Immune cells unexpectedly turn out to be a crucial component of the body's endurance. A new study by a team from Tsinghua University has shown that without B cells, muscles are less able to cope with stress, and the body's energy metabolism is restructured, and…
Mice are able to distinguish odors in a split second thanks to rapid interactions between neurons in the olfactory bulb, according to the NYU Langone website. Previously, it was believed that primary odor processing occurs in the cerebral cortex…
A post for dermatologists: patients often come to you with various small skin growths, including HPV, pigment spots, and even various small skin tumors. You refer these people to…
I've already written about how hormones influence human behavior, but that's only part of the factors influencing behavior. Continuing this topic in the context of genetics, we can cite...
Glutathione is a natural cellular antioxidant composed of three amino acids (a tripeptide): glycine, cysteine, and glutamine. The cell constantly synthesizes it from these amino acids. The cell needs it to repair cysteine residues in proteins. Proteins…
A study by a team from the University of Chicago has shown that it's not just vascular damage or lack of oxygen that plays a key role, as was previously thought, but also a direct biological connection between the lungs and…
Scientists have discovered that the peptide dermicidein, present in the human body, provides effective protection against the influenza virus, reports News Medical. Dermicidein acts by binding to the hemagglutinin protein, which is essential for viral penetration…
The researchers created personalized digital copies of the heart for each of the ten study participants based on 3D MRI images. Using these models, they studied the heart's electrical activity, identified sources of ventricular tachycardia, and optimal…
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