Acetates: the new culprit for alcohol-related gut bacterial overgrowth
BioTechniques News Beatrice Bowlby Metabolites of ethanol have been found to be responsible for the overgrowth of gut bacteria displayed in patients […]
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Thinking hard or hardly thinking? The difference isn’t just in your head
BioTechniques News Beatrice Bowlby Intense thinking causes glutamate accumulation in the brain leading to mental fatigue, suggests a new study. You get […]
Meet the judges of the 2022 Future Star Award
BioTechniques News Beatrice Bowlby We are excited to announce our judging panel for the 2022 Future Star Award. Karolina Pierzynowska – University […]
Unique bacterial signature of PTSD found in saliva
BioTechniques News Beatrice Bowlby A new study has demonstrated that a specific type of bacteria is present in the saliva of veterans […]
Fat-cell hormone has promising anti-cancer effects
BioTechniques News Grace Tyrrell A new study provides evidence for the role of a fat-cell hormone in restricting the growth and progression […]
Caught on camera: invasive species monitored using satellite imagery and AI
BioTechniques News Beatrice Bowlby A recent study has demonstrated how convolutional neural networks can be used to identify and monitor invasive plant […]
What’s next… smart skin?
BioTechniques News Beatrice Bowlby A group of researchers has developed a patch that imitates the texture and flexibility of human skin while […]
Could AI algorithms provide a cure for epilepsy?
BioTechniques News Grace Tyrrell A recent study highlights the impact of an AI algorithm in detecting abnormal brain tissue commonly associated with […]
A new element in the fight against antibiotic resistance
BioTechniques News Beatrice Bowlby A novel method to biosynthesize fluorinated antibiotics has the potential to revolutionize antibiotic drug development. A German-US coalition […]
Sound the alarm: CD8+ regulatory-like T cells are first on the scene of a stroke
BioTechniques News Beatrice Bowlby Researchers have demonstrated that a novel subset of immune cells provide protection against stroke in mice, potentially contributing […]
Wake me up before you go go: the internal alarm clock for muscle repair
BioTechniques News Grace Tyrrell A new study reports naturally occurring hyaluronic acid is critical in directing muscle stem cells to re-enter the […]
Impact of common viral infections on Alzheimer’s progression
BioTechniques News Annie Coulson Recent study highlights the potential role of common viral infections in promoting the development of Alzheimer’s. Previous research […]
Increasing vaccine thermal stability with PEG-based hydrogels
BioTechniques News Aisha Al-Janabi A reversible hydrogel platform has been developed to thermally stabilize biologics, including vaccines, to withstand temperatures up to […]
Why do some T cells stay in the gut?
BioTechniques News Beatrice Bowlby Researchers find out what keeps T cells patrolling the gut by decoding their communication with epithelial cells. T […]
One scan is all it takes: diagnosing Alzheimer’s Disease
BioTechniques News Beatrice Bowlby Researchers have trained a machine-learning algorithm to recognize signs of Alzheimer’s disease in magnetic resonance imaging of the […]
Regulatory mechanism of centromere distribution uncovered
BioTechniques News Beatrice Bowlby Researchers propose a two-step regulatory mechanism for non-Rabl configurations of centromeres in the nucleus. Centromeres are chromosomal domains […]
Swimming to the rescue: mechanism behind neural regeneration uncovered
BioTechniques News Aisha Al-Janabi Researchers discover the collaborative mechanism between neurons and glia that drives the proliferation of neural stem cells following […]
Diagnosing Zika virus from a device attached to your smartphone
BioTechniques News Aisha Al-Janabi A small apparatus that attaches to a smartphone and tests a blood sample for Zika virus has been […]
An algorithm for recognizing neurological conditions
BioTechniques News Beatrice Bowlby Researchers have developed a computer program that can detect patterns in functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) scans characteristic […]
The development of pain perception in early life
BioTechniques News Beatrice Bowlby At this year’s Federation of European Neuroscience Societies (FENS) Forum, BioTechniques Managing Editor, Ebony Torrington, and Digital Editor, […]