Scientists crack micronutrient mystery that could be key to brain health, cancer defense
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Researchers are harnessing the benefits of time-restricted feeding on the gut microbiome with the ultimate goal of developing new therapies for obesity, diabetes and other metabolic diseases.
From depressed polar bears to charismatic pandas, conservationists have used anthropomorphism, or the practice of attributing human qualities to non-human subjects, to garner public support for conservation efforts. In a new study publishing June 18 in the Cell Press journal iScience, scientists tease apart some of the social factors that influence whether people view animals similarly to humans. The researchers found that factors such as social integration, urban living, formal education, and religion can affect an individual’s tendency to assign human characteristics to animals. This in turn may affect their willingness to engage with conservation programs.
A research group led by Professor SUZUKI Hiroaki from Faculty of Science and Engineering at Chuo University, graduate students YONEYAMA Ryotaro (at the time), MORIKAWA Naoya, and USHIYAMA Ryota (at the time), Research Fellow TSUGANE Mamiko, Technical Assistant SATO Reiko (at the time), and Special Appointed Assistant Professor MARUYAMA Tomoya from Research Center for Autonomous Systems Materialogy (ASMat), Institute of Integrated Research (IIR), Institute of Science Tokyo, along with Professor TAKINOUE Masahiro from Department of Computer Science, Institute of Science Tokyo, has developed a technology for mass-producing uniform artificial cells (lipid bilayer vesicles) with artificial model nuclei using microfluidic devices with high reproducibility. They also demonstrated that protein synthesis from this model nuclei was possible.
From the biology of aging to the future of artificial intelligence (AI)-driven medicine, Mount Sinai Health System will participate at the 2025 Aspen Ideas: Health (Sunday, June 22-Wednesday, June 25) and Aspen Ideas Festival (June 25-Tuesday, July 1) in Aspen, Colorado. Mount Sinai is proud to be a presenting underwriter of both festivals, where Mount Sinai thought leaders will lead discussions and the Health System will provide complimentary dermatologic screenings for attendees. “We return to Aspen Ideas: Health and the Aspen Ideas Festival deeply inspired—by the setting, the community, and the shared pursuit of progress,” said Brendan G. Carr, MD, MA, MS, Chief Executive Officer and the Kenneth L. Davis, MD, Distinguished Chair, Mount Sinai Health System. “This year, my colleagues will explore the emerging science of aging and inflammation and how Mount Sinai is harnessing AI to propel science and health care innovation. Our goal, as a learning health system, is to solve the world’s most complex health and science challenges to improve health of people everywhere.”