Gallbladder cancer is the latest form of the disease discovered to be rising in people under 50 — alongside bowel, breast and lung.
Data from charity Cancer Research UK (CRUK) show an 84 per cent rise in cases of the gastrointestinal cancer among Brits aged 24–49 since the early 90s.
While a significant increase in cases of the disease has been seen in Brits of all ages, younger adults have seen the largest rise of any age group.
As we countdown the days until the New Year, we are revisiting our top stories of 2024! For today, a study may have uncovered why we get our energy from our mothers.
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But what happens when this process fails?
Delaying PME results in impaired physiological function
Xue and the team studied PME in Caenorhabditis elegans (C. elegans), a translucent roundworm, to gain insight into this elusive mechanism. C. elegans only have 1,000 cells, yet they still develop a nervous system, gut, muscles and other tissues like humans.
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Imaging mass cytometry (IMC) overcomes the limitations of traditional cyclic fluorescent methods to uncover the spatial distribution of over 40 distinct protein markers simultaneously, without interference from the tissue degradation and autofluorescence artifacts usually found in brain tissue.
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Researchers have successfully stabilized ferrocene molecules on a flat substrate for the first time, enabling the creation of an electronically controllable sliding molecular machine.
Artificial molecular machines, composed of only a few molecules, hold transformative potential across diverse fields, including catalysis, molecular electronics, medicine, and quantum materials. These nanoscale devices function by converting external stimuli, such as electrical signals, into controlled mechanical motion at the molecular level.
Ferrocene—a unique drum-shaped molecule featuring an iron (Fe) atom sandwiched between two five-membered carbon rings—is a standout candidate for molecular machinery. Its discovery, which earned the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1973, has positioned it as a foundational molecule in this area of study.