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Love hormone can activate heart repair mechanisms after cardiac injury, study finds

Researchers show for the first time that the neurohormone oxytocin has a previously unsuspected function in both zebrafish and human cell cultures: it stimulates mature cells in the epicardium of the heart to become stem-like cells, which can replace heart cells lost after damage.

30 Sep 2022

Pluripotent bat stem cells as a model to study novel viruses

Researchers generate induced pluripotent stem cells from bats using to establish bats as a novel in vivo model study species.

29 Sep 2022

Tufted cells are better at recognizing smells than mitral cells, researchers say

Since their discovery over 100 years ago, neurons in the brain's olfactory bulb called tufted cells have been difficult to study.

29 Sep 2022

Researchers propose guidelines and methods for consistently generating high-quality brain organoids

By using stem cells to grow miniature brain-like organs in the lab, scientists have opened a new avenue for studies of neurological development, disease and therapies that can't be conducted in living people.

29 Sep 2022

“Mystery gene” matures a main component of the cell skeleton

"I'm a professional pin-in-a-haystack seeker," geneticist Thijn Brummelkamp responds when asked why he excels at tracking down proteins and genes that other people did not find, despite the fact that some have managed to remain elusive for as long as forty years.

29 Sep 2022

Study offers a new glimpse at how DNA variants can impact the lifespan

In a new study of more than 3,000 genetically diverse mice in a multicenter, multiyear project on healthy aging, Maroun Bou Sleiman and colleagues identified several genetic loci that correlate with longevity, offering a new glimpse at how DNA variants can impact the lifespan.

29 Sep 2022

Researchers discover how cancer cells can turn off the immune system to help tumors grow

When cancer arises in the body, it starts with tumor cells that rapidly grow and divide and eventually spread.

29 Sep 2022

Study establishes a feasible combination therapeutic strategy for ulcerative colitis

Despite recent advancements in our knowledge of the pathogenic mechanisms of ulcerative colitis, there is still a considerable unmet medical need for the treatment of ulcerative colitis.

29 Sep 2022

Mouse model reveals link between GABA receptors and sleepiness in people with myotonic dystrophy

People with the inherited disorder myotonic dystrophy (DM) often experience excessive daytime sleepiness and fatigue, as well as altered responses to anesthetics that can put them at risk for complications when hospitalized.

29 Sep 2022

Small larval fish provides insight into how the brain reacts when the temperature rises

Which organisms survive and which succumb when the climate changes? A small larval fish is providing surprising insight into how the brain reacts when the temperature rises.

29 Sep 2022

Study aims to understand how SARS-CoV-2 affects the brain long-term

Researchers formulate a method to identify the molecular and systemic factors linking COVID-19 to short- and long-term neurologic illness.

28 Sep 2022

Treatment for neurological diseases often no longer effective enough in the later stages

Neurological diseases often begin with an inflammatory process and the degradation of the so-called myelin layer, which surrounds the nerve fibers (axons) like a protective insulating layer.

28 Sep 2022

Vitamin supplements can benefit cystic fibrosis patients, study suggests

Cystic fibrosis patients who supplement their diet with vitamin C can also derive greater benefit from another antioxidant, vitamin E, resulting in a reduction in damaging inflammation, a study led by Oregon State University suggests.

28 Sep 2022

Houston Methodist researchers receive CPRIT funding to research two of the most lethal cancers

Two Houston Methodist cancer researchers have been awarded a half million dollars in funding from the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas to further research two of the most lethal, difficult-to-treat cancers that all-too-often have poor prognoses.

28 Sep 2022

Researchers to use $1 million grant for improving blood cancer diagnosis and treatment

Adelaide researchers will use a $1 million grant to improve the diagnosis and treatment of blood cancers, which kill 16 Australians every day.

28 Sep 2022

Research reveals how cancer-causing gene influences genetic variability in prostate cancer

Researchers from Barts Cancer Institute (BCI) at Queen Mary University of London, the Italian Institute for Genomic Medicine, and the University of Milan have identified a novel role for a cancer-causing gene in controlling an important genetic process that underpins genetic variation in prostate cancer.

27 Sep 2022

Genetic News and Research

Love hormone can activate heart repair mechanisms after cardiac injury, study finds

Pluripotent bat stem cells as a model to study novel viruses

Tufted cells are better at recognizing smells than mitral cells, researchers say

Researchers propose guidelines and methods for consistently generating high-quality brain organoids

“Mystery gene” matures a main component of the cell skeleton

Study offers a new glimpse at how DNA variants can impact the lifespan

Researchers discover how cancer cells can turn off the immune system to help tumors grow

Study establishes a feasible combination therapeutic strategy for ulcerative colitis

Mouse model reveals link between GABA receptors and sleepiness in people with myotonic dystrophy

Small larval fish provides insight into how the brain reacts when the temperature rises

Study aims to understand how SARS-CoV-2 affects the brain long-term

Treatment for neurological diseases often no longer effective enough in the later stages

Vitamin supplements can benefit cystic fibrosis patients, study suggests

Houston Methodist researchers receive CPRIT funding to research two of the most lethal cancers

Researchers to use $1 million grant for improving blood cancer diagnosis and treatment

Research reveals how cancer-causing gene influences genetic variability in prostate cancer

Novel CRISPR-based method benefits further cancer studies

High-tech lab in Nigeria could be a game changer in tackling emerging and re-emerging diseases

Singapore researchers identify protein that transports degraded membrane lipids out of lysosomes

Evolution of pathogens during vaccination programs

Sequencing & Genomics: Elevating Science and Healthcare eBook

Achieving and maintaining ISO/IEC 27001 and BS 10012 certifications

Expanding research and clinical options for children with cancer

Examining how pain could play a direct protective role in the gut

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