Dawn-to-dusk dry fasting could alleviate the health risks of individuals with an increased body mass index
Dawn-to-dusk dry fasting helped reduce factors associated with risk for diabetes, heart disease and other complications.
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Author: Ana Rodríguez
Congratulations, Dr. James R. Lupski, 2024 Mendel Lecturer and recipient of the Gilded Pea Award!
Dr. James R. Lupski has delivered more than 620 lectures in 37 countries, but none was received with nearly the same enthusiasm as his Mendel lecture this past June in Berlin.
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Defective serotonin 2C receptors lead to memory deficits in mice and humans
The findings not only provide new insight into the factors regulating healthy memory but also in conditions associated with memory loss, like Alzheimer’s disease.
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Image of the Month: The wooly mammoth emerges from the past
Researchers have peered into the chromosomes of the wooly mammoth, a magnificent creature that has been extinct for nearly 4,000 years.
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Cells with IFITM5 mutation get caught in a loop leading to osteogenesis imperfecta type V
These findings not only inform on the mechanism of OI type V, they also facilitate the development of future therapies for this condition.
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Study opens new opportunities to develop cancer treatments
The team integrated proteogenomic datasets of more than 1,000 tissue samples spanning 10 cancer types to illuminate protein targets for cancer therapy.
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CAR T cell therapy for pediatric brain cancer warrants further study
This study shows that this therapy can effectively get to the tumor, and the addition of C7R safely augments antitumor activity.
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A promising approach to develop a birth control pill for men
The novel strategy is sperm-specific, has minimal safety concerns and the effects are reversible in animal models.
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hnRNPM, a guardian of the integrity of cellular protein synthesis
A connection with cancer cells suggests that hnRNPM may hold clinical promise.
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Image of the Month: Defective sperm
Alterations in normal sperm shape and motility led to infertility in an animal model and inspired work to develop a reversible birth control pill for men.
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