infections
Tiny particles made from the membranes of human immune cells could offer a promising new way to fight…
New structural insights overturn old assumptions about malaria entry
For nearly half a century, scientists have known that malaria parasites force their way into human red blood cells through a…
Bruker Introduces High-Throughput Sample-to-Answer Molecular Diagnostics System
Bruker Corporation’s Microbiology & Infection Diagnostics division has launched in Europe the MyGenius PRO, a fully automated, sample-to-answer…
Advanced chip-based sensor identifies traumatic brain injury markers
Researchers have developed a chip-based metasurface biosensor that can detect traumatic brain injury (TBI) biomarkers at extremely low…