Analyzing colon cancer proteins and genes uncovers new potential treatments
Credit: Baylor College of Medicine Analyzing both the entire set of genes and all the proteins produced by colon cancer ...
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Structure and degradation of circular RNAs regulate PKR activation in innate immunity
Covalently closed circular RNAs (circRNAs) are produced by precursor mRNA back-splicing the exons of thousands of genes in eukaryotes. They ...
Blood cancer’s Achilles’ heel opens door for new treatments
New findings about a fatal form of blood cancer could aid the development of new drugs with significantly less harmful ...
Novel vaccine for colorectal cancer shows positive phase I results
The vaccine proves safe in a small sample of human subjects, opening the way for the next phase of testing ...
New key stages discovered in how plants prepare to make sex cells for reproduction
Birds do it. Bees do it. Plants do it, too. And for good reason: Sexual reproduction has evolved as nature's ...
p62 and Nrf2 are essential for exercise-mediated enhancement of antioxidant protein in muscle
Credit: Mitsuharu Okutsu Skeletal muscle mass and function becomes progressively compromised with aging, chronic disease, and physical inactivity. Oxidative stress ...
Exposing cancer’s metabolic addictions
Real estate is important: Where a tumor arises dictates specific metabolic vulnerabilities, identifying potential targets for effective cancer treatmentsCredit: National ...
Study merges big data and zebrafish biology to reveal mechanisms of human disease
In a series of studies that volleyed between large databases and research in zebrafish, Vanderbilt investigators have discovered a link ...
Characterisation of the structure of a member of the L-Amino acid Transporter (LAT) family
Credit: Manuel Paladín, IRB Barcelona In humans, there are more than 50 types of amino acid transporters, which are responsible ...
Study reveals vast diversity of ocean microbes
Credit: Maeva Bardy/Tara Expeditions Foundation Advanced molecular techniques have revealed the diversity of a little-understood group of ocean microbes called ...
Joining the company of Albert Einstein and Michelle Obama
Ivan Dikic from Goethe University elected to the American Academy of Arts and SciencesCredit: Uwe Dittmer FRANKFURT. Professor Ivan Dikic, ...
Targeting how fungi ‘taste’ wheat could be key to developing control
Scientists believe new control strategies for Fusarium head blight could be developed by targeting how the fungus 'tastes' wheat plants ...
Proteins stand up to nerve cell regression
Credit: Yingjie Zhang and Chwee Tat Koe SINGAPORE, 24 April 2019 - A study by Duke-NUS Medical School has found ...
New nanomedicine slips through the cracks
Nanomachines aim to deliver cancer drugs to hard-to-reach areas like the brainCredit: © 2019 Kanjiro Miyata In a recent study ...
Smelling with your tongue
Identification of functional olfactory receptors in human taste cells opens doors to new approaches to modify food flavorCredit: Monell Center ...
2019 Seymour & Vivian Milstein Award for Excellence in interferon & cytokine research
The ICIS recognizes two world leaders in deciphering the fundamental mechanisms of innate immunity in directing cytokine driven responsesCredit: © ...
2019 BioLegend William E. Paul Award for Excellence in Cytokine Research
Chen Dong, PhD, Professor and Director of the Institute for Immunology and Dean of the School of Medicine, Tsinghua University, ...
New sensor detects rare metals used in smartphones
Credit: Cotruvo Lab, Penn State A more efficient and cost-effective way to detect lanthanides, the rare earth metals used in ...
Shining light on rare nerve tumors illuminates a fresh path for fighting cancer
Cincinnati Children's experts expand upon an emerging technique to expose inner workings of neurofibromatosis 2Credit: Cincinnati Children's (CINCINNATI) When a ...
‘Longevity gene’ responsible for more efficient DNA repair
Explorers have dreamt for centuries of a Fountain of Youth, with healing waters that rejuvenate the old and extend life ...
