Researchers from the Institute for Research in Biomedicine (IRB) and from the universities of Barcelona (Spain) and Padua (Italy) have discovered two variants of the same proteinMitofusin 2, which are vital because their interaction maintains optimal cell function. The research, published in the journal Science, has revealed the key role of cellular Mitofusin 2 in […]
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Urea was the protagonist of the origin of life on Earth, according to Swiss researchers
A group of scientists of various universities The Swiss have developed a system for observing chemical reactions on a very small scale with which they have been able to confirm that urea played an essential role in the appearance of the life on earth. Urea is a chemical compound that contains carbon and hydrogen and […]
What kind of person is it that supports conspiracy theories?
The Earth is flat, man did not set foot on the Moon, the trails of the planes spray the population with chemical agents, and the climate change is a secret plan to depopulate the world, they are all different ideas but with one thing in common: they are conspiracy theories. And although all of them […]
Preventing the bone tumor from “manipulating” healthy cells, key to stopping metastasis
Disrupt the mechanism by which tumors bone marrow “manipulate” at cells healthy to be able to spread, is the axis of a new study that raises the use of protein inhibitor drugs to cut off that communication and stop the metastasis. The research focuses on metastasis from neuroblastoma, the most common solid tumor in infants […]
Steroids could be the cause of immunotherapy failure in some patients
The immunotherapyone of the most powerful tools against cancerprompts the immune system to recognize tumors and attack them but these treatments do not always work. Today, a study suggests that some drugs in these therapies could be the cause. The study, led by researchers from the Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) in the United States, […]
Donald Trump, first former US president with a federal criminal indictment
The ex-president donald trump passed this Tuesday to the history of USA as the first to face a federal criminal indictment for 37 counts related to storing and refusing to return confidential documents at the end of his term, a charge he pleaded “not guilty” before a judge of Miami. The Republican candidate for the […]
Obesity: risk factor for cancer that varies according to sex and type of tumor
It has long been known that the obesity is a risk factor for cancer but, until now, most studies have not looked at whether that risk is the same in men and women. A research published in Cancer Cellpoints out that both the general accumulation of fat and its distribution in different parts of the […]
Countdown to Trump’s court appearance for confidential documents
donald trump He will appear Tuesday before a court of Miami accused of having kept confidential documents after leaving the White Housebut continues to have the support of his followers for the 2024 presidential elections. The billionaire, who aims to return to power in 2024, faces 37 charges, including “illegal withholding of information related to […]
They discover what may be the “beginning of the end” of the “lethal tan” of palm trees
A group of scientists of the University of Florida (UF) has identified a chemical compound present in the palms affected by the call “lethal tan” which may be key to eradicating a disease that affects more than 20 species of those trees in southern USA and Caribbean. Deadly blight (LB), a bacterial disease, is responsible […]
Parkinson’s drug could slow ALS progression
A drug used against parkinson it is safe to treat patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and delayed disease progression for a mean of 27.9 weeks in a small clinical trial, although further testing is needed to confirm its efficacy. ALS is a deadly motor neuron disease that causes people to gradually lose control of […]