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The Secret to Preventing Type 1 Diabetes May Be to Focus on Beta Cells Rather Than the Immune System

The Secret to Preventing Type 1 Diabetes May Be to Focus on Beta Cells Rather Than the Immune System

Research studying the autoimmune response, in which the immune system kills the insulin-producing pancreatic islet beta cells, is a common topic of type 1 diabetes…
NASA Satellite discovers Evidence of Water on the Asteroid Bennu

NASA Satellite discovers Evidence of Water on the Asteroid Bennu

After a two-year journey, NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission has discovered water on the asteroid Bennu. Bennu was chosen for investigation because it is a carbonaceous chondritic…
To Demonstrate How Biases in RNA Sequences Affect Gene Expression, Researchers Have Created an Online Portal

To Demonstrate How Biases in RNA Sequences Affect Gene Expression, Researchers Have Created an Online Portal

The significance of detecting and comprehending how variations between tissues and cells influence gene expression without changing the underlying genetic code is discussed in a…
Important Elements for Controlling the Immune Response in the Body are Identified by Researchers

Important Elements for Controlling the Immune Response in the Body are Identified by Researchers

At Indiana University School of Medicine, scientists are learning more about the role that specific regulatory T cells can have in the immune system’s response…
NASA Spacecraft discovers that Asteroid is simply Large Ball Pit

NASA Spacecraft discovers that Asteroid is simply Large Ball Pit

In 2020, NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft would go to Bennu, an asteroid roughly 200 million miles from Earth, land briefly, gather a small sample, and return…
A Convergent Mechanism for Two Top-Ranking Risk Genes May cause ASD When it is Associated with Intellectual Disability

A Convergent Mechanism for Two Top-Ranking Risk Genes May cause ASD When it is Associated with Intellectual Disability

A convergent process may explain how the two major genetic risk factors for autism spectrum disorder/intellectual impairment (ASD/ID) cause these neurodevelopmental abnormalities, according to researchers…
NASA Developed a Powerful new Tool for Studying Dust

NASA Developed a Powerful new Tool for Studying Dust

A payload on its way to the International Space Station could help researchers on Earth finally answer a long-standing climate conundrum. NASA launched a vital…
Increased Risk of Death from Cardiovascular Disease and Diabetes Linked to Psychiatric Disorder

Increased Risk of Death from Cardiovascular Disease and Diabetes Linked to Psychiatric Disorder

According to a new study by Seena Fazel of the University of Oxford in the UK and colleagues, those with chronic, non-communicable diseases are more…
Human Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells Enhance Vascular Health and Visual Acuity

Human Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells Enhance Vascular Health and Visual Acuity

In order to better manage the vascular health issues caused by type 2 diabetes, researchers at Indiana University School of Medicine are working with the…
Palladium – Properties and Occurrences

Palladium – Properties and Occurrences

Palladium has the chemical symbol Pd and the atomic number 46. It is a rare and gleaming silvery-white metal discovered by the English chemist William…
Higher Rates of Type 2 Diabetes after Mild COVID-19 Infection, According to a New Study

Higher Rates of Type 2 Diabetes after Mild COVID-19 Infection, According to a New Study

The European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD) journal Diabetologia recently released a new study that may reveal a link between moderate COVID-19 instances…
Transplantation of Genetically modified Pig Hearts into Deceased Persons

Transplantation of Genetically modified Pig Hearts into Deceased Persons

The New York University researchers reported today that they successfully transplanted genetically engineered pig hearts into two recently deceased patients who were connected to ventilators.…
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