Speaking in Old Forge, Pennsylvania, just outside Biden’s hometown of Scranton, Trump delivered a wild monologue involving unscripted musings on sharks, boxers, dishwashers and the maintenance of forests. It was also about a blizzard of false claims. We’re still going through the transcript, but here are the ones we can …
Read More »Immunologists summarize functions of protein family for scientific community
SnapShot created by Bing Li, Ph.D., to illustrate the functions of fatty acid binding proteins (FABPs). Credit: sel FATSYN-binding proteins (FABPs) serve as a type of chaperone, coordinating the transport of fatty acids and other molecules between cells. Bing Li, Ph.D., associate professor in the Department of Microbiology and Immunology …
Read More »New breakthrough in “molecular computers” improves T cell targeting for cancer-killing cars
An image of an artist from a Co-LOCKR nano-device coming together on the surface of a cell that has the correct combination of surface markers. Credit: UW Medicine Institute for Protein Design A laboratory breakthrough in cell targeting could improve the safety of CAR T cells with cancer. Scientists have …
Read More »Effects of diet versus gastric bypass on metabolic function in diabetes
Abstract Background Some studies have suggested that in people with type 2 diabetes, Roux-en-Y gastric bypass has therapeutic effects on metabolic function that are independent of weight loss. Methods We evaluated metabolic regulators of glucose homeostasis before and after matched (approximately 18%) weight loss caused by gastric bypass (surgery group) …
Read More »Brooklyn family stepped out of JetBlue flight over refusing 2-year mask
NEW YORK CITY – A New York City mother speaks out after JetBlue Airways forced her and her six children out of a plane this week when her 2-year-old daughter refused to wear a mask. “I was shocked,” Chaya Bruck said. “My kids started crying. They didn’t know what was …
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