Initially, the DDB1 and CUL4 Associated Factor 1 (DCAF1) was identified as a protein that interacts with human immunodeficiency virus 1 (HIV-1) virion-associated protein (Vpr) and regulates cell cycles and cell proliferation. Although most research related to DCAF1, also known as HIV-1 Vpr binding protein (VprBP), has reported on its adaptor function in the Cullin 4 A E3 ubiquitin ligase […]

Specifying the number of calories for each item on restaurant menus is likely linked to lower rates of cancers associated with obesity and attendant health care costs in the U.S., suggests a modeling study, published in the open access journal BMJ Open. Thousands of cancer cases and deaths could potentially be averted and billions of dollars saved as a result […]

A recent study conducted at the University of Turku in Finland shows that different people have similar brain activity when perceiving social situations. Researchers discovered an extensive neural network in the human brain that effectively processes various social information. Social interaction is central to all aspects of human life. Interaction requires the perception and interpretation of the social environment as […]

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MADRID (Reuters) – A Spanish hospital has carried out a lung transplant using a pioneering technique with a robot and a new access route that no longer requires cutting through bone, experts said on Monday. Surgeons at Vall d’Hebron hospital in Barcelona used a four-armed robot dubbed “Da Vinci” to cut a small section of the patient’s skin, fat and […]

A previous suicide attempt remains the strongest predictor of future death by suicide, but researchers have discovered that peer support following an attempt can have a remarkable impact on reducing risk. Griffith University researchers from the Australian Institute for Suicide Research and Prevention (AISRAP) paired up with Logan Hospital, Brisbane South PHN and lived-experience non-government organization Brook Red to assess […]

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A team of medical researchers at the University of Tübingen’s Hertie Institute for Clinical Brain Research in Germany has found that exposing organoids at a certain stage of growth to interleukin-6 leads to an increase in radial glia cells, which may provide a hint as to why pregnant women who experience infections are more likely to deliver a child who […]

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Children will eat more fruits and vegetables if families take more time to eat meals. This is the result of a new study of health psychologist Professor Jutta Mata from the University of Mannheim and Professor Ralph Hertwig, Director at the Center for Adaptive Rationality of the Max Planck Institute for Human Development in Berlin. Their experiment shows that children […]