March 3, 2021
A new study adds evidence about the potential benefits of green tea extracts in Down syndrome. Researchers observed that the intake of those extracts can reduce facial dysmorphology in children with Down syndrome when taken during the first three years of life. Additional experimental research in mice confirmed the positive effects at low doses. However, the researchers also found that high doses can disrupt facial and bone development.
Green tea supplements modulate facial development of children with Down syndrome, study finds
March 2, 2021
Whole mouse brain microvascular connectome at sub-micrometer resolution • Common network topology leads to a shared structural robustness against damage • Regional network geometry linked to metabolism via diffusive transport of oxygen • Large fraction of brain microvasculature is significantly anisotropic
Food for thought: New maps reveal how brains are kept nourished
March 2, 2021
Disruptions in the circadian rhythms in lung cells may explain why adults who survived premature birth are often more at risk of severe influenza infections, suggests a new study.
Disruption of lung biological clock in premature babies may raise later flu risk
March 2, 2021
Consumption of a high fat diet may be activating a response in the heart that is causing destructive growth and lead to greater risk of heart attacks, according to new research.
High fat diets may over-activate destructive heart disease protein
March 2, 2021
Rapid COVID-19 tests are on the rise to deliver results faster to more people, and scientists need an easy, foolproof way to know that these tests work correctly and the results can be trusted. Nanoparticles that pass detection as the novel coronavirus could be just the ticket.
Coronavirus-Like Particles Could Ensure Reliability of Simpler, Faster COVID-19 Tests
March 2, 2021
New technology from Purdue University innovators may help improve tissue restoration outcomes for people with breast cancer and other diseases or traumatic injuries.
March 1, 2021
This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) supports the development of cancer-relevant technologies suitable for use in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Specifically, the FOA solicits applications for projects to adapt, apply, and validate existing or emerging technologies into a new generation of user-friendly, low-cost technologies for preventing, detecting, diagnosing, and/or treating cancers in people living in LMICs.
March 1, 2021
The National Cancer Institute (NCI) intends to publish a Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) as a Request for Applications (RFA) to solicit applications for support of a Coordinating Center for multiple individual research projects (to be funded by a companion FOA; see NOT-CA-21-037) on the dynamics and underlying mechanisms that link obesity, metabolic dysregulation and increased cancer risk.
March 1, 2021
The human gut consists of a complex community of microbes that consume and secrete hundreds of small molecules -- a phenomenon called cross-feeding. However, it is challenging to study these processes experimentally. A new study, published in Nature Communications, uses models to predict cross-feeding interactions between microbial species in the gut. Predictions from such computational methods could eventually help doctors get a more complete understanding of gut health.
March 1, 2021
Anyone who has ever developed a urinary tract infection (UTI) knows that it can be painful, pesky and persistent. UTIs have a high recurrence rate and primarily afflict women — as many as 50% of women will experience at least one UTI during their lifetime. However, what if patients could take a vaccine that would prevent future UTIs? In a March 1 study in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Duke researchers describe a new vaccination strategy that they think could re-program the body to fight off the bacteria that cause urinary tract infections successfully.
Goodbye UTIs: Duke scientists develop vaccine strategy for urinary tract infections
