“Permanent Standard Time (not springing ahead in March) could prevent 300,000 cases of stroke per year and lower nationwide prevalence of obesity by 2.6 million.” #DitchDST

In Science, researchers report the observation of dendritic nanotubes in brain tissue from mice and humans. The discovery suggests that the current understanding of the brain’s organization may be incomplete, overlooking a hidden layer of connectivity. #SciencePerspective https://scim.ag/470Cdr4

“This is an immensely exciting development for the Huntington’s field.” https://scim.ag/4nnW62z

Why do cats insist on eating grass, when it only seems to make them throw up? Scientists have proposed many theories over the years, but the latest may be the one that sticks—literally. https://scim.ag/4ntn8VB

A new #ScienceReview looks at a different approach to drug discovery that may enable drugging of unconventional targets through stabilization of macromolecular complexes with molecules known as “LOCKTACs.”

Learn more: https://scim.ag/4lC2aCM

What I love about interferons is their simplicity ;-)
But seriously a great @cellcellpress.bsky.social new review of IFNs that are our 1st line of defense vs infections and have a critical role in many inflammatory an autoimmune diseases www.cell.com/cell/fulltex...

Cells are particularly good at solving mazes, according to a 2020 Science study that demonstrates how they are able to navigate long and complicated routes through the body using self-generated chemoattractant gradients.

Learn more: https://scim.ag/45HBSZM #ScienceMagArchives

Platelets sequester and harbor cell-free tumor DNA, which could enhance our ability to make early, microscopic diagnosis of cancer
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Would your #cellbio research benefit from you attending a #Microscopy or #BioimageAnalysis training course? For grants of up to £1,000, check out our Microscopy Training Grants with @focalplane.bsky.social
Next deadline: 5 September 2025
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Metformin, the first line drug for Type 2 diabetes, has been used for 60 years without a clearcut mechanism of action. It turns out it's not just reducing glucose output from the liver. Metformin also works via the brain www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

"On the one hand, we have a hypothesis underpinned by evidence, although imperfect, and on the other hand we have a hypothesis without evidence, although it might exist."

Our latest editorial in advance of our August issue

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#IDSky #ClinMicro #ViroSky #SARS-CoV-2

🧠 New research from Institut Pasteur reveals how Long COVID works: SARS-CoV-2 persists in the brainstem for months after infection, disrupting dopamine production and neuronal activity.
#LongCOVID

"The science of extreme longevity continues as an immense joke."
—The first man to “survive” past 110 actually died at 65.
—Blue zones are a myth
—Pervasive false claims about longevity and supercentenarians
Gift link www.nytimes.com/2025/01/20/o...