Morphological aberrations of CIII-deficient hepatocyte nuclei. a H&E-stained liver sections showing typical WT hepatocyte nuclei and the spectrum of aberrant Bcs1lp.S78G hepatocyte nuclei (anisokaryosis, karyomegaly, uneven nuclear envelope, atypical shapes,…
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Cellular ‘cruise control’ system safeguards RNA levels in Rett syndrome nerve cells
Cis-acting elements in the 3ʹUTR are highly associated with half-life changes. a Random forest classifier for prediction of mRNA sequence features relevant for half-life fold-change in human NEURTT and in…
Clouds carry drug-resistant bacteria across distances: study
Atmospheric monitoring could help pinpoint the sources of drug-resistant bacteria found in clouds, researchers said. For a team of Canadian and French researchers, dark clouds on the horizon are potentially…
Mortality high for patients with concurrent TB, COVID-19
Patients with concurrent tuberculosis (TB) and COVID-19 have a high risk for death, according to a study published online April 26 in PLOS Global Public Health. Alice V. Easton, Ph.D.,…
What to know about tick, Lyme season following a mild winter
This undated photo provided by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) shows a blacklegged tick, which is also known as a deer tick. Ticks will be more…
Study finds inhaling ethanol can disable influenza A in mice
The study found that mice treated with ethanol vapor are protected from lethal respiratory infections caused by the influenza A virus. Credit: Dr. Miho Tamai and Prof. Hiroki Ishikawa (OIST)…
Two studies analyze natural killer cells as they tackle the worst form of malaria
Antibody-mediated NK cell activity in children: (A) Merozoite opsonizing antibodies from Junju adults (n=40) induced a significantly higher proportion of ab-NK cells degranulation compared to Junju children (n=293). Hyperimmune (PHIS)…
Study finds stool transplants more effective than antibiotics for treating recurring, life-threatening gut infections
Illustration of bacteria in the human gut. Credit: Darryl Leja, National Human Genome Research Institute, National Institutes of Health A new study, published in the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews…
Surgery is the most effective treatment for metabolic liver disease, says new study
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Metabolic (bariatric) surgery is more effective than medications and lifestyle interventions for the treatment of advanced non-alcoholic fatty liver disease. A new paper, published today in…
Study reveals mechanism by which a circadian clock molecule leads to lung fibrosis
Decreased REV-ERBα protein abundance and increased protein levels of COL1A1 and LOX in IPF lungs compared to healthy control. Healthy control and IPF formalin fixed-paraffin embedded (FFPE) lung samples were…
