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Genetics or Lifestyle: What Is It That Shapes our Microbiome?

27.02.2018

Nutrition, Systems Biology, Viruses & Microorganisms, Immunology, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics, Genetics

A study brings new hope for improving our health

Rejection and lack of rejection

Immune Tolerance May Open New Horizons for Bone Marrow and Organ Transplants

05.02.2018

Cancer, Personalized Medicine, Nutrition, Stem Cells, Systems Biology, Viruses & Microorganisms, Molecular and Cell Biology, Immunology, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics

An anticancer drug keeps recipient T cells from attacking donor cells

Characterization of macrophages (green) and axons (red) in brown adipose tissue (BAT) using two-photon fluorescence microscopy imaging

“Big Eater” Cells’ New Role – in Preventing Obesity

28.09.2017

Nutrition, Systems Biology, Molecular and Cell Biology, Immunology

New research shows these immune cells are also crucial to maintaining harmony, including that of heat-producing fat cells

single-celled lining of the intestines under a microscope

Cell Economics 101

14.08.2017

Biochemistry, Nutrition, Systems Biology, Molecular and Cell Biology, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics

The lining of our intestines uses an approach known to business to quickly process food

Beet-colored tomatoes

Rhapsody in Red Violet

14.08.2017

Biochemistry, Nutrition, Systems Biology, Plants and Agriculture

Pigments made by beets may help boost resistance to disease and the nutrition value of crops

Scientists discover a connection between the development of age-related macular degeneration and the intestinal microbiome

The Retina and the Microbiome

19.06.2017

Personalized Medicine, Nutrition, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics, Math & Computer Science, Bioinformatics and Computational Biology

Scientists discover a connection between the development of age-related macular degeneration and the intestinal microbiome

Bread and Health: A Personal Matter

Bread and Health: A Personal Matter

07.06.2017

Personalized Medicine, Nutrition, Viruses & Microorganisms, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics, Math & Computer Science, Bioinformatics and Computational Biology

A new study reveals that there is no difference between the health effects of “wholesome” and white bread

Humans are exposed to stress at different intensities throughout life

Stressed Out from Birth: Mice Exposed to Prenatal Stress Are Predisposed to Eating Disorders Later in Life

01.06.2017

Brain & Behavior, Nutrition, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics, Genetics

Scientists at the Weizmann Institute prevented the onset of eating disorders through dietary intervention

Arabidopsis leaves with and without cholesterol

High Cholesterol Is Good News – in Plants

20.02.2017

Biochemistry, Nutrition, Systems Biology, Molecular and Cell Biology, Plants and Agriculture

The biochemical steps to making cholesterol in plants turn out to be surprisingly similar to those in animals

White blood cell squeezing through endothelial cells (grey) on its way out of the blood vessel walls. The actin cytoskeleton of both cells is exposed; the white blood cell nucleus is shown in brown and the large actin rich extension that dismantles the endothelial actin is shown in yellow

Uncovering the Secrets of White Cell Power

26.01.2017

Nutrition, Systems Biology, Molecular and Cell Biology, Immunology

White blood cells push their way through barriers to get to infection sites

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