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Altered Anti-Nausea Drug can Penetrate Cells and Provide Sustained Pain Relief

Altering the chemical properties of an anti-nausea drug enables it to enter an interior compartment of the cell and provide long-lasting pain relief, according to a new study led by researchers at NYU College of Dentistry's Pain Research Center.

23 May 2023

Compound Found in Magnolia Tree Bark Inhibits SARS-CoV-2 Replication in Several Cell Types

A compound called honokiol, which is found in the bark of multiple species of magnolia tree, inhibits replication of SARS-CoV-2 virus in several types of cells, according to a team of researchers in the Netherlands.

23 May 2023

Untangling the Effects of Admixture on the Genomes of Modern Humans

The course of human history has been marked by complex patterns of migration, isolation, and admixture, the latter a term that refers to gene flow between individuals from different populations.

22 May 2023

Machine Learning Reveals Sex-Specific Genes, Molecular Pathways Linked to Alzheimer's Disease Progression

Alzheimer's Disease (AD) is a complex neurodegenerative illness with genetic and environmental origins.

22 May 2023

Targeting Cellular Respiration for the Treatment of Glioblastoma

A new research perspective was published in Oncotarget's Volume 14 on May 4, 2023, entitled, "Targeting cellular respiration as a therapeutic strategy in glioblastoma."

22 May 2023

Research Details the Food Safety Profile of Genetically Edited Allergen-Free Eggs

Researchers have developed a chicken egg that may be safe for people with egg white allergies. Chicken egg allergies are one of the most common allergies in children.

18 May 2023

Researchers Publish a Detailed Protocol for Making Three Cell Types From iPSCs

Researchers at NIH's National Eye Institute have published a detailed protocol for making three cell types that are key components to form blood vessels and capillaries.

17 May 2023

Liver Cancers With Key Epigenetic Alteration Tend to Have a Poor Clinical Prognosis

Researchers at the Josep Carreras Leukaemia Research Institute, led by Dr. Manel Esteller, have discovered a key epigenetic alteration that anticipates the clinical course of liver cancer.

17 May 2023

Study Provides a New Picture of How Bacterial Cells Repair Faulty DNA

A new study adds to an emerging, radically new picture of how bacterial cells continually repair faulty sections of their DNA.

17 May 2023

Long-Ignored Antibiotic may Provide Much-Needed Protection Against Multi-Drug Resistant Bacteria

An old antibiotic may provide much-needed protection against multi-drug resistant bacterial infections, according to a new study publishing May 16th in the open access journal PLOS Biology by James Kirby of Harvard Medical School, US, and colleagues.

17 May 2023

Study Finds Methylated CD Derivatives as Effective Stabilizers for Supersaturated Drugs

In the medicine market, most newly introduced drugs and drug candidates show poor water solubility, which prevents their absorption in the body. This, in turn, limits their therapeutic efficiency.

16 May 2023

Heat-Loving Marine Bacteria can Help Reduce Asbestos' Toxicity

Asbestos materials were once widely used in homes, buildings, automobile brakes and many other built materials due to their strength and resistance to heat and fire, as well as to their low electrical conductivity.

16 May 2023

First Humanized Mouse Model for Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia Developed

Mice with a defected human gene responsible for a rare genetic disease, called congenital adrenal hyperplasia, have been developed for the first time.

16 May 2023

Targeting Respiratory Viral Infections with a New Immunotherapy Treatment

A researcher at the University of Central Florida College of Medicine has created a novel, more effective therapy for acute respiratory viral infections, a significant global cause of illness each year.

16 May 2023

Fecal Microbiota Transplantation to Help in Clostridioides difficile Infection

In Europe, Clostridioides difficile infection results in severe diarrhea and leads to the death of around 20,000 patients, every year. It is one of the most common hospital-acquired infections.

16 May 2023

NIH Common Fund Selects New York Genome Center as Multi-Grant Recipient Under SMaHT Network

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) Common Fund has selected the New York Genome Center (NYGC) as a multi-grant recipient under the Somatic Mosaicism across Human Tissues (SMaHT) Network.

15 May 2023

New Insights Into How Diverse Chromosomal Alterations Form and Drive Cancer Development

The goal of every dividing cell is to accurately segregate its genome into two genetically identical daughter cells.

12 May 2023

Chemical Modification Improves Non-Viral Gene Editing as Well as a New Type of DNA Repair

Gene editing is a powerful method for both research and therapy. Since the advent of the Nobel Prize-winning CRISPR/Cas9 technology, a quick and accurate tool for genome editing discovered in 2012, scientists have been working to explore its capabilities and boost its performance.

12 May 2023

Understanding How Cell-to-Cell Communication Networks Drive Pancreatic Cancer Development

Discussions of cancer often stress the genetic mutations that drive disease by altering the normal function of cellular proteins.

12 May 2023

Prime Editing System Could Accelerate the Study of Cancer-Linked Mutations

Genomic studies of cancer patients have revealed thousands of mutations linked to tumor development.

12 May 2023

Clinical News and Research

Altered Anti-Nausea Drug can Penetrate Cells and Provide Sustained Pain Relief

Compound Found in Magnolia Tree Bark Inhibits SARS-CoV-2 Replication in Several Cell Types

Untangling the Effects of Admixture on the Genomes of Modern Humans

Machine Learning Reveals Sex-Specific Genes, Molecular Pathways Linked to Alzheimer's Disease Progression

Targeting Cellular Respiration for the Treatment of Glioblastoma

Research Details the Food Safety Profile of Genetically Edited Allergen-Free Eggs

Researchers Publish a Detailed Protocol for Making Three Cell Types From iPSCs

Liver Cancers With Key Epigenetic Alteration Tend to Have a Poor Clinical Prognosis

Study Provides a New Picture of How Bacterial Cells Repair Faulty DNA

Long-Ignored Antibiotic may Provide Much-Needed Protection Against Multi-Drug Resistant Bacteria

Study Finds Methylated CD Derivatives as Effective Stabilizers for Supersaturated Drugs

Heat-Loving Marine Bacteria can Help Reduce Asbestos' Toxicity

First Humanized Mouse Model for Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia Developed

Targeting Respiratory Viral Infections with a New Immunotherapy Treatment

Fecal Microbiota Transplantation to Help in Clostridioides difficile Infection

NIH Common Fund Selects New York Genome Center as Multi-Grant Recipient Under SMaHT Network

New Insights Into How Diverse Chromosomal Alterations Form and Drive Cancer Development

Chemical Modification Improves Non-Viral Gene Editing as Well as a New Type of DNA Repair

Understanding How Cell-to-Cell Communication Networks Drive Pancreatic Cancer Development

Prime Editing System Could Accelerate the Study of Cancer-Linked Mutations

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