Aliquots
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May 5, 2020
A dual-purpose metabolic switch
John York and colleagues have demonstrated that the protein Vip1 is a rare type of bifunctional enzyme: it can both synthesize and destroy key cellular signaling molecules. -
May 4, 2020
The role of diet in esophageal cancer
New findings suggest that dietary calcium and magnesium affect the risk of esophageal cancer; if confirmed in interventional studies, they could inform dietary modifications to reduce the burden of this cancer. -
April 30, 2020
EHRs, biobanks and Mendelian diseases
Electronic health records and biobanks can be effectively combined to detect and study Mendelian diseases such as cystic fibrosis. -
April 30, 2020
Antibody finding raises hopes for Marburg, COVID-19 treatments
Monoclonal antibodies against Marburg virus — a more lethal cousin of the RNA virus that causes COVID-19 — may aid in the development of antibody “cocktails” to counter viral infection. -
April 21, 2020
Reducing stress in parents of children with autism
Parents of children with autism spectrum disorders benefited from the addition of mindfulness-based stress reduction to parent-implemented behavioral interventions. -
April 20, 2020
Damage, disruption, delirium
New findings suggest that treatments that decrease oxidative damage might help with postoperative delirium that occurs in up to 30% of cardiac surgery patients. -
April 16, 2020
‘Tuning’ cell shape for division
Dylan Burnette and colleagues have discovered that two forms of the molecular motor protein myosin have distinct roles in regulating cell shape during cell division.