It’s a complex yet efficient cleaning mechanism that works in every organ except the brain. “When cells are active, they produce waste metabolites, and this also happens in the brain.

The international team describes their results and the underlying molecular mechanism in Cell Metabolism. Ergothioneine is a natural compound found in certain fungi such as oyster or shiitake ...

A University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU) study proves that the WIN55.212-2 drug protects the brain and reverses the initial cognitive damage caused by dementia, and explains how it works The ...

Get Instant Summarized Text (Gist) Artificial motors have been developed to mimic muscle proteins, converting chemical energy into mechanical work. These nanoscale rotary motors, embedded in ...

"R-loops are generally bad news, so cells have many redundant mechanisms to prevent them from forming," says Seth Darst, head of the Laboratory of Molecular Biophysics. "We discovered that RapA ...

Introduction: Several studies showed that task interruptions at high mental workload moments are more harmful than task interruptions at low mental workload moments. In the present study, we used a ...

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Abstract: In the field of soft robotics, research on variable stiffness mechanisms that combine flexible structures for deformation with a solid structure for transmitting external forces is underway.

Key Laboratory of Eutrophication and Red Tide Prevention of Guangdong Higher Education Institutes, College of Life Science and Technology, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China ...