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Study reveals molecular profiles of Parkinson's disease

The second most common neurodegenerative disorder is Parkinson’s disease, but despite this, not much is known about the causes of this condition.

17 Mar 2021

Study offers fresh insights into infection process during spaceflight

Astronauts face many challenges to their health, due to the exceptional conditions of spaceflight. Among these are a variety of infectious microbes that can attack their suppressed immune systems.

10 Mar 2021

Mutant protein plays key role in Huntington’s disease

Back in 1993, researchers had discovered that Huntington’s disease is typically caused by a single mutated gene, known as HTT.

8 Mar 2021

Vegan diet leads to poorer bone health, shows study

The vegan diet is on-trend. How this type of diet affects health is the subject of scientific studies. In a new study from the German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR), the bone health of 36 vegans, as well as 36 people following a mixed-food diet, was determined with an ultrasound measurement of the heel bone.

5 Mar 2021

SARS-CoV-2 can make itself unrecognizable to immune response by T-killer cells through mutations

The body's immune response plays a crucial role in the course of a SARS-CoV-2 infection. In addition to antibodies, the so-called T-killer cells, are also responsible for detecting viruses in the body and eliminating them.

5 Mar 2021

Researchers develop genetic patch to eliminate problems in hearing cells

They can hear well up to about forty years old, but then suddenly deafness strikes people with DFNA9. The cells of the inner ear can no longer reverse the damage caused by a genetic defect in their DNA.

3 Mar 2021

Study explores factors that influence the disparities in sickle cell disease

Even a single letter variation in a single gene, acquired from both parents, could mean a lifetime of pain and anemia for 20 million individuals across the world.

2 Mar 2021

New approach could speed the search for promising therapies

Assessing a drug compound by its activity, not simply its structure, is a new approach that could speed the search for COVID-19 therapies and reveal more potential therapies for other diseases.

2 Mar 2021

Study reveals specialized mechanism for translation of mitochondrial genome into proteins

An international collaboration among researchers from Finland, Sweden, UK and the USA has captured ribosomes translating messenger RNA expressed from the maternally inherited mitochondrial genome.

23 Feb 2021

New tool helps decode the language used by cells

A new tool developed by an multidisciplinary team of mathematicians and biologists from the University of California, Irvine could help decode the language used by cells to interact with each other.

22 Feb 2021

Research may help better understand the biochemistry underlying catalysis in cells

Investigators from the Institute of Scientific and Industrial Research at Osaka University, together with the Hiroshima Institute of Technology, have announced the discovery of a new protein that allows an organism to conduct an initial and essential step in converting amino acid residues on a crosslinked polypeptide into an enzyme cofactor.

From Osaka University 11 Feb 2021

New protein quality control system could enhance full-length translation in bacteria

Professor Sang Woo’s research group has designed a synthetic protein quality control system to improve the full-length translation in bacteria.

9 Feb 2021

New type of stem cell with regenerative abilities could soon become a reality

A new type of stem cell - that is, a cell with regenerative abilities - could be closer on the horizon, a new study led by UNSW Sydney shows.

From The University of New South Wales (UNSW) 15 Jan 2021

Augmented response of immune system explains COVID-19 severity in patients with hypertension

COVID-19 patients who also suffer from high blood pressure are more likely to fall severely ill with the disease, which also leaves them at greater risk of death.

12 Jan 2021

Novel treatments could cut the death rate from dengue, Zika, West Nile viruses

A new study led by researchers from The University of Queensland (UQ) could help identify new therapies to reduce the global death rate caused by Zika, West Nile, and dengue viruses.

8 Jan 2021

Proteogenomic study may lead to more effective treatments for head and neck squamous cell carcinoma

Proteogenomic studies may provide a better understanding of how to match cancer patients with an effective treatment for their specific cancer.

8 Jan 2021

Scientists use stem cells to reverse memory and learning deficits in mice with craniosynostosis

In an effort to regenerate portions of the skull, researchers have successfully used stem cells, corrected the shape of the skull, and thus reversed learning and memory deficits in young mice afflicted with craniosynostosis.

8 Jan 2021

High-speed atomic force microscopy sheds light on structure, dynamics of intrinsically disordered proteins

Kanazawa University’s pioneering high-speed atomic force microscope technology has now shed light on the structure and dynamics of some of life’s most ubiquitous and inscrutable molecules – intrinsically disordered proteins.

29 Dec 2020

Research sheds new light on immune system interactions with cancer

Cancers like melanoma are hard to treat, not least because they have a varied bag of tricks for defeating or evading treatments.

22 Dec 2020

Autobahn Labs announces strategic drug discovery collaboration with UCSF

Autobahn Labs, a virtual incubator partnering with top academic and research institutions to catalyze early-stage drug discovery and development, today announced a strategic collaboration with the University of California San Francisco (UCSF).

21 Dec 2020

Translation News and Research

Study reveals molecular profiles of Parkinson's disease

Study offers fresh insights into infection process during spaceflight

Mutant protein plays key role in Huntington’s disease

Vegan diet leads to poorer bone health, shows study

SARS-CoV-2 can make itself unrecognizable to immune response by T-killer cells through mutations

Researchers develop genetic patch to eliminate problems in hearing cells

Study explores factors that influence the disparities in sickle cell disease

New approach could speed the search for promising therapies

Study reveals specialized mechanism for translation of mitochondrial genome into proteins

New tool helps decode the language used by cells

Research may help better understand the biochemistry underlying catalysis in cells

New protein quality control system could enhance full-length translation in bacteria

New type of stem cell with regenerative abilities could soon become a reality

Augmented response of immune system explains COVID-19 severity in patients with hypertension

Novel treatments could cut the death rate from dengue, Zika, West Nile viruses

Proteogenomic study may lead to more effective treatments for head and neck squamous cell carcinoma

Scientists use stem cells to reverse memory and learning deficits in mice with craniosynostosis

High-speed atomic force microscopy sheds light on structure, dynamics of intrinsically disordered proteins

Research sheds new light on immune system interactions with cancer

Autobahn Labs announces strategic drug discovery collaboration with UCSF

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