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Novel workflow reveals untapped diversity in fatty acid isomers across all life forms

Researchers introduced a comprehensive workflow to discover unsaturated fatty acids (FA).

6 Jul 2023

Novel peptide T14 levels may be an indicator of skin age and photo-aging

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 12, entitled, "A novel peptide 'T14' reflects age and photo-aging in human skin."

5 Jul 2023

Danish researchers solve puzzle of how hepatitis C virus evades immune system

With a new method for examining virus samples researchers from the University of Copenhagen have solved an old riddle about how Hepatitis C virus avoids the human body's immune defenses.

5 Jul 2023

Researchers discover a molecular switch that regulates lipid metabolism in cells

Our body's fat metabolism plays a vital role in energy production in our body. A research team at the University of Basel, Switzerland, has discovered a molecular switch that regulates lipid metabolism in our cells.

3 Jul 2023

Research reveals how cells carry out the controlled release of mucins and insulin

Researchers from the Centre for Genomic Regulation (CRG) in Barcelona have published a study in the journal Nature Communications that reveals how cells carry out the controlled release of mucins and insulin, two crucial proteins for human health.

3 Jul 2023

Base editing shows promise for treating sickle cell disease and beta thalassemia

Gene therapy that alters hemoglobin genes may be an answer to curing sickle cell disease (SCD) and beta thalassemia.

3 Jul 2023

Scientists visualize dynamic motion of gene regions on chromosomes

Despite being densely packed to fit into the nucleus, chromosomes storing our genetic information are always in motion.

29 Jun 2023

Study unlocks the healing power of oral keratinocytes

Scientists have made significant progress in understanding the signals involved in regulating oral keratinocyte cell motility and proliferative capacity, offering new insights into potential pharmacological manipulation for regenerative medicine.

29 Jun 2023

TOS members unveil new research about anti-obesity medications at ADA annual meeting

Multiple members of The Obesity Society (TOS) unveiled new research about several anti-obesity medications in development at this year's annual meeting of the American Diabetes Association (ADA) held June 23–26.

29 Jun 2023

Duke researchers expand functionality of CRISPR gene editing

CRISPR gene editing is a breakthrough that has been used to treat diseases such as sickle cell anemia, leukemia and genetic disorders, but it has challenges that limit its broad utility.

29 Jun 2023

Natural molecule could be added to toothpastes and mouthwashes to improve dental hygiene

Most of the world's population either chronically suffers from plaque and dental cavities or will develop them at some point in their lives.

29 Jun 2023

Study shows promising prospects for automating 3D-DSRT in drug testing

The June 2023 issue of SLAS Discovery contains one review article, five full-length articles and two technical briefs covering spheroid models, 3D cell high-throughput screening (HTS) applications for treating Alzheimer's and other drug discovery research.

29 Jun 2023

Tirzepatide triumphs in significant weight reduction for people with type 2 diabetes

Researchers performed a double-blinded, placebo-controlled phase III randomized clinical trial (RCT).

29 Jun 2023

Novel anti-cancer drug found to sensitize tumor cells to ferroptosis

A team of researchers led by Dr. Marcus Conrad from Helmholtz Munich discovered a novel anti-cancer drug, called icFSP1, which sensitizes cancer cells to ferroptosis.

28 Jun 2023

Experimental antibody treatment shows promise for preventing bone marrow transplant complication

An experimental antibody treatment largely prevented a bone marrow transplant complication called graft versus host disease (GVHD) in the intestines, without causing broad immune suppression, in a preclinical study led by researchers from Penn Medicine and Dana-Farber/Boston Children's Cancer and Blood Disorders Center and published today in Science Translational Medicine.

28 Jun 2023

New nanoparticle could improve the delivery of mRNA-based vaccines

Johns Hopkins Medicine scientists say they have developed a nanoparticle - an extremely tiny biodegradable container - that has the potential to improve the delivery of messenger ribonucleic acid (mRNA)-based vaccines for infectious diseases such as COVID-19, and vaccines for treating non-infectious diseases including cancer.

28 Jun 2023

New technique shows potential to generically treat several kinds of cancer

Researchers led by Katsunori Tanaka at the RIKEN Cluster for Pioneering Research (CPR) in Japan and Hiromitsu Haba at the RIKEN Nishina Center for Accelerator-Based Science (RNC) have developed a new technique that has the potential to generically treat several kinds of cancer, with fewer negative side effects than currently available methods.

27 Jun 2023

Molecule News and Research

Novel workflow reveals untapped diversity in fatty acid isomers across all life forms

Novel peptide T14 levels may be an indicator of skin age and photo-aging

Danish researchers solve puzzle of how hepatitis C virus evades immune system

Researchers discover a molecular switch that regulates lipid metabolism in cells

Research reveals how cells carry out the controlled release of mucins and insulin

Base editing shows promise for treating sickle cell disease and beta thalassemia

Scientists visualize dynamic motion of gene regions on chromosomes

Study unlocks the healing power of oral keratinocytes

TOS members unveil new research about anti-obesity medications at ADA annual meeting

Duke researchers expand functionality of CRISPR gene editing

Natural molecule could be added to toothpastes and mouthwashes to improve dental hygiene

Study shows promising prospects for automating 3D-DSRT in drug testing

Tirzepatide triumphs in significant weight reduction for people with type 2 diabetes

Novel anti-cancer drug found to sensitize tumor cells to ferroptosis

Experimental antibody treatment shows promise for preventing bone marrow transplant complication

New nanoparticle could improve the delivery of mRNA-based vaccines

New technique shows potential to generically treat several kinds of cancer

New digital assay can directly measure the presence of HIV in single drop of blood

Newly identified enzyme could be a useful tool for creating anticancer drugs

New study shows promise for diphenyl ditelluride as anti-cancer drug

Designing fluidic architecture for scalable diagnostic platforms

Evaluating new approaches for rare disease genomics

Expanding access to NMR with the Fourier 80 Duo

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