Savoring the sweetness: Unraveling pineapple"s SWEET10 as a glucose transporter
Researchers from Professor Yuan Qin's group at Guangxi University have now harnessed cutting-edge AlphaFold technology to unveil the hidden secrets of sugar transporter proteins, known as SWEET (Sugars Will Eventually be Exported Transporters)......»»
Personalized sweat sensor reliably monitors blood glucose without finger pricks
Many people with diabetes endure multiple, painful finger pricks each day to measure their blood glucose. Now, researchers have developed a device that can measure glucose in sweat with the touch of a fingertip, and then a personalized algorithm prov.....»»
Apple Watch Likely to Gain Blood Pressure, Blood Glucose, and Blood Alcohol Monitoring
The Apple Watch may gain the ability to measure blood pressure, blood glucose, and blood alcohol levels, according to newly-revealed information about one of Apple's chosen business partners. MacRumors reports: Apple has been revealed to be the large.....»»
Unraveling a mystery of dinoflagellate genomic architecture
New work from a Stanford University-led team of researchers including Carnegie's Arthur Grossman and Tingting Xiang unravels a longstanding mystery about the relationship between form and function in the genetic material of a diverse group of algae c.....»»
Future Apple Watch could measure blood glucose, pressure, and alcohol levels
According to The Daily Telegraph, an SEC filing by UK health tech startup Rockley Photonics reveals that Apple has been its largest customer over the last two years, and it has an ongoing “supply and development agreement” with Cupertino. Rockley.....»»
Wearable glucose monitors shed light on progression of Type 2 diabetes in Hispanic adults
Researchers have shown wearable devices that continuously monitor blood sugar provide new insights into the progression of Type 2 diabetes among at-risk Hispanic/Latino adults......»»
Protein linked to sex differences in age-related dopamine neuron loss
Across fruit flies, rodents and humans, levels of glutamate transporter in dopamine neurons determine the individual's vulnerability to age-related neurologic disorders......»»
How the humble woodchip is cleaning up water worldwide
Australian pineapple, Danish trout, and Midwestern U.S. corn farmers are not often lumped together under the same agricultural umbrella. But they and many others who raise crops and animals face a common problem: excess nitrogen in drainage water. Wh.....»»
Scaling up genome editing in tiny worms
Understanding the effects of specific mutations in gene regulatory regions—the sections of DNA and RNA that turn genes on and off—is important to unraveling how the genome works, as well as normal development and disease. But studying a large var.....»»
Intel"s Mobileye teams with startup Udelv on automated delivery
Mobileye is supplying a fully automated driving system for Udelv’s new Transporter, a boxy electric shuttle without seats or cockpit that is designed specifically for delivery......»»
Microbial production of a natural red colorant carminic acid
A research group at KAIST has engineered a bacterium capable of producing a natural red colorant, carminic acid, which is widely used for food and cosmetics. The research team reported the complete biosynthesis of carminic acid from glucose in engine.....»»
Team identifies inflammation-fighting nanoparticles in honey
Sugars make up about 95% of honey, explaining how the substance became synonymous with sweetness and a food staple of bee colonies, which repeatedly digest and regurgitate flower nectar to produce it......»»
Unraveling ThredUp’s IPO filing: Slow growth, but a shifting business model
What investors will be willing to pay for ThredUp is going to be very interesting. A bit like Oscar Health, it's a hard company to price. Another day, another venture-backed IPO filing. Today it’s ThredUp, a used-goods marketplace th.....»»
Unraveling the Complex Link between COVID and Diabetes
Infection with the pandemic-causing virus seems to trigger diabetes in some patients. Here are five plausible explanations as to why -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com.....»»
Unraveling the Complex Link Between COVID and Diabetes
The pandemic infection seems to trigger diabetes in some patients. Here are five plausible explanations as to why -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com.....»»
A "twisted elevator" could be key to understanding neurological diseases
A University of Sydney-led international team of scientists has revealed the shape of one of the most important molecular machines in our cellsthe glutamate transporter, helping to explain how our brain cells communicate with one another......»»
Review: The Stand starts out strong and then whiffs the landing
A stellar cast can't save the narrative from slowly unraveling into a pointless finale Enlarge / James Marsden, Alexander Skarsgård, Whoopi Goldberg, and Amber Heard are among the ensemble cast of a new miniseries adaptation of Stephen King's.....»»
Rocket Report: Iran debuts new booster, SpaceX to launch Lunar Gateway
"Customer demand has been extremely strong." Enlarge / The Transporter-1 mission launches from Florida on January 24, 2021. (credit: SpaceX) Welcome to Edition 3.33 of the Rocket Report! Plenty of news this week about NASA awarding contracts t.....»»
Type 2 diabetes: Drugs initially increase glucose production
Although SGLT-2 inhibitors are central to the treatment of diabetes, their exact mode of action was hitherto unknown. A study shows that there is a direct correlation between the elimination of glucose via the kidneys and new glucose production in th.....»»
Use of goldenseal may compromise glucose control in diabetics on metformin
Diabetic patients taking the natural product goldenseal while taking the prescription drug metformin may be unwittingly sabotaging their efforts to maintain healthy blood glucose levels. Metformin -- the world's most-prescribed oral glucose-lowering.....»»
Fitbit App Now Tracks Your Blood Sugar Levels
Newly Google-owned Fitbit has introduced blood sugar tracking to its mobile app, helping you manage diabetes or any other health issue related to your glucose levels. Android Authority reports: The feature isn't available from Fitbit's current wearab.....»»