Research finds new proof about the systems controlling skin repair and regeneration Kumar Jeetendra | January 19, 2021 As the air continues to dry and temperatures drop, the yearly battle against dry hands and skin has officially begun. New research from Northwestern University has discovered new evidence deep within the skin about the mechanisms controlling skin renewal and repair. Skin’s barrier function gives it the unique ability to fight winter woes and keep …
Rersearch shows quick period of vein rebuilding after aneurysm Kumar Jeetendra | January 26, 2021 Hitting a pothole on the road in only the wrong way might create a bulge on the tire, a weakened spot that will almost certainly result in an eventual flat tire. But what if that tire could immediately begin reknitting its rubber, strengthening the bulge and preventing it from bursting? That’s exactly what blood vessels …
Research investigate how the current practice of nephrology may have bigoted philosophies Kumar Jeetendra | January 31, 2021 There is a growing awareness of systematic inequality and structural racism in American society. Science and medicine are no exception, as evidenced by historical cases of discrimination and overt racism. In a perspective piece in the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, researchers from Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM), take an honest look …
Study subtleties how glutamate flagging functions in the brain to empower neuronal communication Kumar Jeetendra | January 31, 2021 The most powerful substance in the human brain for neuronal communication is glutamate. It’s by far the most abundant, and it’s implicated in all kinds of operations. One of the most amazing is the slow restructuring of neural networks because of memory and learning acquisition, a process called synaptic plasticity. Glutamate is also of deep …
Researchers build up a basic strategy to make drug precursor Kumar Jeetendra | February 27, 2021 Save your silver! It’s better used for jewellery than as a catalyst for medication. Rice University scientists have developed a greatly simplified method to make fluoroketones, precursors for drug design and manufacture that typically demand a silver catalyst. Rice chemist Julian West and grad students Yen-Chu Lu and Helen Jordan introduced a procedure for the …
Compounds in green and black tea relax blood vessels by activating ion channel proteins Kumar Jeetendra | March 9, 2021 A new study from the University of California, Irvine shows that chemicals in both black and green tea relax blood vessels by activating ion channel proteins in the blood vessel wall. The discovery helps explain the antihypertensive properties of tea and could lead to the design of new blood pressure-lowering medications. Released in Cellular Physiology …
Study offers a non-obtrusive avenue for monitoring buildings for COVID-19 Kumar Jeetendra | April 14, 2021 A study done in rooms where COVID-19 patients were isolated reveals that the virus’s RNA – part of the genetic material inside a virus – can persist up to a month in dust. The study did not evaluate whether dust may transmit the virus to people. It could, however, offer another option for monitoring COVID-19 …
Basic dietary enhancement enhances schizophrenic traits in mice Kumar Jeetendra | April 20, 2021 After additional experiments, including visualizing the fluorescently stained dancing advantage of brain cells, researchers concluded that the nutritional supplement likely protects proteins which build neurons’ mobile skeletons. The supplement betaine was initially isolated from sugar beets and is often associated with sweetness or umami flavor. Healthy levels of betaine come from both outside food sources …
New hereditarily encoded sensor recognizes drugs of abuse Kumar Jeetendra | April 29, 2021 A genetically encoded sensor to detect hallucinogenic compounds has been developed by researchers at the University of California, Davis. Named psychLight, the sensor could be used in discovering new treatments for mental illness, in neuroscience research and to detect drugs of abuse. The work is published April 28 in the journal Cell. Compounds associated with …
Researchers develop experimental direct-acting antiviral treatment to treat COVID-19 Kumar Jeetendra | May 18, 2021 An international team of scientists from the Menzies Health Institute Queensland (MHIQ) at Griffith University and from City of Hope, a research and treatment center for cancer, diabetes and other life-threatening diseases in the U.S., have developed an experimental direct-acting antiviral therapy to treat COVID-19. Conventional antivirals reduce symptoms and help people recover earlier. Examples …
New chemical interaction utilizes photocatalytic layer to eliminate steroid hormones Kumar Jeetendra | May 22, 2021 Micropollutants like steroid hormones contaminate drinking water worldwide and pose a substantial threat to human health and the environment even in smallest quantities. Until today, readily scalable water treatment technologies that remove them economically and sustainably have been lacking. It takes advantage of the mechanisms of photocatalysis and transforms the pollutants into possibly safe oxidation …
New testing protocols for SARS-CoV-2 can handle a huge number of tests inside 48 hours Kumar Jeetendra | May 25, 2021 Researchers in the Vienna BioCenter designed a testing protocol for SARS-CoV-2 that can process tens of thousands of samples in less than 48 hours. The method, called SARSeq, is printed in the journal Nature Communications and might be adapted to many more pathogens. The COVID-19 pandemic has lasted more than a year and continues to …
