Two-step blood and scan strategy delivers near-perfect accuracy for early Alzheimer signs
A simple blood test for p-tau217, when combined with confirmatory brain scans or CSF analysis, could transform early…
New technique used to conduct real-time measurement of boron in live tumor cells
A new technique has measured boron in individual cancer cells for the first time, enabling researchers to better…
Core sugars in breast milk fuel gut and brain health beyond 12 months
A comprehensive review reveals that six core breast milk sugars persist well beyond infancy, providing ongoing benefits for…
Compounds show significant inhibitory effects on α-glucosidase
Three of the compounds demonstrated significant inhibitory effects on α-glucosidase, a key enzyme in carbohydrate digestion. The findings…
Visualizing lipid transport inside living cells with fluorescence microscopy
To the point: New technique to image single lipids: Lipids are notoriously difficult to detect with light microscopy.…
New microfluidics-based workflow enables high-resolution lipid imaging in C. elegans
Understanding how fat molecules are distributed and function in living organisms is key to uncovering mechanisms of aging,…
Single-cell proteomic analysis uncovers hidden layers of blood cell formation
In the past decade there has been significant interest in studying the expression of our genetic code down…
Nanodroplet array revolutionizes search for new drugs
Until now, the early phase of drug discovery for the development of new therapeutics has been both cost-…
New computer model predicts emerging designer drugs
How does one identify something no one has a test for? Designer drugs replicate the effects of known, illicit…
Researchers find plasma donors with broad malaria protection
Malaria, caused by Plasmodium falciparum, remains a major global health threat, claiming 600,000 lives annually, mostly young children…