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Brain Connectivity Surges at Birth, Study Reveals

Brain-imaging data collected from fetuses and infants has revealed a rapid surge in functional connectivity between brain regions on a global scale at birth, possibly reflecting neural processes that support the brain's ability to adapt to the external world, according to a study published November 19th, in the open-access journal PLOS Biology led by Lanxin Ji and Moriah Thomason from the New York University School of Medicine, USA.

20 Nov 2024

Study Reveals Key Role of Interleukin-38 in Skin Renewal

The mechanisms underlying skin renewal are still poorly understood. Interleukin-38 (IL-38), a protein involved in regulating inflammatory responses, could be a game changer.

19 Nov 2024

New Insights Into Salmonella’s Ability to Manipulate the Gut Microbiota

Salmonella, a leading source of food poisoning, can enter the gut even in the presence of beneficial bacteria, according to a recent study from the University of California Davis Health.

18 Nov 2024

A Closer Look at CAR T-Cell Therapy — Successes, Challenges, And Future

Chimeric antigen receptor T-cell therapy enhances immune response against cancer, with promising results in hematological malignancies and ongoing advancements.

13 Nov 2024

Researchers Provide Genetic Diagnosis for 30 Long-Term Undiagnosed Cases

An international team of researchers has provided a genetic diagnosis for 30 individuals whose condition was undiagnosed for years despite extensive clinical or genetic testing.

11 Nov 2024

CRISPR Reveals Hidden Functions of Noncoding RNA

Genes contain instructions for protein production, with the central dogma of biology stating that this information flows from DNA to RNA to proteins.

8 Nov 2024

How Neuroimmune Cells Modulate Immune Responses and Neuroinflammation

The brain, traditionally considered an immune-privileged organ due to the blood-brain barrier (BBB), has its own sophisticated immune defense system.

7 Nov 2024

Novel Approach to Isolating and Quantifying EV Cargo for Disease Diagnosis

Parkinson's disease (PD) and Alzheimer's disease (AD) are examples of brain illnesses that begin to develop in patients far earlier than the onset of their initial clinical symptoms.

4 Nov 2024

Understanding the Dynamics of Stem Cells

Age influences stem cell survival and immune diversity, according to new research on the long-term dynamics of transplanted stem cells in a patient’s body.

1 Nov 2024

A New Understanding of Viral Infection

Scientists studying animal viruses with the potential to infect humans have discovered a critical protein that could facilitate the spread of a family of organisms known as arteriviruses.

1 Nov 2024

Novel Approach to Predict and Optimize CAR-T Cell Therapy

A significant turning point in the battle against cancer has been the recent development of CAR-T technology.

30 Oct 2024

Study Links Extracellular Vesicles to Blood Vessel Damage in Cancer

A landmark study led by WEHI and La Trobe University has found a potential new diagnostic marker that could be used to better detect the level of tissue damage in our bodies.

29 Oct 2024

Key Regulator of Heart Repair

UCLA researchers identified the protein GPNMB as a key regulator in the heart’s healing process following a heart attack.

28 Oct 2024

Wobble Genomics advances early detection of breast cancer with RNA sequencing

Wobble Genomics, a healthcare and biotechnology company at the forefront of long-read RNA sequencing, will present data today demonstrating that its technology can detect rare full-length RNA transcript variants not picked up by other methods.

26 Oct 2024

Predicting Disease-Causing Protein Interactions with PIONEER

Researchers at Cornell University and Cleveland Clinic developed an open-access computational platform and online database that helps identify targetable interactions between proteins for therapeutic purposes.

25 Oct 2024

New Study Links Cannabis Use to DNA Methylation Changes in Mental Health Pathways

Research reveals that frequent high-potency cannabis use alters DNA methylation, affecting mitochondrial and immune genes, with implications for mental health.

25 Oct 2024

Early T Cell Changes in Cancer Immunotherapy Patients Tied to Severe Immune Side Effects

Cytokine analysis in cancer patients reveals biomarkers for predicting immune-related adverse reactions, aiding in the management of immunotherapy side effects.

25 Oct 2024

Light-Activated Immune Therapy Shows Promise Against Solid Tumors

Immunotherapies that mobilize a patient's own immune system to fight cancer have become a treatment pillar.

25 Oct 2024

Artificial Intelligence Designs Novel DNA Elements for Precise Gene Control

Using artificial intelligence, scientists at Yale University, the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, and The Jackson Laboratory have created thousands of novel DNA switches that can precisely regulate a gene's expression in many cell types.

24 Oct 2024

Researchers Identify Mechanism of Immune Suppression in Ovarian Cancer

Researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine have shown that ovarian cancers disable immune cells and prevent them from attacking by cutting off the energy source that T cells rely on.

24 Oct 2024