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5-May-2025

Min proteins for max efficiency during cell division

University of California - San Diego
Peer-Reviewed Publication

The Min protein system prevents abnormal cell division in bacteria, but is poorly understood. Researchers from UC San Diego have uncovered how engineered e.coli bacteria control protein levels for maximum efficiency.

Journal

Nature Physics

Funder

NIH/National Institutes of Health

5-May-2025

Study finds one protein that mitigates Huntington’s disease, and one that exacerbates it

University at Buffalo
Peer-Reviewed Publication

The researchers found that inhibiting GSK-3ß led to less defects in the axonal transport process and less neuronal cell death, while inhibiting ERK1 led to more transport problems and more cell death.

Journal

Nature

Funder

NIH/National Institutes of Health

5-May-2025

AI could help improve early detection of interval breast cancers

University of California - Los Angeles Health Sciences
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A new study led by investigators at the UCLA Health Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center suggests that artificial intelligence (AI) could help detect interval breast cancers before they become more advanced and harder to treat.

Journal

JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute

Funder

NIH/National Institutes of Health, NIH/National Cancer Institute, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Early Diagnostics Inc

5-May-2025

Urban rats spread deadly bacteria as they migrate, study finds

Tufts University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Urban rats spread a deadly bacteria as they migrate within cities that can be the source of a potentially life-threatening disease in humans, according to a six-year study by Tufts University researchers and their collaborators that also discovered a novel technique for testing rat kidneys. 

Journal

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases

Funder

NIH/National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, NIH/National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, NIH/National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, NIH/National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS)

5-May-2025

Discovery explains Long COVID breathing problems

University of Virginia Health System
Peer-Reviewed Publication

The findings hold promise for developing targeted treatments for the lung complications of Long COVID.

Journal

Nature Immunology

Funder

NIH/National Institutes of Health, NIH/National Institutes of Health, NIH/National Institutes of Health, NIH/National Institutes of Health, University of Virginia Manning COVID-19 Research Fund, Global Infectious Diseases Institute, University of Virginia, University of Virginia School of Medicine