The essential role played by a protein in the functioning of cells is revealed in new work from the laboratory of Université de Montréal medical professor Frédéric Charron, holder of the Canada Research Chair in Developmental Neurobiology.
Biologists on a trail in the Ecuadoran Amazon hold their breath as they distribute a foul-smelling delicacy to lure butterflies, critical pollinators increasingly threatened by climate change.
Researchers have revealed the regulatory mechanism of a specific protein that plays a key role in balancing the immune response triggered by viral infections in mammal cells. These findings could help drive the development of antiviral therapies and nucleic acid medicines to treat genetic disorders. The research is published in the journal Nucleic Acids Research.
Individuals with stronger depressive symptoms and those who experienced stressful life events tend to show alterations in volume of the nucleus acumbens, according to new research. Additional changes in the volume and functional connectivity of specific brain regions were also observed. The study was published in Psychological Medicine. Depression is a mood disorder characterized by persistent feelings of sadness, hopelessness, and a lack of interest or pleasure in previously enjoyed...
People in routine and repetitive jobs found to have 31% greater risk of disease in later life, and 66% higher risk of mild cognitive problemsIf work is a constant flurry of mind-straining challenges, bursts of creativity and delicate negotiations to keep the troops happy, consider yourself lucky.Researchers have found that the more people use their brains at work, the better they seem to be protected against thinking and memory problems that come with older age. Continue reading
The Senior Medical Officer for Public Health at the Greater Accra Regional Hospital, Dr Emmanuel Addipa-Adapoe, has highlighted the crucial link between vaccination, economic recovery, and public health during an interview with journalists. Speaking at an ongoing workshop on vaccine uptake in Ghana, Dr Addipa-Adapoe underscored the significance of vaccination as a key tool in […]
Oliver Arblaster, the talented young Sheffield United midfielder, has been backed to “put a big stamp” on his boyhood club in the coming years after emerging as one of the few positives from a wretched season for the Blades. United remain rock bottom of the Premier League and their slide towards the Championship continued on Saturday with a 4-1 home defeat to second-bottom Burnley. While that result gave Vincent Kompany’s men renewed belief that they can still survive, Chris Wilder was left to...
This is what a rebuild looks like in a league where parity is so strong that no team should ever be too far from contention.
This is what a rebuild looks like in a league where parity is so strong that no team should ever be too far from contention.
Police say they have arrested multiple people and laid 19 charges in connection with what investigators are calling the largest gold heist in Canadian history.
After Justice Michael Lee found in Network 10's favour, Ms Wilkinson gave a triumphant speech on the steps of the Federal Court.
Imagine being able to look inside a single cancer cell and see how it communicates with its neighbors. Scientists are celebrating a new technique that lets them study the fatty contents of cancer cells, one by one.