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Your kidneys hold exercise secret mimics anti-aging benefits

Unlocking exercise without movement.

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Infrared contact lenses help us see in the dark

The lenses do not need a power source.

In therapy- or illness-induced brain fog (right), microglia produce inflammatory chemicals that deplete oligodendroglial cells and their created myelin. Researchers have partly reversed this process in mice

CAR-T cell therapy causes mild cognitive impairments

The identified compounds that may help reverse it.

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Is the International Space Station too clean? Adding microbes may help

ISS has a much lower diversity of microbes compared to human-built environments on Earth.

These proteins depend on their partner

Some proteins find their ‘soulmate’ at birth

Study shows how certain proteins form immediately after they are made.

osteosarcoma

What drives aggressive bone cancer?

Study reveals a novel mechanism driving osteosarcoma.

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A configuration of electrical synapses that filter sensory information

How electrical synapses fine-tune sensory information for better decisions?

Researchers are exploring the world’s first virtual human cell, an AI-powered model designed to simulate the complex behavior of human biomolecules, cells, and tissues.

Building the virtual cell with artificial intelligence

Scientists call for an all-out, global effort to create an AI virtual cell.

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A world’s first: Stem cells reverse type 1 diabetes

Patient is the first person with type 1 diabetes to receive this kind of transplant.

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A new map of the molecules in our food

Molecular map shows the way towards better food choices.

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A ‘pause button’ in human development

The molecular mechanisms that control embryonic diapause also seem to be actionable in human cells.

alien cell Infection pandemic noncellular life

Exploring host-microbe relationships in vector-borne Diseases

Atlas of human-vector microbe interactions sheds light on pathogenicity.

Young woman sitting on sofa at home

Oxytocin may treat obesity and postnatal depression

Obesity and postpartum depression are linked to loss of TRPC5.

Gut stem cells gain a new identity

Gut stem cells gain a new identity

Fate mapping finds the source of Lgr5+ cells in the intestine

tomato plants

Plants do scream when stressed

Listen to the audio recording of plant sounds.

Human arm with muscles holding a brain created in MyoSuite

How the brain senses body position and movement?

The sense is known as proprioception.

Image showing In every cell in a woman’s body, one X chromosome is disabled to ensure that the right levels of proteins are produced from that chromosome pair. But the way the second chromosome is shut down generates unfamiliar molecular structures that can trigger antibodies (shown in red) targeting those structures.

Women’s autoimmune risk explored in Stanford Medicine-led study

Xist proteins drive female-biased autoimmunity.

Image showing women breast feeding her child.

New mouse study reveals protective power of breast milk

Breast milk complement alters gut microbiota for infant health.

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Scientists developed ‘Mini Brains’ from human fetal brain tissue

A brand-new way of studying how the brain develops.

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CellHint: New methodology unifies single-cell data

Creating harmonised, applicable datasets for the study of human health and disease.

A doctor in a clinic examines a pregnant woman

UCLA investigates maternal diabetes’s impact on fetal development

Atlas explores fetal metabolism in mid-to-late gestation and diabetic pregnancy.

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Cracking the itch mystery: New insights unveiled

S. aureus and itch-induced skin damage: The V8 protease-PAR1 axis revealed.

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Researchers use embryonic stem cells to generate live-born Chimeric monkey

A live-birth chimeric monkey using a high contribution of embryonic stem cells (ESCs).

Bacteria in a green background

Newly discovered antibodies neutralize drug-resistant pathogens

Potent antibodies found against Pseudomonas aeruginosa.

Optometrist checking patient eyesight and suggesting vision correction treatments

Stanford’s eye aging clock for ocular disease treatment

AI-powered liquid biopsy reveals eye aging and disease drivers.

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New antibiotic targets drug-resistant bacteria

New antibiotic targets immutable bacterial structure.

Image showing microbes

Virus parasites make superbugs even more deadly

Piggybacking lateral transduction enables dual pathogenicity island transfer.

Image showing gut-brain axis

The gut-brain connection

The colon-brain axis.

Image showing T cell therapy.

T-cell treatment is improved by vaccination

A novel approach could allow modified T cells to destroy solid tumors.

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