(Press-News.org) Embargoed press materials are now available for Discover BMB, the annual meeting of the American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. Top scientists and educators in the field will gather at the meeting, held March 25–28 in Seattle.
Reporters are invited to attend an exciting lineup of in-person scientific sessions in Seattle or access press materials electronically. Register now or find more information in the #DiscoverBMB newsroom.
Explore the schedule at a glance, full program, award lectures, or symposium sessions to see all the exciting research topics that will be covered at #DiscoverBMB.
Featured research findings are highlighted below:
New form of omega-3 could prevent visual decline with Alzheimer’s disease (3/27, 3:15 p.m. PDT)
By crossing into the retina, new DHA supplement achieves what previous ones could not
Researchers identify markers of PTSD in the blood (3/27, 4:30 p.m. PDT)
Findings suggest blood tests could aid posttraumatic stress disorder diagnosis, treatment and even prevention efforts
Scientists make critical progress toward preventing C. diff infections (3/26, 2 p.m. PDT)
New research could lead to drug that susceptible people take before infection starts
New insights into how cells respond to altered gravity experienced in space (3/28, 4 p.m. PDT)
For the first time, researchers show that the protein modifier SUMO helps cells adjust to microgravity stresses
Scientists see anti-aging potential in an invasive weed (3/28, 4 p.m. PDT)
Cocklebur extracts could protect skin, speed wound healing and ward off wrinkles
Phthalate alternative may harm brain development and health (3/27, 4:30 p.m. PDT)
Acetyl tributyl citrate, a leading phthalate alternative, is found to disrupt neuron-like cells
The heart benefits of walnuts likely come from the gut (3/25, 12 p.m. PDT)
Gut microbe gene expression provides new insights into how eating walnuts may lower cardiovascular risk
New insights into an old drug: Scientists discover why aspirin works so well (3/28, 4 p.m. PDT)
Understanding how aspirin reduces inflammation could lead to alternatives with fewer side effects
Global analysis of coronavirus protein research reveals how countries respond to disease (3/26, 4:30 p.m. PDT)
Coronavirus-related structure determinations provide a clear metric that could help countries redirect research efforts
Cancer cells with thicker glycocalyx barrier are better at evading immune cells (3/26, 2 p.m. PDT)
New findings could improve effectiveness of cancer immunotherapy
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About the American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (ASBMB)
The ASBMB is a nonprofit scientific and educational organization with more than 12,000 members worldwide. Founded in 1906 to advance the science of biochemistry and molecular biology, the society publishes three peer-reviewed journals, advocates for funding of basic research and education, supports science education at all levels, and promotes the diversity of individuals entering the scientific workforce. www.asbmb.org
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They published their work on Feb. 6 in Energy Material Advances.
“Lithium-ion batteries are considered one of the most promising next-generation energy storage technologies,” said paper author Hui Xing, associate professor with MOE Key Laboratory of Material Physics and Chemistry under Extraordinary, Northwestern Polytechnical University. “to fully understand the dynamics of lithium dendrite growth during electrodeposition to inhibit the growth of lithium dendrite structure has been important in the field of battery safety and energy storage.”
Xing explained that Previous ...
HOUSTON – (March 20, 2023) – Tumor cells won’t show their true selves in a petri dish, isolated from other cells.
To find out how they really behave, Rice University researchers developed an upgraded tumor model that houses osteosarcoma cells beside immune cells known as macrophages inside a three-dimensional structure engineered to mimic bone. Using the model, bioengineer Antonios Mikos and collaborators found that the body’s immune response can make tumor cells ...
Certain personality traits are associated with satisfaction in life, and despite the changes people may experience in social roles and responsibilities over the course of their adult lives, that association is stable regardless of age, according to research published by the American Psychological Association.
“Many studies have shown that people with certain personality profiles are more satisfied with their life than others. Yet, it had not been extensively studied whether this holds true across the lifespan. For example, extraverted – that is sociable, talkative – people might be particularly happy in young adulthood, ...
More than twelve billion doses of mRNA vaccines have been administered globally since the start of the COVID pandemic, saving millions of lives. But RNA-based therapies for other diseases have so far proven more challenging to develop. The full-body immune response caused by mRNA vaccines is fantastic for fighting off invading pathogens, but many other conditions only affect a single organ or cell type. Engineering RNA molecules to only activate their therapeutic payloads when they find themselves in the right conditions is the key to the next generation ...
University of Minnesota Twin Cities researchers, along with a team at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), have developed a breakthrough process for making spintronic devices that has the potential to become the new industry standard for semiconductors chips that make up computers, smartphones, and many other electronics. The new process will allow for faster, more efficient spintronics devices that can be scaled down smaller than ever before.
The researchers’ paper is published in Advanced Functional Materials, a peer-reviewed, top-tier materials science journal.
“We believe we’ve found a material and ...
Most life on Earth is based on polymers of 20 amino acids that have evolved into hundreds of thousands of different, highly specialized proteins. They catalyze reactions, form backbone and muscle and even generate movement.
But is all that variety necessary? Could biology work just as well with fewer building blocks and simpler polymers?
Ting Xu, a University of California, Berkeley, polymer scientist, thinks so. She has developed a way to mimic specific functions of natural proteins using only two, four or six different building blocks — ones currently used in ...
AMES, IA – In his new book, Matt DeLisi, a world-renowned criminologist at Iowa State University, lays out evidence that Ted Bundy’s criminal career was far lengthier and deadlier than the official record from 1974 to 1978.
“Ted Bundy and the Unsolved Murder Epidemic: The Dark Figure of Crime” underscores how most crime is never known to law enforcement. The book also emphasizes that a small percentage of individuals in society commit a much larger share of violent crime. With an estimated 250,000 to 350,000 unsolved homicide cases in the U.S., DeLisi offers solutions ...
JMIR Medical Education is excited to announce the launch of a new theme issue, ChatGPT, Generative Language Models, and Generative AI in Medical Education. The Call for Papers is now open and submissions are due by July 31st.
Guest editors Kaushik P Venkatesh, MBA, MPH, of Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA, and Maged N Kamel Boulos, MBBCh, MSc, PhD, FHEA, SMIEEE, of Sun Yat-sen University, China, are encouraging both empirical and theoretical submissions, including original research, systematic reviews, viewpoints, and tutorials.
The objective of this theme issue ...
PULLMAN, Wash. – Most people who ranked high in “joy of missing out” or JOMO also reported high levels of social anxiety in a recent Washington State University-led study.
The term JOMO has been popularized as a healthy enjoyment of solitude in almost direct opposition to the negative FOMO, the “fear of missing out” people may have when seeing others having fun experiences without them. In an analysis of two samples of adults, researchers found mixed results when it comes to JOMO with evidence that there is some anxiety behind the joy.
“In general, a lot of people like being connected,” said ...
Study reveals link between major discrimination and frailty
Cancer and its treatment can accelerate the rate of aging because they both destabilize and damage biological systems in the body. New research published by Wiley online in CANCER, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Cancer Society, found that African American cancer survivors who reported high levels of discrimination exhibited greater aging and frailty than those reporting lower levels of discrimination.
For the study, Jeanne Mandelblatt, MD, MPH, director of the Institute for Cancer and Aging Research at Georgetown University’s Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center in Washington, ...
