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Study Shows the Ability of Protein 'Signatures' to Predict Onset of 67 Diseases

Research on thousands of proteins measured from a drop of blood demonstrates the ability of proteins to predict the onset of many diverse diseases.

24 Jul 2024

Developing DNA Test to Eliminate Inherited Blindness in English Shepherd Dogs

Researchers at Cambridge have discovered the genetic mutation that causes English Shepherd Dogs to suffer from progressive retinal atrophy, an irreversible form of blindness.

22 Jul 2024

Researchers Capture Protein Tangle Formation in Real-Time

Protein tangles known as amyloid-beta (A-beta) aggregates are most famously linked to neurodegenerative illnesses like Alzheimer's. Nevertheless, despite its frequent attention, scientists have not been able to fully comprehend how A-beta assembles and disassembles.

22 Jul 2024

How Tiny Freshwater Animals Utilize Bacterial DNA to Fight Fungal Infections

A group of small, freshwater animals protect themselves from infections using antibiotic recipes "stolen" from bacteria, according to new research by a team from the University of Oxford, the University of Stirling and the Marine Biological Laboratory (MBL), Woods Hole.

19 Jul 2024

Ginseng Genome Map Unlocks New Possibilities for Medicinal Applications

A landmark study has successfully decoded the complete ginseng genome, unveiling the genetic mechanisms that govern saponin biosynthesis. This detailed genetic map illuminates the evolutionary and metabolic pathways of Panax ginseng, a staple in traditional medicine.

19 Jul 2024

Global Gene Expression Data Improves Precision in Genetics

The majority of human genetics research has traditionally concentrated on individuals with European ancestry, a long-standing bias that may reduce the precision of scientific predictions for individuals from other populations.

18 Jul 2024

ENGRAM: Capturing Cellular Histories Through Genomic Recording

Genomes can now be entrusted to store information about a variety of transient biological events inside of living cells, as they happen, like a flight recorder collecting data from an aircraft.

18 Jul 2024

PUMA: A Breakthrough in CRISPR-Cas12 for RNA Biomarker Detection

CRISPR-Cas systems, defense systems in bacteria, have become a plentiful source of technologies for molecular diagnostics.

17 Jul 2024

Revolutionizing Biological Drug Delivery with Cell's Transit System

Each cell in the body has its own unique delivery system that scientists are working on harnessing to move revolutionary biological drugs -; molecules like proteins, RNA and combinations of the two -; to specific diseased parts of the body.

17 Jul 2024

Unveiling IRF1's Influence on Cancer Progression and Treatment Using Histology and Flow Cytometry

Researchers at the UCLA Health Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center have discovered new information regarding the function of a protein known as interferon regulatory factor (IRF1) in the course of cancer and how it responds to treatment. This information may help increase the efficacy of cancer immunotherapy.

16 Jul 2024

Neuregulin 3 Gene Variant Linked to Gabapentin Effectiveness in Chronic Pelvic Pain

Women who carry a particular form of a pain gene are more likely to respond well to a common medication used to treat long-term discomfort, research shows.

16 Jul 2024

Harnessing Immune Cell Triads for Effective Cancer Treatment

There's a frustrating fact about today's immunotherapies for cancer. While sometimes they work beautifully -; completely eliminating or greatly reducing cancer in particular patients -; other times they don't work at all. It's a mystery.

16 Jul 2024

"AnoxyGen" Project Aims to Unlock the Untapped Biosynthetic Potential of Anaerobes

The “AnoxyGen” project will decode novel active substances of anaerobes and elucidate their role in nature. Some of these could be useful for humans, animals and the environment.

15 Jul 2024

Surface Plasmon Resonance Sensors: Transforming Drug Development and Clinical Diagnostics

The latest developments in SPR-based biosensors and their applications in drug discovery.

15 Jul 2024

Scientists Discover Fossils of Ancient Chromosomes in the Remains of Woolly Mammoth

A team led by scientists from Baylor College of Medicine, University of Copenhagen, and Centre Nacional d'Anàlisi Genòmica and Centre for Genomic Regulation report discovering fossils of ancient chromosomes in the remains of a woolly mammoth that died 52,000 years ago.

12 Jul 2024

UQ Researchers Reveal Mechanism of Immune Evasion by Haemophilus influenzae

Researchers from The University of Queensland have identified how a common bacterium is able to manipulate the human immune system during respiratory infections and cause persistent illness.

12 Jul 2024

Scripps Research Unveils Brain Neurons That Control First Bite and Drinking Behavior

Do you grab a fork and take a first bite of cake, or say no and walk away? Our motivation to eat is driven by a complex web of cells in the brain that use signals from within the body, as well as sensory information about the food in front of us, to determine our behaviors.

12 Jul 2024

Artificial Intelligence Drives Breakthroughs in Drug Discovery, Reducing Costs and Timelines

Researchers discussed using deep generative AI models and their diverse algorithms in de novo drug design.

12 Jul 2024

Key Brain Cells Discovered in Delaying First Bite of Food

Scientists at Scripps Research have pinpointed a group of neurons in the previously overlooked parasubthalamic nucleus (PSTN) that govern the initiation of feeding behavior.

11 Jul 2024

Kainate Receptors: A Potential Target for Novel Cerebellar Therapies

The Institute of Neurosciences (IN), a collaborative center of the Miguel Hernández University (UMH) of Elche and the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC) is leading a study in Tokyo, Japan, in conjunction with Keio University, which highlights the critical role one of the glutamate receptors plays in the proper functioning of the cerebellum's synapses.

11 Jul 2024

Medicine News and Research

Study Shows the Ability of Protein 'Signatures' to Predict Onset of 67 Diseases

Developing DNA Test to Eliminate Inherited Blindness in English Shepherd Dogs

Researchers Capture Protein Tangle Formation in Real-Time

How Tiny Freshwater Animals Utilize Bacterial DNA to Fight Fungal Infections

Ginseng Genome Map Unlocks New Possibilities for Medicinal Applications

Global Gene Expression Data Improves Precision in Genetics

ENGRAM: Capturing Cellular Histories Through Genomic Recording

PUMA: A Breakthrough in CRISPR-Cas12 for RNA Biomarker Detection

Revolutionizing Biological Drug Delivery with Cell's Transit System

Unveiling IRF1's Influence on Cancer Progression and Treatment Using Histology and Flow Cytometry

Neuregulin 3 Gene Variant Linked to Gabapentin Effectiveness in Chronic Pelvic Pain

Harnessing Immune Cell Triads for Effective Cancer Treatment

"AnoxyGen" Project Aims to Unlock the Untapped Biosynthetic Potential of Anaerobes

Surface Plasmon Resonance Sensors: Transforming Drug Development and Clinical Diagnostics

Scientists Discover Fossils of Ancient Chromosomes in the Remains of Woolly Mammoth

UQ Researchers Reveal Mechanism of Immune Evasion by Haemophilus influenzae

Scripps Research Unveils Brain Neurons That Control First Bite and Drinking Behavior

Artificial Intelligence Drives Breakthroughs in Drug Discovery, Reducing Costs and Timelines

Key Brain Cells Discovered in Delaying First Bite of Food

Kainate Receptors: A Potential Target for Novel Cerebellar Therapies

Driving Support for Pharmaceutical Testing Through Continuous Innovation

From Memory to Metaplasticity: Unraveling the Brain's Secrets

Revolutionizing Mass Spectrometry: A Deep Dive into Plasmion’s SICRIT® Technology

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