Researchers determine factors that cause stress development in the human body
In today's life, we often encounter situations when the organism's functions are overstrained, and the action of extreme factors causes the development of a stress response.
View ArticleMIT announces creation of the Alana Down Syndrome Center
As part of MIT's continued mission to help build a better world, the Institute announced the creation of the Alana Down Syndrome Center, an innovative new research endeavor, technology development...
View ArticleChemistry researchers patent new method for making anti-leukemia compounds
Chemistry researchers at Oregon State University have patented a method for making anti-leukemia compounds that until now have only been available via an Asian tree that produces them.
View ArticleStudy: Female birds have longer, healthier lifespan when they have help...
Female birds age more slowly and live longer when they have help raising their offspring, according to new research from the University of East Anglia.
View ArticleImmune system errors linked to development of childhood leukemia
Genetic mutations that drive the development of a common type of childhood leukemia can be traced back to errors by the immune system during the production of antibodies.
View ArticleResearch provides opportunities for biological control of insect-borne pathogens
Researchers from INRA, CIRAD, CEA, the University of Montpellier, and Chicago and Vanderbilt Universities in the United States have developed an innovative method for analyzing the genome of the...
View ArticleStudy finds novel opportunity for treating subgroup of cancer patients with...
Researchers have identified a protein critical for the survival of a particular type of tumor cell, according to a study published today in eLife.
View ArticlePeople born with short telomeres found to have short-lived immune system cells
Scientists at Johns Hopkins say they have found that people born with abnormally short chromosome endcaps, or telomeres, have immune system cells that age and die prematurely.
View ArticleMaternal smoking and pre-eclampsia may affect fertility of offspring
Low levels of oxygen in the womb - which can be caused by smoking or conditions such as pre-eclampsia - may cause problems with fertility later in life, a study carried out in rats suggests.
View ArticleResearch unravels possible factor for female bias in lupus
The autoimmune disease lupus, which can cause fatigue, a facial rash, and joint pain, strikes females far more often than males. Eight-five percent of people with lupus are female, and their second X...
View ArticleResearchers create new tool to identify cancer-causing mutations lurking in...
Gene coding regions constitute 2% of the human genome. St. Jude Children's Research Hospital scientists have developed a computational tool to identify alterations that drive tumor formation in the...
View ArticleNew technique to sort out complex interactions unique to prostate cancer cells
UT Southwestern researchers have identified vast webs of small snippets of the genome that interact with each other and with genes to promote prostate cancer.
View ArticleRisk of severe COVID-19 in ~50 kb genomic segment inherited from Neanderthals
Researchers have found that a small fragment of the genetic code that has been inherited by modern humans from Neanderthals could carry the secret of why some people succumb to a severe form of...
View ArticleStudy of lysosomal function during mitosis reveals new biomarker for...
A team from the Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute and the University of Barcelona, in collaboration with a researcher from the Mayo Clinic and the University of Minnesota, have described that...
View ArticleOverzealous guardians in the cells could increase cancer risk
Researchers at the UiO and OUS have discovered how destructive changes occur in our genome. This could lead to cancer. Their results have been published in the journal Nature Cell Biology.
View ArticleNix gene can help develop future mosquito control techniques
Virginia Tech researchers have proven that a single gene can convert female Aedes aegypti mosquitoes into fertile male mosquitoes and identified a gene needed for male mosquito flight.
View ArticleNew test uses a single drop of blood to rapidly detect radiation sickness
A new proof-of-concept study reports evidence that a new testing method has the potential to rapidly identify radiation sickness based on biomarkers measured through a single drop of blood.
View ArticleAdvanced cryo-EM imaging reveals high-resolution structure of viral RNA...
For the first time, scientists at the Morgridge Institute for Research have generated near atomic resolution images of a major viral protein complex responsible for replicating the RNA genome of a...
View ArticleResearchers identify specific target sites for DNA methylases
DNA methylation performs an essential function in mammalian ontogeny. It is also known that abnormalities in this process cause the development of cancers such as leukemia.
View ArticleStudy sheds new light on the role of Y chromosome genes
New light is being shed on a little-known role of Y chromosome genes, specific to males, that could explain why men suffer differently than women from various diseases, including Covid-19.
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