Researchers Discover Novel Cell Type that Controls the Formation and Growth of New Blood Vessels

Molecular Code Stimulates Pioneer Cells to Build Blood Vessels in the Body

19-Apr-2024 - Cardiovascular diseases, including stroke and myocardial infarction, are the world's leading causes of mortality, accounting for over 18 million deaths a year. A team of KIT researchers has now identified a new cell type in blood vessels responsible for vascular growth. This discovery may allow ...

A switch for the internal clock

New approaches for quantum biology and medicine

19-Apr-2024 - Researchers at the University of Innsbruck investigated the effect of nuclear magnetic resonance on the internal clock of cells at different times of the day. To their surprise, the clock could be switched on and off depending on whether the treatment was carried out during the day or at night. ...

New Opportunity for Cancer Therapy: Miniature Lab Provides Insights into Metastases Development

Fraunhofer IWS Develops Microphysiological Systems for Cultivation of Tumor Tissue Sections in Joint Effort

18-Apr-2024 - Every year, around half a million people in Germany are diagnosed with cancer. Despite the existence of effective treatment options for many types of cancer, many questions about the development of the disease remain unanswered. Why does a tumor develop? What factors promote the growth of cancer ...

Electrochemistry Paves the Way: Sustainable Synthesis Method Reveals N-Hydroxy Modifications for Pharmaceuticals

Closing knowledge gaps - new findings on heterocycles

18-Apr-2024 - New highly selective and scalable electro-organic synthesis of novel benzo[e]-1,2,4-thiadiazine-1,1-dioxides which represent an important structural motif of APIs (active pharmaceutical ingredients) modified with a unique N-hydroxy moiety. Recently published research results enable preparative ...

Cancer treatment: Experts propose specific and suited guidelines for the use and regulation of artificial intelligence

18-Apr-2024 - AI models are set to transform cancer care in the future by providing personalized diagnosis and treatment options. The emergence of Generalist Medical Artificial Intelligence (GMAI) models poses a significant challenge to current regulatory frameworks. In a commentary published in the journal ...

Why European Colonization Drove the Blue Antelope to Extinction

International team of scientists and start-up Colossal Biosciences decode the DNA of the bluebuck using state-of-the-art computer analysis software

17-Apr-2024 - An international team of researchers led by the University of Potsdam has generated and analyzed the first high-coverage nuclear genome of the extinct blue antelope in cooperation with Colossal Biosciences and the Museum of Natural History Berlin. The genomic data shed light on the evolutionary ...

An enzyme makes mushrooms “magical”

New study sheds light on the structure and evolution of an enzyme in psychoactive fungi

17-Apr-2024 - An international research team has investigated the biosynthesis of psilocybin, the main ingredient of hallucinogenic mushrooms. They gained new insights into the structure and reaction mechanism of the enzyme PsiM. It plays a key role in the production of psilocybin. The results of the study ...

How blue-green algae manipulate microorganisms

Research team discovers previously unknown gene that indirectly promotes photosynthesis

16-Apr-2024 - Cyanobacteria – also called blue-green algae – are known as the “plants of the ocean” because they carry out photosynthesis on a gigantic scale, produce oxygen and extract the greenhouse gas CO2 from the environment. However, to do this they need additional nutrients such as nitrogen. A team ...

Rechargeable nanotorch

Afterglow luminescence imaging tracks cell-based microrobots in real time

16-Apr-2024 - An afterglow luminescent nanoprobe opens up new possibilities for imaging living cells. As a research team reports in the journal Angewandte Chemie, their new “nanotorch” can continue to luminesce for over ten days after a single excitation. This allows the routes taken through the body by ...

Innovative Antiviral Defense With New CRISPR Tool

This important achievement represents a significant step towards combating pandemics and strengthening defenses against future outbreaks

16-Apr-2024 - The rise of RNA viruses like SARS-CoV-2 highlights the need for new ways to fight them. RNA-targeting tools like CRISPR/Cas13 are powerful but inefficient in the cytoplasm of cells, where many RNA viruses replicate. Scientists from Helmholtz Munich and the Technical University Munich (TUM) have ...