New system for tracking macaws emphasizes species' conservation needs
(Texas A&M University) New data on macaw movements gathered by the Texas A&M University College of Veterinary Medicine& Biomedical Sciences' (CVMBS) The Macaw Society has the potential to greatly improve conservation strategies for the scarlet macaw, as well as similar species of large parrots. (Source: EurekAlert! - Biology)
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Present and future application of artificial intelligence in clinical drug
(Bentham Science Publishers) Current and Future Application of Artificial Intelligence in Clinical Medicine presents information on the application of machine learning and profound learning techniques in medical procedures. Chapters in the volume have been written by outstanding contributors from cancer and computer science institutes to provide updated knowledge to the reader (Source: EurekAlert! - Biology)
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Measures and clinical approach of COVID 19
(Bentham Science Publishers) COVID-19: Diagnosis and Management covers all the aspects of COVID-19. Detailed discussion on Virology, pathophysiology to diagnosis and management of COVID-19. It Presents a summary of the current standards for the evaluation and diagnosis of COVID-19 (Source: EurekAlert! - Biology)
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Obstacles on the racetrack of life
(University of W ü rzburg) mRNA plays a key role in the conversion of genetic information from DNA to proteins. Their production is a delicate process. A research team at the University of W ü rzburg (Germany) has now identified a crucial factor. (Source: EurekAlert! - Biology)
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Genome studies: More is not always better
(University of W ü rzburg) The characteristics of plants of the same species can have different genetic causes depending on their origin. This is shown by a recent study at the University of W ü rzburg. (Source: EurekAlert! - Biology)
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UTA developing technology using nanoparticles, ultrasound to detect tiny breast tumors
(University of Texas at Arlington) A bioengineering professor at The University of Texas at Arlington is developing a technique to diagnose tiny breast tumors that could reduce the anxiety, uncertainty and high costs often faced by patients. (Source: EurekAlert! - Biology)
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Putting a load on: Load stimulates bone formation via expression of osteocrin
(National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center) Researchers from the National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center Research Institute have found that physical load stimulates expression of the peptide osteocrin (OSTN) to make bone. They found that OSTN expression was high in bones such as the tibia, radius, and ulna, and was increased via stimulation by load and decreased when load was reduced. These results will be useful for promoting bone maintenance in patients restricted to long-term bed rest, and for treating frailty syndrome. (Source: EurekAlert! - Biology)
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Compound derived from turmeric essential oil has neuroprotective properties
(Kumamoto University) Researchers from Kumamoto University, Japan have found that a component derived from turmeric essential oil, ar-turmerone, and its derivatives act directly on dopaminergic neurons to exert a neuroprotective effect on tissue cultures of a Parkinson's disease model. The effect appears to be due to the enhancement of cellular antioxidant potency through Nrf2 activation. The researchers believe that the ar-turmerone derivatives identified in this study can be utilized as new therapeutic agents for Parkinson's disease. (Source: EurekAlert! - Biology)
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Mechanical stimuli significantly influence organ growth
(Technical University of Munich (TUM)) In addition to chemical factors, mechanical influences play an important role in the natural growth of human organs such as kidneys, lungs and mammary glands - but also in the development of tumors. Now a research team at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) has investigated the process in detail using organoids, three-dimensional model systems of such organs which are produced in the laboratory. (Source: EurekAlert! - Biology)
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Keeping the world up to date on irritable bowel syndrome research in China
(Cactus Communications) Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is prevalent in China, where much research has been conducted on this condition. However, most of these studies are published in Chinese, and their findings remain inaccessible to western scientists. To address this problem, a pair of researchers have published a review article on the Chinese Medical Journal condensing Chinese IBS studies carried out over the past decade. This review will help promote and guide future research efforts on IBS. (Source: EurekAlert! - Biology)
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Blood test can track the evolution of coronavirus infection
(Spanish National Research Council (CSIC)) A blood test that quantifies the protein ACE2, the cellular protein which allows entry of the coronavirus into cells, as well as ACE2 fragments, produced as a result of interaction with the virus, could be a simple and effective method for monitoring SARS-CoV-2 infection, according to a study led by Javier S á ez-Valero, from the UMH-CSIC Neurosciences Institute in Alicante, published in FASEB Journal. (Source: EurekAlert! - Biology)
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Dartmouth Engineering professor selected to direct new Brazilian biofuels lab
(Thayer School of Engineering at Dartmouth) Lee Lynd, Professor of Engineering at Dartmouth, will be the founding Director of the new Advanced Second Generation (A2G) Biofuel Laboratory located at the University of Campinas (Unicamp) in Brazil. The lab's mission is to develop and enable technology to sustainably produce bioethanol, an alternative to fossil fuel, from inedible agricultural products at a much lower cost than is currently possible. (Source: EurekAlert! - Biology)
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Photorhabdus Virulence Cassette as a causative agent in Photorhabdus asymbiotica
(Science China Press) PVC effectors Pdp1 (a new family of widespread dNTP pyrophosphatase effector in eCIS) and Pnf (a deamidase effector) are loaded inside the inner tube lumen in a " Peas in the Pod " mode. Moreover, Pdp1 and Pnf can be directly injected into J774A.1 murine macrophage and kill target cells by disrupting dNTP pools and actin cytoskeleton formation, respectively. The results provide direct evidence of how PVC cargoes are loaded and delivered directly into mammalian macrophages. (Source: EurekAlert! - Biology)
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DNA from 1,600-year-old Iranian sheep mummy brings history to life
(Trinity College Dublin) A team of geneticists and archaeologists from Ireland, France, Iran, Germany, and Austria has sequenced the DNA from a 1,600-year-old sheep mummy from an ancient Iranian salt mine, Chehrābād. This remarkable specimen has revealed sheep husbandry practices of the ancient Near East, as well as underlining how natural mummification can affect DNA degradation. (Source: EurekAlert! - Biology)
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Less is more: the efficient brain structural and dynamic organization
(Science China Press) Metabolic and building costs put strong constraints on the structures and functions of neural circuits. Neurophysiology experiments demonstrated that mammal brain networks are remarkably cost-efficient in both structure and dynamics, while the fundamental underlying physical mechanism is not clear. Understanding this mechanism is important not only in neuroscience, but also for developing brain-inspired computation. Chinese theoretical neuroscientists reveal the key less-is-more principle underlying the efficient performance in both structural and dynamical aspects of the brain. (Source: EurekAlert! - Biology)
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