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New Understanding of CRISPR-Cas9 Tool could Improve Gene Editing

August 3, 2020
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Berkeley, CA — Within a mere eight years, CRISPR-Cas9 has become the go-to genome editor for both basic research and gene therapy. But CRISPR-Cas9 also has spawned other potentially powerful DNA manipulation...

Simpler, High-Accuracy Method to Detect Rare Circulating Tumour Cells in Blood Samples

August 3, 2020
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Bethlehem, PA — Metastasis – the development of tumour growth at a secondary site – is responsible for the majority of cancer-related deaths. It occurs when the primary tumour site sheds...

Researchers Discover Stem Cells in Optic Nerve that Preserve Vision

August 3, 2020
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Baltimore, MD — Researchers at the University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM) have for the first time identified stem cells in the region of the optic nerve, which transmits signals from the...

Tinkering with Roundworm Proteins Offers Hope for Anti-Ageing Drugs

August 3, 2020
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Daejeon, South Korea — KAIST researchers have been able to dial up and down creatures’ lifespans by altering the activity of proteins found in roundworm cells that tell them to convert sugar...

‘Little Brain’ or Cerebellum Not So Little After All

August 3, 2020
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San Diego, CA — When we say someone has a quick mind, it may be in part thanks to our expanded cerebellum that distinguishes human brains from those of macaque monkeys, for example. Sometimes referred...

Re-Engineering Antibodies for COVID-19

July 31, 2020
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Austin, TX — With millions of COVID-19 cases reported across the globe, people are turning to antibody tests to find out whether they have been exposed to the coronavirus that causes the disease. But...

Peering into the Secrets of Phages to See How They Kill Bacterial Superbugs

July 30, 2020
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Melbourne, Australia — A research collaboration involving Monash University has made an exciting discovery that may eventually lead to targeted treatments to combat drug-resistant bacterial infections,...

Gene Variations at Birth Reveal Origins of Inflammation and Immune Disease

July 30, 2020
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Melbourne, Australia — A study published in the journal Nature Communications has pinpointed a number of areas of the human genome that may help explain the neonatal origins of chronic immune and inflammatory...

Identification of New “Oxidative Stress Sensor” MTK1

July 30, 2020
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Tokyo, Japan — In an ageing society, various studies are being conducted to explore the relationship between active oxygen and ageing-related diseases such as cancer, chronic inflammatory diseases,...

Immunoprotein Impairs SARS-Cov-2

July 30, 2020
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Bochum, Germany — A protein produced by the human immune system can strongly inhibit coronaviruses, including SARS-Cov-2, the pathogen causing COVID-19. An international team from Germany, Switzerland...

Phosphoprotein Biomarkers to Guide Cancer Therapy are Identified

July 30, 2020
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Birmingham, AL — Precision medicine in cancer treatment uses genetic changes in the cancer cells to select the best therapies for individual patients. Now researchers led by Dr. James Bibb, professor...

Experimental COVID-19 Vaccine Protects Upper and Lower Airways in Nonhuman Primates

July 29, 2020
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Bethesda, MD — Two doses of an experimental vaccine to prevent coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) induced robust immune responses and rapidly controlled the coronavirus in the upper and lower airways...

Inflammation Induced Blood-Brain Barrier Dysfunction Studied in Organoids

July 29, 2020
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Winston-Salem, NC — The scientists who developed the first 3D multicellular brain organoid with a functional blood brain barrier now report that the model could be a promising platform to screen drugs...

COVID-19 Provides Rare Opportunities for Studying Natural and Human Systems

July 29, 2020
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Stanford, CA — Like the legendary falling apple that hit Isaac Newton and led to his groundbreaking insight on the nature of gravity, COVID-19 could provide unintended glimpses into how complex Earth...

Computational Gene Study Suggests New Pathway for COVID-19 Inflammatory Response

July 29, 2020
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Oak Ridge, TN — Analyses of lung fluid cells from COVID-19 patients conducted on the nation’s fastest supercomputer point to gene expression patterns that may explain the runaway symptoms produced...

COVID-19 Research: Anti-Viral Strategy With Double Effect

July 29, 2020
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Frankfurt, Germany — In the case of an infection, the SARS-CoV-2 virus must overcome various defence mechanisms of the human body, including its non-specific or innate immune defence. During this process,...

COVID-19 May Cause Deadly Blood Clots

July 29, 2020
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Washington, DC — COVID-19 may increase the risk of blot clots in women who are pregnant or taking oestrogen with birth control or hormone replacement therapy, according to a new manuscript published...

Artificial Intelligence Identifies Prostate Cancer With Near-Perfect Accuracy

July 29, 2020
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Pittsburgh, PA — A study published July 27 in The Lancet Digital Health by UPMC and University of Pittsburgh researchers demonstrates the highest accuracy to date in recognizing and characterizing...

Overweight and Obesity are Associated with Low Sperm Quality

July 28, 2020
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Tarragona, Spain — Infertility affects between 10 and 15% of all couples of reproductive ages and can be caused by a wide variety of factors: genetic, physiological, environmental and nutritional.Although...

Protecting Beta Cells Against Stress may Guard Against Type 1 Diabetes

July 28, 2020
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Boston, MA — Type 1 diabetes occurs when a person’s own immune system destroys insulin-producing beta cells in the pancreas. In recent years, scientists have learned how to grow large volumes...

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