New system for human genome editing has potential to increase power…
CRISPR systems are found in many different bacterial species, and have evolved to protect host cells against infection by viruses. Image courtesy of Broad Institute/Science...
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SLU researcher hones in on plaque-causing protein in ALS and dementia
Credit: Saint Louis University ST. LOUIS — In a recent paper published in the Journal of Biological Chemistry Yuna Ayala, Ph.D., assistant professor of biochemistry...
Rosetrees Trust Interdisciplinary Prize awarded to Hebrew University…
Credit: (Credit: Hebrew University of Jerusalem) The Rosetrees Trust Interdisciplinary Prize for 2017 has been awarded to two scientists from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem,...
Expert panel issues new guidelines for lung cancer molecular testing
Credit: University of Colorado Cancer Center Lung cancer treatment often pairs targeted therapies with genetic alterations driving the disease. This makes detecting these genetic alterations...
Award for innovative cell culture technology
Credit: ETH Zurich / Olivier Frey A team headed by scientists from the Department of Biosystems at ETH Zurich in Basel has developed a cell...
New study shows severe toxicity with high-dose AAV9-based gene therapy in animal models
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, Jan. 30, 2018–Researchers have described severe, life-threatening toxicity in monkeys and piglets given high doses of...
Stressed-out rats consume more alcohol, revealing related brain…
Credit: John Dani, PhD, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania PHILADELPHIA – Stress, defined broadly, is a well-known risk factor for later alcohol abuse;...
Asthma in infant boys may eventually be preventable
Credit: University of Alberta A new University of Alberta study shows that the family risk for asthma–typically passed from moms to babies–may not be a...
2018 Japan Prize is awarded to Emory immunologist Max Cooper
Credit: Jack Kearse, Emory University The Japan Prize Foundation has announced Max D. Cooper, MD, as a laureate of the 2018 Japan Prize. Alongside Dr....
Abdominal aortic aneurysm linked to dysregulated tryptophan…
Credit: Georgia State University ATLANTA–Researchers have found a link between dysregulated tryptophan metabolism and abdominal aortic aneurysm, a life-threatening vascular disease, according to a ne..
The coming of age of gene therapy: A review of the past and path forward
Credit: US National Library of Medicine After three decades of hopes tempered by setbacks, gene therapy–the process of treating a disease by modifying a person's...
SU2C awards $11M in grants to investigate immunotherapies using AI with Microsoft support
Credit: Stand Up To Cancer Santa Monica, CA (January 30, 2018) — Stand Up To Cancer (SU2C) announces today a "Convergence 2.0" research initiative that...
New model may help science overcome the brain’s fortress-like barrier
Credit: Samah Jassam New model may help science overcome the brain's fortress-like barrier Scientists have helped provide a way to better understand how to enable...
Fast-cooking dry beans provide more protein, iron than ‘slower’ varieties
Credit: American Chemical Society Beans are a versatile, inexpensive staple that can boost essential nutrients in a diet, especially for people in low-resource areas where...
Targeted therapy for sleep disorders helps patients with muscular…
Credit: Newcastle Regional Sleep Service Amsterdam, NL, January 13, 2017 – Myotonic dystrophy type 1 (DM1) is the most common adult muscular dystrophy, and many...
