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Researchers create a mobile app to calculate genetic risk for coronary artery disease

A Scripps Research team developed a smartphone app that can calculate users' genetic risk for coronary artery disease (CAD)-; and found that users at high risk sought out appropriate medication after using the app.

15 Mar 2022

New map tracks cellular trajectories across mouse embryogenensis

Scientists have mapped out the key molecular changes that orchestrate how embryonic mouse cells differentiate into the diverse cell types that will ultimately form all the different tissues and organs of the adult animal.

15 Mar 2022

Genetic rat model shows robust Down syndrome features

In pursuit of better ways to test new therapies and further explore the impacts of the unique genetics associated with Down syndrome, researchers at Johns Hopkins Medicine and Tottori University in Japan have genetically engineered and characterized what is believed to be the first rat model of Down syndrome.

15 Mar 2022

Herbivore-damaged plants give off volatile chemical 'scents' to warn neighbors

Animals often use highly specific signals to warn their herd about approaching predators. Surprisingly, similar behaviors are also observed among plants.

From Tokyo University of Science 14 Mar 2022

Reimagined world map of agriculture could minimize environmental impact of food production

Scientists have produced a map showing where the world's major food crops should be grown to maximize yield and minimize environmental impact.

14 Mar 2022

Cellular therapy leads to meaningful functional improvements in DMD patients

A clinical trial at UC Davis Health and six other sites showed that a cellular therapy offers promise for patients with late-stage Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD), a rare genetic disorder causing muscle loss and physical impairments in young people.

From The University of California, Davis 14 Mar 2022

New method could create a promising vehicle for vaccine delivery against SARS-CoV-2

Physicists, chemists and immunologists at McMaster University have teamed up to modify red blood cells to transport viral agents which can safely trigger the immune system to protect the body against SARS-CoV-2, creating a promising new vehicle for vaccine delivery.

14 Mar 2022

Improving the long-term effectiveness of TB vaccine in mice

Briefly blocking a key molecule when administering the only approved vaccine for tuberculosis vastly improves long-term protection against the devastating disease in mice, researchers from Texas Biomedical Research Institute report this week in the Journal of Immunology.

14 Mar 2022

Insight into oligodendrocyte cells could lead to new treatments for neurodegenerative diseases

New research may help scientists locate immature cells in the central nervous system that could shed light on the causes of neurodegenerative diseases like multiple sclerosis-;and autoimmune disease that affects the brain and nervous system-;and allow for the development of better therapeutic treatments.

14 Mar 2022

Study highlights the role of genetic “bridge” in leukemia development

A complex network of three-dimensional structures assembles to read, copy and produce the genetic materials required for cellular function, for cells to thrive.

From Penn State University 14 Mar 2022

Cellular recycling system of autophagy likely to help in wound repair

In the fruit fly Drosophila, a team led by Maria Leptin discovered that autophagy, a stress response process in cells, plays a significant role in wound repair.

14 Mar 2022

Researchers uncover the genetic variant link to fatal esophageal disease in dogs

Researchers from Clemson University have found a genetic variation linked to a potentially fatal esophageal disease common in German shepherd dogs.

14 Mar 2022

Researchers discover protein that turbocharges gene response

Researchers are attempting to figure out what happens when our genes are switched “on,” for many years.

From UC San Diego 14 Mar 2022

Cryo-EM reveals how a bacterial protein senses and rescues stalled ribosomes

As a molecular machine found in the cells of all organisms, the ribosome is responsible for making new proteins.

11 Mar 2022

Ancient DNA research tracks tuberculosis transmission chains

Tuberculosis is the second most common cause of death worldwide by an infectious pathogen after Covid-19, but many aspects of its long history with humans remain controversial.

From The Max Planck Institute 11 Mar 2022

Microbial fertilizer factory on the Earth's seafloor helped support complex life

Scientists reveal a new part of the recipe for complex life on planets, and it involves the onset of a microbial fertilizer factory on the Earth's seafloor roughly 2.6 billion years ago.

11 Mar 2022

Inclusive new tool for genomic research boosts efforts to develop more precise treatments for diseases

Scientists have developed a powerful, inclusive new tool for genomic research that boosts efforts to develop more precise treatments for many diseases by leveraging a better representation of the genetic diversity of people around the world.

11 Mar 2022

New PRMC-MS method enables comprehensive analysis of membrane lipids

The development of new scientific ways to see more deeply into the building blocks of nature on a cellular level has led to the some of the greatest advances in medicine over the last century.

11 Mar 2022

Heat stress on cattle production may lead to severe financial loss by the century’s end

Climate change poses a potentially devastating economic threat to low-income cattle farmers in poor countries due to increasing heat stress on the animals.

11 Mar 2022

Yale researchers find a way to 'supercharge' tumor-attacking T cells

Yale scientists have identified a way to "supercharge" tumor-attacking T cells, a finding that may not only improve the effectiveness of a promising type of cell-based cancer immunotherapy but also expand the number of cancers it can treat.

11 Mar 2022

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Researchers create a mobile app to calculate genetic risk for coronary artery disease

New map tracks cellular trajectories across mouse embryogenensis

Genetic rat model shows robust Down syndrome features

Herbivore-damaged plants give off volatile chemical 'scents' to warn neighbors

Reimagined world map of agriculture could minimize environmental impact of food production

Cellular therapy leads to meaningful functional improvements in DMD patients

New method could create a promising vehicle for vaccine delivery against SARS-CoV-2

Improving the long-term effectiveness of TB vaccine in mice

Insight into oligodendrocyte cells could lead to new treatments for neurodegenerative diseases

Study highlights the role of genetic “bridge” in leukemia development

Cellular recycling system of autophagy likely to help in wound repair

Researchers uncover the genetic variant link to fatal esophageal disease in dogs

Researchers discover protein that turbocharges gene response

Cryo-EM reveals how a bacterial protein senses and rescues stalled ribosomes

Ancient DNA research tracks tuberculosis transmission chains

Microbial fertilizer factory on the Earth's seafloor helped support complex life

Inclusive new tool for genomic research boosts efforts to develop more precise treatments for diseases

New PRMC-MS method enables comprehensive analysis of membrane lipids

Heat stress on cattle production may lead to severe financial loss by the century’s end

Yale researchers find a way to 'supercharge' tumor-attacking T cells

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