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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

Key Mediator of Anhedonia-Like Behavior Identified

Researchers uncovered a stress-regulated gene that is important in the relationship between chronic stress and typical depressed behavior in mice.

10 Apr 2023

Specialized Diet Stimulates a Unique Form of Programmed Cell Death

Glioblastoma is the most prevalent kind of adult brain tumor.

10 Apr 2023

Researchers Identify Antibody that may Block Infection by All Dominant SARS-CoV-2 Variants

A team led by researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine, the University of Wisconsin-Madison; Scripps Research and the University of Chicago has identified an antibody that appears to block infection by all dominant variants of the virus that causes COVID-19, including Omicron, the most recent.

10 Apr 2023

Key Enzyme in Sugar Metabolism Plays Role in Protecting Cancer Cells

A key enzyme in sugar metabolism is inactivated particularly easily and efficiently by oxidative stress.

7 Apr 2023

Novel Protein Involved in Tumor Suppression Identified

Understanding how cancer develops is critical for designing effective, personalized cancer therapies. Researchers have known for years that cancer begins with mutations in certain types of genes.

7 Apr 2023

The Role of Siglec-14 Receptors on Human Macrophages in CNT Recognition in Humans

Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) are novel nanomaterials with potential uses in a variety of sectors. However, the harm they represent to people is unknown, and studies have revealed that multiwalled CNTs cause an immune response in mice.

7 Apr 2023

Akili Labs and BGI Genomics Sign Agreement to Provide Southern Africa with Clinical-Grade Sequencing Solutions

Akili Labs (Pty) Ltd, a pioneer of cost-effective molecular diagnostics and secure genomic data storage solutions, and BGI Genomics Co. Ltd, the world's leading integrated solutions provider of precision medicine, today announced the signing of a technology transfer agreement that will provide the Southern region of Africa with clinical-grade sequencing solutions.

7 Apr 2023

UDCA Use Associated with Reduced Odds of COVID-19

SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, attaches to a cellular receptor called angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2), and activation of the farnesoid X receptor increases ACE2 expression.

6 Apr 2023

The Relation Between an Autism Gene and Infertility

The biological foundations of a reproductive disease caused by a DNA mutation have been discovered by a University of California, Riverside study. Fragile X Syndrome, a major genetic contributor to cerebral impairment and autism, is also caused by this gene mutation.

5 Apr 2023

Identification of Unique Proteins That Might be Body Weight Regulators

Genetic factors may account for up to 50% of the diversity in body mass index, or BMI, in the population.

5 Apr 2023

The “Hangry” Stage of Bacteria Cells

The word “hangry” describes individuals who become angry due to hunger. According to a recent study by Adam Rosenthal, PhD, an assistant professor in the department of microbiology and immunology, some bacteria cells experience hangry and release toxic substances into the body when they are denied certain nutrients.

5 Apr 2023

Gut Microbiome and Enhanced Tumor Immune Response in Pancreatic Cancer Survivors

Even as pancreatic cancer treatments advance, only around 9% of patients live beyond five years. Scientists have failed to identify genetic distinctions that explain why some patients live for a long time and others do not, so they have moved their emphasis to the gut microbiome.

5 Apr 2023

Medicine News and Research

New Epigenetic Vulnerability Of Acute Myeloid Leukemia Revealed

Key Mediator of Anhedonia-Like Behavior Identified

Specialized Diet Stimulates a Unique Form of Programmed Cell Death

Researchers Identify Antibody that may Block Infection by All Dominant SARS-CoV-2 Variants

Key Enzyme in Sugar Metabolism Plays Role in Protecting Cancer Cells

Novel Protein Involved in Tumor Suppression Identified

The Role of Siglec-14 Receptors on Human Macrophages in CNT Recognition in Humans

Akili Labs and BGI Genomics Sign Agreement to Provide Southern Africa with Clinical-Grade Sequencing Solutions

UDCA Use Associated with Reduced Odds of COVID-19

The Relation Between an Autism Gene and Infertility

Identification of Unique Proteins That Might be Body Weight Regulators

The “Hangry” Stage of Bacteria Cells

Gut Microbiome and Enhanced Tumor Immune Response in Pancreatic Cancer Survivors

Role of Engineered E. coli in Sending Therapeutic Nanobodies to the Gut

Cellular Recycling Function in the Brain Slows Dramatically After Traumatic Brain Injury

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

Dengue Viruses Subvert Mosquito Biology to Tamp Down Human Immune Responses

Potential Treatment Pathway for IBD Emerges from Microbe-Gut Signaling Study

Endothelial Deletion of Wt1 Gene During Coronary Vessel Formation Affects Embryonic Heart Development

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