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Food-Poisoning Bacteria Create Syringe-Like Structures to Inject Toxins Into Intestinal Cells

Researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have discovered how a bacterium that infects people after they eat raw or undercooked shellfish creates syringe-like structures to inject its toxins into intestinal cells.

21 Apr 2023

Using Cellular Reprogramming to Make the Heart Function Like New Again

A recent study using mice has revealed a way to turn back the clock after heart attack. The researchers behind the work used RNAs to instruct cells in an injured heart to eliminate scar tissue and recreate cardiac muscle, allowing the heart to function like new again.

20 Apr 2023

Researchers Identify Novel Role of a Protein in the Development of Alcohol-Associated Liver Disease

Alcohol-associated liver disease (ALD), a complex disorder that occurs in some patients who have engaged in excessive alcohol use, is one of the leading causes of chronic liver disease among veterans and liver transplant patients in the United States.

19 Apr 2023

Scientists Discover Gene That Plays a Key Role in Determining the Risk for Vascular Diseases

University of School of Medicine researchers have identified a gene that plays a crucial role in determining our risk for heart attacks, deadly aneurysms, coronary artery disease and other dangerous vascular conditions.

19 Apr 2023

Molecular Mechanisms That Maintain the Tissue Specificity of PKMzeta

The protein PKMzeta has been strongly associated with long-term memory formation.

19 Apr 2023

Simple and Portable Sensor Detects Salmonella Contamination in Food

McMaster University researchers have devised a quick and low-cost test for Salmonella contamination in chicken and other foods that is simpler to use than a home COVID test.

18 Apr 2023

Entry of Aging-Associated Enzymes into Human Genetic Material

An enzyme that controls aging and other metabolic processes accesses human genetic material to modify gene expression within the cell, according to a new study. Images of a sirtuin enzyme bound to a nucleosome, a tightly packed complex of DNA and proteins called histones, have been created by a team led by Penn State researchers.

17 Apr 2023

Chemists Propose New Hypothesis for How the First Sugars Arose on the Earth

Two prominent origin-of-life chemists have published a new hypothesis for how the first sugars-;which were necessary for life to evolve-;arose on the early Earth.

17 Apr 2023

Study Presents Crucial Themes in the Biology of Pancreatic Cancer

Scientists from the University of California, Irvine, the University of Michigan and the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center have made a significant contribution to the field of pancreatic cancer research.

17 Apr 2023

Comprehensive Sequencing of the Little Skate Genome

Rutgers geneticists, working with an international team of scientists, have conducted the most comprehensive sequencing yet of the complete DNA sequence of the little skate – which, like its better-known cousin, the stingray, has long been viewed as enigmatic because of its shape.

13 Apr 2023

Deletion of Specific Protein Creates a Hostile Environment for Aggressive Breast Tumors

Scientists at VCU Massey Cancer Center discovered that the deletion of a specific protein creates a hostile environment for tumor cells and significantly subdues breast cancer growth and spread.

13 Apr 2023

A New, Cost-Effective Therapy to Treat a Wide Range of Cancers

A potential immunotherapy method for treating metastatic melanoma is adoptive cell therapy (ACT). The method, which utilizes the use of immune cells extracted from the patient’s own tumors, could offer cancer patients new options for treatment by eschewing radiation therapies and harsh chemotherapy drugs.

11 Apr 2023

New Epigenetic Vulnerability Of Acute Myeloid Leukemia Revealed

Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is an aggressive blood cancer that causes uncontrolled accumulation of white blood cells. Because of the poor outcomes of this disease, researchers across the globe have been on the hunt for new ways to treat AML, while preserving normal blood development.

10 Apr 2023

Stimulating Beige Fat Production Could Help Reverse the Effects of Age-Related Slowing Metabolism

New research suggests a strategy to ward off age-related weight gain, which could prevent obesity and associated health disorders like Type 2 diabetes, heart disease and chronic inflammation.

7 Apr 2023

Promoting Gut Health in Mice with Broccoli Consumption

It is well known that broccoli is good for human health. For instance, studies have indicated that increasing the intake of cruciferous vegetables lowers the risk of type 2 diabetes and cancer.

7 Apr 2023

Study Paves the Way to Targeted Treatments for Stargardt Disease

A recent study in the Journal of Biological Chemistry revealed the key to a protein that commonly causes blindness.

5 Apr 2023

Astrocytes Pull the Handbrake to Drive the Brain to a More Relaxed State

A brimming inbox on Monday morning sets your head spinning. You take a moment to breathe and your mind clears enough to survey the emails one by one.

5 Apr 2023

New Resource Provides a Better Annotation of the Genome and Understanding of Variant Impact

Each person has about 4 million sequence differences in their genome relative to the reference human genome.

4 Apr 2023

"Visual Biochemistry" Approach to Understand How the BRCA2 Protein Binds and Interacts with DNA

Using a self-built inverted microscope complete with laser optical tweezers to capture DNA, Yale Cancer Center and University of California Davis researchers for the first time created a visualization of the full-length human BRCA2 protein at the single molecule level.

3 Apr 2023

Tighter Core of SARS-CoV-2 Spike Protein in New Variants Likely Improved the Virus's Ability to Infect Host Cells

Just as a tight core is a component of good physical fitness for humans, helping to stabilize our bodies, mutations that tightened the core of the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein in new variants may have increased the virus's fitness.

3 Apr 2023

Biochemistry News and Research

Food-Poisoning Bacteria Create Syringe-Like Structures to Inject Toxins Into Intestinal Cells

Using Cellular Reprogramming to Make the Heart Function Like New Again

Researchers Identify Novel Role of a Protein in the Development of Alcohol-Associated Liver Disease

Scientists Discover Gene That Plays a Key Role in Determining the Risk for Vascular Diseases

Molecular Mechanisms That Maintain the Tissue Specificity of PKMzeta

Simple and Portable Sensor Detects Salmonella Contamination in Food

Entry of Aging-Associated Enzymes into Human Genetic Material

Chemists Propose New Hypothesis for How the First Sugars Arose on the Earth

Study Presents Crucial Themes in the Biology of Pancreatic Cancer

Comprehensive Sequencing of the Little Skate Genome

Deletion of Specific Protein Creates a Hostile Environment for Aggressive Breast Tumors

A New, Cost-Effective Therapy to Treat a Wide Range of Cancers

New Epigenetic Vulnerability Of Acute Myeloid Leukemia Revealed

Stimulating Beige Fat Production Could Help Reverse the Effects of Age-Related Slowing Metabolism

Promoting Gut Health in Mice with Broccoli Consumption

Study Paves the Way to Targeted Treatments for Stargardt Disease

Astrocytes Pull the Handbrake to Drive the Brain to a More Relaxed State

New Resource Provides a Better Annotation of the Genome and Understanding of Variant Impact

"Visual Biochemistry" Approach to Understand How the BRCA2 Protein Binds and Interacts with DNA

Tighter Core of SARS-CoV-2 Spike Protein in New Variants Likely Improved the Virus's Ability to Infect Host Cells

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