Aldose reductase promotes diet-induced obesity

High-fat diet (HFD) feeding in mice promotes induction of aldose reductase (AR) activity, expression, and senescence of adipocytes in subcutaneous adipose tissue (scAT), according to a new study in Obesity journal.

Demystifying DNA hybridization kinetics

Nanoscientists and theoretical physicists at UNSW Medicine & Health's EMBL Australia Node in Single Molecule Science joined forces to demystify the complicated mechanisms governing how quickly two matching strands of DNA can fully come together—or hybridize—to form double stranded DNA. Their findings are published in the journal Nucleic Acids Research.

source https://www.lifetechnology.com/blogs/life-technology-science-news/demystifying-dna-hybridization-kinetics

How digital religion is shaping spirituality among millennials

The growing trend of digital religion among US and Canadian millennials mostly complements, not substitutes, in-person participation in organized religion, a new study found.

source https://www.lifetechnology.com/blogs/life-technology-science-news/how-digital-religion-is-shaping-spirituality-among-millennials

Hormone therapy for prostate cancer increases the risk of dying from cardiovascular disease

Hormone therapy for prostate cancer increases the risk of cardiovascular disease-related death especially in older men, according to a population study involving more than 13,000 patients.