Metformin is a widely prescribed blood sugar-lowering drug. It is often used as an early therapy (in combination with diet and lifestyle changes) for type 2 diabetes, which afflicts more than 34 million Americans. San Diego, June 11, 2021.- Metformin works by lowering glucose production in the liver, reducing bloodContinuar Leyendo
EnVision will be ESA’s next Venus orbiter, providing a holistic view of the planet from its inner core to upper atmosphere to determine how and why Venus and Earth evolved so differently. París, June 10, 2021.- The mission was selected by ESA’s Science Programme Committee on 10 June as theContinuar Leyendo
A University of Oklahoma doctoral student, graduate and undergraduate research assistants, and an associate professor in the Homer L. Dodge Department of Physics and Astronomy in the University of Oklahoma College of Arts and Sciences are lead authors on a paper describing a «changing-look» blazar — a powerful active galacticContinuar Leyendo
Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory have published the first detailed atomic-level model of the SARS-CoV-2 «envelope» protein bound to a human protein essential for maintaining the lining of the lungs. The model showing how the two proteins interact, just published in the journal NatureContinuar Leyendo
A team of Colorado State University scientists, led by veterinary postdoctoral fellow Dr. Anna Fagre, has detected Zika virus RNA in free-ranging African bats. RNA, or ribonucleic acid, is a molecule that plays a central role in the function of genes. Fort Collins, Co., June 06, 2021.- According to Fagre,Continuar Leyendo
A new study of monsoon rainfall on the Indian subcontinent over the past million years provides vital clues about how the monsoons will respond to future climate change. Providence, Rhoe Island, June 06, 2021.- The study, published in Science Advances, found that periodic changes in the intensity of monsoon rainfallContinuar Leyendo
At Boston University, a team of researchers is working to better understand how language and speech is processed in the brain, and how to best rehabilitate people who have lost their ability to communicate due to brain damage caused by a stroke, trauma, or another type of brain injury. ThisContinuar Leyendo
Results were released this week on a new treatment with the potential to improve the outcomes for patients with hereditary BRCA mutations and high-risk, early-stage breast cancer. These results represent the first time a drug that blocks cancer cells from repairing their DNA (called a PARP inhibitor) has been shownContinuar Leyendo
The South Pole and the rest of East Antarctica is cold now and was even more frigid during the most recent ice age around 20,000 years ago — but not quite as cold as previously believed. Seatle, June 04, 2021.- University of Washington Seattle are co-authors on two papers thatContinuar Leyendo
It’s long been known that people living with HIV experience a loss of white matter in their brains. As opposed to «gray matter,» which is composed of the cell bodies of neurons, white matter is made up of a fatty substance called myelin that coats neurons, offering protection and helpingContinuar Leyendo
