Researchers have characterised how dying, or necrotic, cells contribute to the body’s regeneration process, with potential implications for wound and tissue repair.https://t.co/m9vNBp4jBa pic.twitter.com/Eqt5q807j9
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In our latest monthly media coverage roundup, we highlight the top mentions that eLife papers generated in April. You can view the coverage, along with the related research articles, below:
In Stem Cells and Regenerative Medicine:
Klemm et al.’s Research Article/Reviewed Preprint, ‘Regeneration following tissue necrosis is mediated by non-apoptotic caspase activity’, was featured in:
- Science Alert – Dying Cells Play a Vital, Unexpected Role in Healing
- Interia (Poland) – Dead cells act as medicine. This could help millions of patients (translated)
This study was also summarised by the eLife press release, ‘Study identifies novel mechanism for tissue repair in wake of cell death’.
In Neuroscience:
Tünte et al.’s Research Advance/Reviewed Preprint, ‘Respiratory and cardiac interoceptive sensitivity in the first two years of life’, was picked up by:
- Neuroscience News – Babies Can Sense Their Own Heartbeat as Early as 3 Months Old
- News Medical – Babies as young as three months can sense their own heartbeat
- Nationale Zorggids (Netherlands) – Babies notice internal body signals early on (translated)
Cao et al.’s Research Article/Reviewed Preprint, ‘Repeated activation of preoptic area recipient neurons in posterior paraventricular nucleus mediates chronic heat-induced negative emotional valence and hyperarousal states’, was picked up by:
- The Paper (China) – Why does hot weather make people irritable? (translated)
In Microbiology and Infectious Disease / Structural Biology and Molecular Biophysics:
Images of Jyvaskylavirus. Image credit: Almeida et al. (CC BY 4.0)
de Freitas Almeida et al.’s Research Article/Reviewed Preprint, ‘Genomic and structural insights into Jyvaskylavirus, the first giant virus isolated from Finland’, was picked up by:
- Astrobiology – New giant Virus Jyvaskylavirus Isolated In Finland
- Popular Science – Finland finds its first giant virus
- Tekniikan Maailma (Finland) – A giant virus was isolated in Jyväskylä (translated)
- Science Post (France) – An unknown giant virus discovered in Finland… whose cousin comes from Marseille! (translated)
- IFL Science – First Giant Virus To Be Found In Finland Is A Whopper, Twice The Size Of Influenza
- Helsinki Times – Giant virus discovered in Finnish soil for the first time
- WIRED (Italy) – In Finland, a giant virus has been isolated for the first time, it is called Jyvaskylavirus (translated)
- Robotitus (Spain) – First giant virus discovered in Finland (translated)
- Daily Galaxy – Scientists Discover ‘Jyvaskylavirus’ Found in Finnish Soil
Anbarci et al.’s Research Article/Reviewed Preprint, ‘Rediscovering the rete ovarii, a secreting auxiliary structure to the ovary’, was featured in:
- LiveScience – 'Useless' female organ discovered over a century ago may actually support ovaries
- ZME Science – Scientists Rediscover a Lost Piece of Female Anatomy That May Play a Crucial Role in Fertility
- ScienceNews – An overlooked organ may help the ovary function
- Issues (France) – A neglected organ can help ovarian function (translated)
- Vietnam.vn – Unexpected discovery about the 'useless' part of women (translated)
- Greek Reporter – Female Organ Deemed ‘Useless’ for Over 100 Years Found Vital to Fertility
🧵 1/ Female #ReproductiveBiology is, unfortunately, notoriously understudied.
So maybe it’s no surprise that a supposedly useless ‘developmental leftover’ in the ovaries could turn out to be...not so useless after all.
Meet the rete ovarii 👇https://t.co/J0M8hLcK5D pic.twitter.com/ieo588mmSxeLife - the journal (@eLife)
Carso Diaz et al.’s Research Article/Reviewed Preprint, ‘Maf-family bZIP transcription factor NRL interacts with RNA-binding proteins and R-loops in retinal photoreceptors’, was highlighted in:
- Ma Clinique (France) – Reserpine shows promise in the treatment of retinitis pigmentosa in rat studies (translated)
- News Medical – Reserpine shows promise in treating retinitis pigmentosa in rat studies
Berger et al.’s Research Article/Reviewed Preprint, ‘Evidence for deliberate burial of the dead by Homo naledi’, was featured in:
- Daily Express – Archaeologists make incredible discovery from 250,000 years ago that could rewrite history
- Forum (Brazil) – Homo naledi was already burying its dead 250,000 years ago, surprising research reveals (translated)
- Olhar Digital (Brazil) – What we know about our evolution could change with new study (translated)
Machii et al.’s Research Article/Reviewed Preprint, ‘Pronounced expression of extracellular matrix proteoglycans regulated by Wnt pathway underlies the parallel evolution of lip hypertrophy in East African cichlids’, was mentioned in:
- Daily Galaxy – Ever Wonder Why Some Fish Have Huge Lips? Here’s the Answer
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