Based on comprehensive protein data on mice, researchers have gained new insights into the mechanism…
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Scientists unpack how Toxoplasma infection is linked to neurodegenerative disease
Toxoplasma gondii, a protozoan parasite, infects a third of the world’s population. Working on mice,…
A new way to nip AIDS in the bud
When new HIV particles bud from an infected cell, the enzyme protease activates to help…
How gene activation protein works
Scientists have discovered the three-dimensional structure of a gene-specific transcription activation complex, providing the first…
Nerve-insulating cells more diverse than previously thought
Oligodendrocytes, a type of brain cell that plays a crucial role in diseases such as…
Super quantum simulator ‘entangles’ hundreds of ions
Physicists have ‘entangled’ or linked together the properties of up to 219 beryllium ions (charged…
New qPAINT technology gives microscopes ‘super-vision’
Knowing the exact number of molecules located at specific junctures in cells can be a…
Heart monitor implant could save lives in patients with serious immune disease
Heart monitor implant could save lives in patients with serious immune disease.
New comorbidity tool predicts risk of hospitalization and death in psoriatic arthriti
New comorbidity tool predicts risk of hospitalisation and premature death in psoriatic arthriti.
Diabetes more frequent in children with chronic rheumatic disease
The results of a study involving more than 9,000 patients showed that Type 1 diabetes…