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Developing GoT-Multi to Track Cancer Evolution and Treatment Resistance

A novel tool created by researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine and the University of Adelaide has improved the capacity to monitor multiple gene mutations while concurrently recording gene activity in individual cancer cells.

13 Oct 2025

NTU Singapore and SMART Scientists Develop Safer and More Sustainable Antimicrobials to Prevent Infection of Cow Udders

The dairy industry has been plagued by a persistent global problem for decades – bacterial infection of cow udders that significantly reduces milk production.

13 Oct 2025

Understanding the Ecological Trap Threatening Winter-Ready Species

Even as autumn days grow shorter, a warming climate means Ohio winters aren't as cold as they were just a few decades ago, according to National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration data.

10 Oct 2025

RfaH Identified as Key to Bacterial Survival in Hostile Environments

Researchers at Umeå University have identified a key molecular player that helps bacteria survive the hostile environment inside the body.

10 Oct 2025

Smart Proteins Bring Precision Drug Delivery Closer to Reality

Targeted drug delivery is a powerful and promising area of medicine. Therapies that pinpoint the exact areas of the body where they're needed - and nowhere they're not - can reduce the medicine dosage and avoid potentially harmful "off target" effects elsewhere in the body.

10 Oct 2025

Warming Alters Histone Methylation and Iridoid Production in a Traditional Chinese Herb

For centuries, the concept of "geoherbalism" has underscored that traditional Chinese medicines grown in specific regions produce superior therapeutic effects.

10 Oct 2025

Takara Bio USA, Inc. Announces a Series of Updates to Its Spatial Biology Product Portfolio, Extending Its Innovation With a New Class of Spatial Technology

Takara Bio USA, Inc. ("Takara Bio USA"), a wholly owned subsidiary of Takara Bio Inc. ("Takara Bio"), today announced a series of updates to its spatial biology product portfolio, extending its innovation with a new class of spatial technology.

From Takara Bio USA, Inc. 9 Oct 2025

Genomic-First Approach Offers Potential for Earlier Diagnosis of Rare Disorders

A "genomic-first" approach to screening for rare genetic disorders -identifying specific genetic variants and then studying associated traits and symptoms - can identify these conditions earlier and more frequently than standard genetic testing driven by clinical symptoms, a Geisinger study found.

8 Oct 2025

Multiple Genetic Changes Play Key Role in the Development of Complex Disorders

The genetic roots of a disease or disorder do not always grow into clear cut, easily diagnosed clinical features.

8 Oct 2025

New Computer-Driven Strategy Reveals How Membrane Proteins Maintain Stability

Cellular membrane proteins play many important roles throughout the body, including transporting substances in and out of the cell, transmitting signals, speeding up reactions and helping neighboring cells stick together.

8 Oct 2025

Studies Uncover PAR2 Receptor’s Role in Gut Inflammation and Pain

Abdominal pain is common in a variety of digestive diseases, including inflammatory bowel disease and irritable bowel syndrome.

8 Oct 2025

Study Reveals Tissue-Specific DNA Patterns Used by HIV to Evade Detection

Researchers at Western University and the University of Calgary have discovered how HIV hides in different parts of the body by embedding itself into the DNA of cells in a tissue-specific manner, offering new insights into why the virus is so difficult to eliminate and cure – even decades after infection and treatment.

7 Oct 2025

Wasatch Biolabs Expands Service Portfolio with Oxford Nanopore Assays in Pharmacogenomics, Telomere Sequencing, and mRNA Vaccine Quality Control

Wasatch BioLabs (WBL), a Renew Biotechnologies subsidiary, and the largest U.S. sequencing service provider dedicated exclusively to long-read sequencing, today announced the addition of three Oxford Nanopore-developed research-use-only (RUO) assays to its service portfolio: a Pharmacogenomics (PgX) panel, Telomere Sequencing, and mRNA Vaccine Quality Control.

7 Oct 2025

EZH2 Inhibition Restores Order in Cancer Cell Division and Reduces Metastasis

Triple negative breast cancer (TNBC) is one of the most aggressive and hardest forms of breast cancer to treat, but a new study led by Weill Cornell Medicine suggests a surprising way to stop it from spreading.

