This is Your Quick Training Tip, a chance to learn how to work smarter in just a few moments so you can get right to your workout. There was a time when instability training was nearly synonymous with doing heavy lifts on wobbly platforms. People would grab some dumbbells or load up a bar, step […]
Researchers discover balance between two protein counteracting forces in hereditary ataxias
Collaborating with the University of Oxford, Professor Ho Yin Edwin Chan’s research team from the School of Life Sciences of The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) recently unveiled the counteracting relationship between pre-mRNA-processing factor 19 (Prpf19) and exocyst complex component 7 (Exoc7) in controlling the degradation of disease protein and neurodegeneration of the rare […]
Rakul Preet Singh’s flexible Vrikshasana or tree pose of Yoga is the perfect fitness motivation to start your day with
When we can’t even lift the blanket off our cosy work from home state, Marjaavaan actor Rakul Preet Singh’s workout motivation set us running to hit the grind. Making us start the day on the right health note, the De De Pyaar De star shared a throwback picture from the Maldives that gave a glimpse […]
A matter of balance: Asymmetric divisions are crucial to form a functional retina
Researchers at the Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência and the Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics in Dresden, Germany, have discovered that in the developing retina, and important part of the central nervous system, the divisions leading to the first differentiating neurons are asymmetric and that this asymmetry is necessary to generate the […]
How an immune system regulator shifts the balance of immune cells
Researchers have provided new insight on the role of cyclic AMP (cAMP) in regulating the immune response. Their study, published today in eLife, reveals that cAMP shifts the type of immune system t-helper (Th) cells created in response to a threat by repressing gene transcription by key proteins. The findings may help scientists develop new […]