Flavonoids from a specific line of corn act as anti-inflammatory agents in the guts of mice with an inflammatory-bowel-disease-like condition,…
A new understanding of protein movement
A team of engineers has uncovered the role of surface diffusion in protein transport, which could aid biopharmaceutical processing. This…
Our animal inheritance: Humans perk up their ears, too, when they hear interesting sounds
Many animals move their ears to better focus their attention on a novel sound. That humans also have this capability…
Desk-based jobs may offer protection against poor cognition in later life
People who work in jobs that require less physical activity – typically office and desk-based jobs – are at a…
Dopamine neurons mull over your options
Researchers have found that dopamine neurons in the brain can represent the decision-making process when making economic choices. As monkeys…
Women’s egg quality dependent on metabolic factors
Increasing the levels of a chemical found in all human cells could boost a woman’s fertility and help select the…
Towards improved wound healing: Chemical synthesis of a trefoil factor peptide
The family of trefoil factor peptides brings hope to both research and industry to improve the treatment of chronic disorders.…
Interplay of impact, moral goals influences charitable giving to different causes
With the rise of globalization, geographic borders are becoming less relevant for making charitable donations, which means nonprofits and charities…
Flu in early life determines our susceptibility to future infections
Early infections of influenza A can help predict how the virus will affect people across different ages in the future…
Engineered killer immune cells target tumors and their immunosuppressive allies
Scientists have engineered natural killer immune cells that not only kill head and neck tumor cells in mice but also…