4-Mar-2025 Unlocking the genetic secrets of nematode-tomato warfare Nanjing Agricultural University The Academy of Science A pioneering study has uncovered the sophisticated tactics root-knot nematodes use to manipulate the genetic machinery of tomato plants, creating galls essential for their survival. Journal Horticulture Research
4-Mar-2025 STIM1: the cancer shield against sorafenib unmasked Chongqing Medical University A recent study unveils how stromal interaction molecule 1 (STIM1), a protein involved in calcium signaling, plays a pivotal role in the resistance of liver cancer to sorafenib, a key treatment for advanced hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Journal Genes & Diseases
4-Mar-2025 Mapping the genetic landscape of Alzheimer's brain regions Chongqing Medical University A new study uncovers crucial insights into the gene interactions linked to Alzheimer's disease (AD), revealing how amyloid-beta accumulation affects gene dynamics across different brain regions and age groups. Journal Genes & Diseases
4-Mar-2025 Decoding bone health: Single-cell insights into type 2 diabetes Chongqing Medical University A pioneering study offers unprecedented insights into the bone immune microenvironment of type 2 diabetic mice, uncovering a unique genetic profile that includes decreased osteoclast differentiation. Journal Genes & Diseases
3-Mar-2025 Mind-controlled prosthetic arms could benefit from new UO brain research University of Oregon Using functional MRI brain imaging, University of Oregon researchers have unraveled some of the neural circuitry behind actions like reaching, flipping a light switch and grabbing a door handle. Journal eNeuro
3-Mar-2025 Arsenic exposure linked to increased risk of kidney disease Texas A&M University Epidemiologists at the Texas A&M University School of Public Health have identified a link between arsenic and indicators of kidney disease. Journal Journal of Trace Elements in Medicine and Biology Funder NIH/National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Houston Methodist Cancer Center, Robert and Janice McNair Foundation
3-Mar-2025 Research on stem cells from adipose tissue for wound healing and scar formation Vrije Universiteit Brussel Dr. Lisa Ramaut from the Department of Plastic, Reconstructive, and Aesthetic Surgery at the Brussels University Hospital (UZ Brussel) conducted research on the use of stem cells derived from adipose tissue for wound healing and scar formation. Her study sheds new light on the potential of these cells to improve surgical scars and prevent pathological scar formation. Journal Aesthetic Surgery Journal Open Forum
2-Mar-2025 Targeted delivery of a cationic dendrimer with a plaque-homing peptide for the treatment of atherosclerosis Higher Education Press In the following manuscript, Zahr and Li et al. develop polycation-based polyamidoamine (PAMAM) dendrimers conjugated with an atherosclerotic plaque-homing peptide Lyp1 for the treatment of atherosclerosis. Journal Life Medicine
1-Mar-2025 New study reveals unlimited mobile data plans expand access to education data, with low-income and rural households benefiting most Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences BALTIMORE, MD, February 27, 2025 – A new study published in the INFORMS journal Management Science reveals that unlimited mobile data plans may be a key solution to reducing digital inequality. The research shows that low-income and rural households benefit the most when data caps are removed – particularly in their ability to access educational content. Journal Management Science
1-Mar-2025 3D tree reconstruction algorithm contributes to a new era of urban planning Purdue University Trees compete for space as they grow. A tree with branches close to a wall will develop differently from one growing on open ground. Now everyone from urban planners and environmental scientists to homeowners may access a new algorithm for tree reconstruction developed at Purdue University to see how the trees will shade an area or learn what a tree will look like in 20 years. Purdue computer scientists and digital foresters used artificial intelligence to generate this first-ever database, which contains three-dimensional models of more than 600,000 real trees. Funder Natural Resources Conservation Service, National Institute of Food and Agriculture, U.S. Department of Agriculture
