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Ribonucleic acid (RNA) is a biologically important type of molecule that consists of a long chain of nucleotide units. Each nucleotide consists of a nitrogenous base, a ribose sugar, and a phosphate.

Spicing up the fight: Saffron's powerful impact on prostate cancer revealed

Saffron-treated prostate cancer (PCa) cells.

3 Jan 2024

Calcium channel blockers reverse muscle weakness in animal model of myotonic dystrophy type 1

New research has identified the specific biological mechanism behind the muscle dysfunction found in myotonic dystrophy type 1 (DM1) and further shows that calcium channel blockers can reverse these symptoms in animal models of the disease.

2 Jan 2024

Exploring the global health challenge of hepatitis D

Review explores the global impact of the hepatitis D virus (HDV) on public health, detailing its transmission, clinical course, diagnosis, and treatment options.

2 Jan 2024

Small molecule-switchable RNA platform enables control of therapeutic protein expression

Just like a doctor adjusts the dose of a medication to the patient's needs, the expression of therapeutic genes, those modified in a person to treat or cure a disease via gene therapy, also needs to be maintained within a therapeutic window.

2 Jan 2024

How immune cells shape our earliest breaths

Study profiles the development of immune cells in human lungs during embryonic and fetal stages, revealing their influence on epithelial cell fate and lung development.

1 Jan 2024

Mettl3 guides CD8 T cells to eliminate infected cells with maximum efficiency

This study is led by Dr. Shuyang Yu (College of Biological Sciences, China Agricultural University), Dr. Jingyu Xu (The Collaborative Innovation Center of Tissue Damage Repair and Regeneration Medicine of Zunyi Medical University) and Dr. Xuguang Du (College of Biological Sciences, China Agricultural University) and illustrated the key role of Mettl3 in CD8 T cell response during acute infection model.

29 Dec 2023

Angelica gigas extract emerges as a potential treatment for vascular disease

A new research paper was published in Aging (listed by MEDLINE/PubMed as "Aging (Albany NY)" and "Aging-US" by Web of Science) Volume 15, Issue 23, entitled, "Angelica gigas extract inhibits acetylation of eNOS via IRE1α sulfonation/RIDD-SIRT1-mediated posttranslational modification in vascular dysfunction."

28 Dec 2023

Degron Therapeutics announced as winner of AFCR's 2023 BRACE Award Venture Competition

The Asian Fund for Cancer Research (AFCR) is pleased to announce that Degron Therapeutics was selected as the winner of the 2023 BRACE Award Venture Competition.

27 Dec 2023

New model links RNA editing glitch to early-stage type 1 diabetes

Hebrew University study proposes a new model suggesting that disrupted RNA editing within pancreatic beta cells might initiate an inflammatory response akin to early-stage type 1 diabetes.

26 Dec 2023

Shedding new light on the hidden organization of the cytoplasm

Back in 2018, the lab of Christine Mayr, MD, PhD, at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) introduced the world to a key cellular component that had been hiding in plain sight.

21 Dec 2023

Study reveals how measles virus mutates and spreads in the human brain

Mayo Clinic researchers mapped how the measles virus mutated and spread in the brain of a person who succumbed to a rare, lethal brain disease.

21 Dec 2023

Hederasaponin C may be a protective measure and novel therapeutic strategy for diabetic nephropathy

Announcing a new publication for Acta Materia Medica journal. There is great demand for the development of novel efficient therapeutic strategies or preventative measures to alleviate the life-threatening complications of type 2 diabetes.

21 Dec 2023

Clearing the cellular clutter: New insights into how our cells stay healthy

If we don't take out the trash regularly, our homes become unpleasant and even a danger to our health.

20 Dec 2023

How a malaria drug may hold the key to ending malnutrition's cycle of devastation

Wars, drought, displacement, and instability are causing a dramatic increase in the number of pregnant and breastfeeding women around the world who suffer from malnutrition.

20 Dec 2023

Early embryo DNA replication program reveals unexpected flexibility

The intricate process of duplicating genetic information, referred to as DNA replication, lies at the heart of the transmission of life from one cell to another and from one organism to the next.

20 Dec 2023

Study deciphers how misfolded protein drives dopaminergic neuron loss in Parkinson's

A so-called pathological protein long associated with Parkinson's disease has been found in a new study to trigger cells to increase protein synthesis, an event that eventually kills the subset of brain cells that die off in this neurodegenerative condition.

20 Dec 2023

Autopsy study provides new insights into yellow fever's impact on the heart

To fill gaps in knowledge of yellow fever (YF), a group of researchers in Brazil affiliated with the Department of Pathology at the University of São Paulo's Medical School (FM-USP), Hospital das Clínicas (HC, the hospital complex run by FM-USP), the Heart Institute (InCor, linked to HC) and Emílio Ribas Institute of Infectious Diseases (IIER) decided to study the pathogenesis of YF-associated heart injury.

19 Dec 2023

Breakthrough in Parkinson's research: Scientists identify protein synthesis pathway as culprit

19 Dec 2023

Mice with humanized immune systems test new cancer therapeutic approach that blindfolds immune cells to the body’s self-recognition system

Researchers investigated the anticancer effects of drugs targeting human tumor-associated macrophages (TAMs) in vivo. In humanized murine models, they tested the effectiveness of an antibody to human signal regulatory protein alpha (SIRPα) for cancer immunotherapy.

19 Dec 2023

COVID-19 hospitalization linked to greater long-term health risks than seasonal influenza

Study reveals that hospitalized COVID-19 patients face higher long-term risks of death and health adversities across multiple organ systems compared to those hospitalized with seasonal influenza.

18 Dec 2023

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Spicing up the fight: Saffron's powerful impact on prostate cancer revealed

Calcium channel blockers reverse muscle weakness in animal model of myotonic dystrophy type 1

Exploring the global health challenge of hepatitis D

Small molecule-switchable RNA platform enables control of therapeutic protein expression

How immune cells shape our earliest breaths

Mettl3 guides CD8 T cells to eliminate infected cells with maximum efficiency

Angelica gigas extract emerges as a potential treatment for vascular disease

Degron Therapeutics announced as winner of AFCR's 2023 BRACE Award Venture Competition

New model links RNA editing glitch to early-stage type 1 diabetes

Shedding new light on the hidden organization of the cytoplasm

Study reveals how measles virus mutates and spreads in the human brain

Hederasaponin C may be a protective measure and novel therapeutic strategy for diabetic nephropathy

Clearing the cellular clutter: New insights into how our cells stay healthy

How a malaria drug may hold the key to ending malnutrition's cycle of devastation

Early embryo DNA replication program reveals unexpected flexibility

Study deciphers how misfolded protein drives dopaminergic neuron loss in Parkinson's

Autopsy study provides new insights into yellow fever's impact on the heart

Breakthrough in Parkinson's research: Scientists identify protein synthesis pathway as culprit

Mice with humanized immune systems test new cancer therapeutic approach that blindfolds immune cells to the body’s self-recognition system

COVID-19 hospitalization linked to greater long-term health risks than seasonal influenza

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