6 Oct 2025

New Genetic Map of Human Metabolism Reveals How Genes Influence Health and Disease

A recent study published in Nature Genetics developed the largest genetic map of human metabolism, giving new insights into the role of metabolites in health and disease and providing a framework for future research.

6 Oct 2025

Breakthrough in Understanding How Tick-Borne Encephalitis Virus Infects Human Brain Cells

The protein on human cells that tick-borne encephalitis virus (TBEV) uses for infection has now been identified-a major step toward understanding how TBEV causes neurological disease and for developing antiviral drugs.

3 Oct 2025

How GBA Mutations Drive Cognitive Decline in Parkinson's Disease

Parkinson's disease causes both movement and cognitive deficits, and for a long time both were thought to be caused by the accumulation of a protein called alpha-synuclein in the brain.

3 Oct 2025

New Synthetic Proteins Boost Efficiency of Genome Editing Tools

Researchers at Integra Therapeutics, in collaboration with the Pompeu Fabra University (UPF) Department of Medicine and Life Sciences (MELIS) and the Center for Genomic Regulation (CRG), have designed and experimentally validated new synthetic proteins that can edit the human genome more efficiently than proteins provided by nature.

3 Oct 2025

Thermo Fisher Scientific Expands Neurodegeneration Research Capabilities with Launch of Olink® Target 48 Neurodegeneration Panel

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, today announced the launch of the Olink® Target 48 Neurodegeneration panel, a high-performance, targeted proteomics immunoassay panel developed to accelerate discoveries in neurodegenerative disease research.

From Olink®- Part of Thermo Fisher Scientific 3 Oct 2025

Comprehensive Proteomic Analysis with COOKIE-Pro Reveals Drug Affinity and Reactivity

Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine have developed a powerful new data analysis method named COOKIE-Pro (Covalent Occupancy Kinetic Enrichment via Proteomics) that provides a comprehensive, unbiased view of how a class of drugs, called covalent inhibitors, interacts with proteins throughout the cell.

30 Sep 2025

Medicine News and Research

Developing GoT-Multi to Track Cancer Evolution and Treatment Resistance

NTU Singapore and SMART Scientists Develop Safer and More Sustainable Antimicrobials to Prevent Infection of Cow Udders

Understanding the Ecological Trap Threatening Winter-Ready Species

RfaH Identified as Key to Bacterial Survival in Hostile Environments

Smart Proteins Bring Precision Drug Delivery Closer to Reality

Warming Alters Histone Methylation and Iridoid Production in a Traditional Chinese Herb

Takara Bio USA, Inc. Announces a Series of Updates to Its Spatial Biology Product Portfolio, Extending Its Innovation With a New Class of Spatial Technology

Genomic-First Approach Offers Potential for Earlier Diagnosis of Rare Disorders

Multiple Genetic Changes Play Key Role in the Development of Complex Disorders

New Computer-Driven Strategy Reveals How Membrane Proteins Maintain Stability

Studies Uncover PAR2 Receptor’s Role in Gut Inflammation and Pain

Study Reveals Tissue-Specific DNA Patterns Used by HIV to Evade Detection

Wasatch Biolabs Expands Service Portfolio with Oxford Nanopore Assays in Pharmacogenomics, Telomere Sequencing, and mRNA Vaccine Quality Control

EZH2 Inhibition Restores Order in Cancer Cell Division and Reduces Metastasis

New Genetic Map of Human Metabolism Reveals How Genes Influence Health and Disease

Breakthrough in Understanding How Tick-Borne Encephalitis Virus Infects Human Brain Cells

How GBA Mutations Drive Cognitive Decline in Parkinson's Disease

New Synthetic Proteins Boost Efficiency of Genome Editing Tools

Thermo Fisher Scientific Expands Neurodegeneration Research Capabilities with Launch of Olink® Target 48 Neurodegeneration Panel

Comprehensive Proteomic Analysis with COOKIE-Pro Reveals Drug Affinity and Reactivity

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