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AI-driven approach challenges traditional views on protein structure
Presentation of the Urfold model and the DeepUrfold approach to identify domains likely to reflect the phenomenon of “architectural similarity...
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Microscopic marine organisms can create parachute-like mucus structures that block the absorption of CO₂ from the atmosphere
Marine snow sedimentation with flow field. Artistic rendering of real imaging data collected in the Gulf of Main using a...
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Researchers identify signaling mechanism that damages cells in diabetic kidney disease
Upregulation of FXII correlates with impaired renal function in human DKD. Credit: Natural communications (2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-52214-8 Diabetic kidney disease,...
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Stem cell discovery highlights importance of DNA methylation in cancer
Graphic illustration of the model. Credit: Natural communications (2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-51966-7 A study led by Umeå University, Sweden, presents new...
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Living in a redlined neighborhood in 1940 was a risk factor for premature death, and the disparity persists today.
This 1937 map of Buffalo shows that neighborhoods on the city's East Side were red-lined, which meant that people living...
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Long-term study shows early prostate cancer surgery extends lifespan
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public domain The survival rate of men with prostate cancer who underwent complete prostate removal immediately after detection...
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New techniques shed light on how brain landscapers prune unnecessary synapses
Oligodendrocyte precursor cells, or OPCs (the purple and green spots above), prune unnecessary synapses (the silver streaks) in the brain's...
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Computer simulation mimics how the brain develops neurons, paving the way for future disease treatments
3D mechanistic ABM for neuronal growth. Panel a shows the agent-based discretization and early stage of a neuron (pyramid cell)...
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Inducing a gene that informs cell signaling could stop diabetic kidney disease, study suggests
Immunofluorescence image of the proximal tubule (in green), surrounding the glomeruli of the kidney with activated calcium/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase 1...
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Maternal exercise during pregnancy may protect child against asthma
Credit: Gustavo Fring from Pexels A child's risk of asthma can be reduced by almost half if the mother engages...
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