Limiting ultra-processed foods does not necessarily make for a healthy diet
Chicago (June 30, 2024) — A new study demonstrates that eating primarily minimally processed foods, as they are defined by the NOVA classification system, does not automatically make for a healthy diet, suggesting that...
Higher calcium and zinc intake linked with healthier pregnancy outcomes
Chicago (June 29, 2024) — People with higher intakes of calcium and zinc in the three months before they conceived were significantly less likely to suffer hypertensive disorders during their pregnancy compared with those...
Loss of salt, body fluid can stimulate kidney regeneration and repair in mice
A loss of salt and body fluid can stimulate kidney regeneration and repair in mice, according to a NIH-funded study led by USC Stem Cell scientist Janos Peti-Peterdi and published in The Journal of Clinical...
Opening of FAPESP Week China brings together academic, political and diplomatic leaders in Dongguan
The official opening ceremony of FAPESP Week China was held on Friday (June 28) in the city of Dongguan, Guangdong Province. Organized in partnership with the China-Lac Technology Transfer Center (CLTTC), the event brought together political,...
StockWatch: Layoffs, ARK Selloff Sink Ginkgo Bioworks
Ginkgo Bioworks co-founder and CEO Jason Kelly
Ginkgo Bioworks Holdings (DNA) shares tumbled 26% in the three trading days since the company disclosed plans to chop an estimated 400+ jobs. That’s not so bad considering...
US states shape foreign policy amid national China unease, research shows
State-level officials such as governors, state legislators and attorneys general are shaping U.S.-China relations as the two countries navigate a strained geopolitical relationship, according to new research by political scientist Kyle Jaros.
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A Story of Perseverance: An Interview with Matthew Porteus
Matthew Porteus, MD, PhD, Stanford University
Physician-scientist Matthew Porteus, MD, PhD, has been a mainstay in the genome editing field for more than two decades. He trained at Stanford University Medical School before completing his...
Overcoming Viral Vector Risks
The field of cell and gene therapy (CGT) has made remarkable strides in recent years, offering new hope to patients across an increasingly wide range of conditions. However, the field’s growth has also brought...
Amorphous calcium phosphate drives aortic valve stiffening
The human body has sophisticated defenses against the deposition of calcium minerals that stiffen heart tissues, researchers at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and collaborators at UCLA Health and the University of Texas at...
Bin Wang receives Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel Research Award
NORMAN, OKLA. – Bin Wang, a professor in the School of Sustainable Chemical, Biological and Materials Engineering at the University of Oklahoma, has received a Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel Research Award from the Alexander von...
