Life Science
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Animal
Scientists Unveil The Mechanism Of Red Light Produce By Railroad Worms
One research group comprising Brazilian and Japanese scientists have discovered how luciferase produced by the railroad worm Phrixothrix hirtus emits red light. Luciferase is an enzyme that catalyzes the oxidation of luciferin in fireflies, producing oxyluciferin and […]
Health
Outdoor Exercise Reduces Progression of Common Vision Problem In Children
Source: ARVO Journal: Guo et al. Outdoor Jogging and Myopia Progression in School Children From Rural Beijing: The Beijing Children Eye Study. 2019. Transl Vis Sci Technol. doi: 10.1167/tvst.8.3.2
Brain
Antidepressant And Anxiolytic-like Activity Of Resveratrol
Journal Zhu X, Li W, Li Y, Xu W, Yuan Y, Zheng V, Zhang H, O’Donnell JM, Xu Y, Yin X. The antidepressant- and anxiolytic-like effects of resveratrol: Involvement of phosphodiesterase-4D inhibition. Neuropharmacology. 2019 Jul […]
Health
Caffeine During Pregnancy May Damage Baby’s Liver
Journal: He B, Wen Y, Hu S, Wang G, Hu W, Magdalou J, Chen L, Wang H. Prenatal caffeine exposure induces liver developmental dysfunction in offspring rats. J Endocrinol. 2019 Jul 1. pii: JOE-19-0066.R1. doi: […]
Biotech
Gut Microbes May Affect The Progression Of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
Image: Wikimedia Commons Journal: Eran Blacher, Stavros Bashiardes, Hagit Shapiro, Daphna Rothschild, Uria Mor, Mally Dori-Bachash, Christian Kleimeyer, Claudia Moresi, Yotam Harnik, Maya Zur, Michal Zabari, Rotem Ben-Zeev Brik, Denise Kviatcovsky, Niv Zmora, Yotam Cohen, […]
Biotech
Brain Wave Stimulation Improves Alzheimer’s Symptoms In Mouse
Journal: Martorell AJ, et al. Multi-sensory gamma stimulation ameliorates alzheimer’s-associated pathology and improves cognition. Cell. 2019 April;177(2):256-271.e22. doi: 10.1016/j.cell.2019.02.014. Epub March 14, 2019. Adaikkan C, et al. Gamma entrainment binds higher-order brain regions and offers […]
Biotech
CRISPR-Cas9 Gene-Edited Primate Model Of Autism
Journal: Zhou Y, Sharma J, Ke Q, Landman R, Yuan J, Chen H, Hayden DS, Fisher JW 3rd, Jiang M, Menegas W, Aida T, Yan T, Zou Y, Xu D, Parmar S, Hyman JB, Fanucci-Kiss […]
Animal
A New Gene Linked To Healthy Aging In Worms
Journal: Kawamura K, Maruyama IN. Forward Genetic Screen for Caenorhabditis elegans Mutants with a Shortened Locomotor Healthspan. G3 (Bethesda). 2019 Jun 18. pii: g3.400241.2019. doi: 10.1534/g3.119.400241.
Life Science
Scientific Society
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