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Researchers recreate how toxins from smoking cause DNA damage

Researchers from the University of York have recreated how toxins from smoking cause unique patterns of DNA damage.

28 Apr 2020

Using neutralising antibodies in the fight against COVID-19

While many scientists and pharmaceutical companies are racing to develop a severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) vaccine, there is also an urgent need for a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) treatment. The potent virus has now spread to 210 countries and territories, affecting more than 3.04 million people. Now, a team of German scientists is working on using antibodies to prevent and treat COVID-19.

27 Apr 2020

Meis1 protein plays key role in stopping cell division in the heart

UT Southwestern Medical Center scientists have discovered a protein that works with others during development to put the brakes on cell division in the heart, they report today in Nature.

23 Apr 2020

Researchers uncover how cancer cells don their invisibility cloaks

Immunotherapy drugs that target a protein called programmed death ligand 1 (PD-L1) on the surface of cancer cells have quickly become a mainstay to treat many forms of cancer, often with dramatic results. But exactly how cancer cells turn on this protein was not completely understood.

22 Apr 2020

Study shows how interactions between microbiome and the immune system contribute to liver disease

A new study by researchers in the Quadram Institute has provided insights into how interactions between gut microbes and cells of the immune system contribute to cholestatic liver disease.

20 Apr 2020

Study detects presence of disease-causing E. coli in recreational waters

Research revealed disease-causing E. coli presence in recreational waters, including beaches rated excellent under EU criteria.

17 Apr 2020

Study suggests targeted cancer therapy could help with rare neurologic disease

A targeted therapy currently studied for treatment of certain cancers may be beneficial in treating other neurologic diseases.

6 Apr 2020

UDCA treatment affects C. diff life cycle, reduces inflammatory response in mice

Researchers from North Carolina State University have found that a commonly used drug made from secondary bile acids can affect the life cycle of Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) in vitro and reduce the inflammatory response to C. diff in mice.

30 Mar 2020

Global scientific collaboration produces first genetic map of the cerebral cortex

The cerebral cortex is the relatively thin, folded, outer "gray matter" layer of the brain crucial for thinking, information processing, memory, and attention.

27 Mar 2020

Insights into diagnosis and treatment of rare pediatric brain cancer

Ependymoma is a rare form of brain cancer that implicates children and is often tricky to diagnose.

26 Mar 2020

Snake venom did not evolve as a defense mechanism, research shows

It is estimated that every year, over 100,000 human deaths can be attributed to snakebite from the world's 700 venomous snake species - all inflicted in self-defense when the snakes feel threatened by encroaching humans.

25 Mar 2020

Autism rates reducing among wealthy whites, while ticking up among poor, ethnic minorities

Wealthy, white California counties--once considered the nation's hotbeds for autism spectrum disorder (ASD)--have seen prevalence flatten or fall in the last two decades, while rates among poor whites and minorities keep ticking up, new CU Boulder research has found.

22 Mar 2020

Engineered botox more effective

A new study reports on an engineered botulinum neurotoxin (botox) that is more effective as well as safer to use in various medical procedures. The study was published in March 2020 in the open-access journal PLOS Biology.

17 Mar 2020

Researchers solve the riddle of superbug toxin damage to gut

A powerful Monash Biomedicine Discovery Institute (BDI) collaboration has revealed that a bacterial superbug can prevent stem cells in the gut from carrying out their vital role of regenerating the inner lining of the intestine.

16 Mar 2020

Study looks at lung injury and vaping THC and vitamin E acetate

The US has witnessed a spate of patients presenting with acute lung injury associated with e-cigarettes or vaping product use. A new study published in the journal JAMA Internal Medicine shows the pattern of the outbreak in California where recreational cannabis use is legal and which has among the maximum cases of the strange illness.

8 Mar 2020

Toxins News and Research

Researchers recreate how toxins from smoking cause DNA damage

Using neutralising antibodies in the fight against COVID-19

Meis1 protein plays key role in stopping cell division in the heart

Researchers uncover how cancer cells don their invisibility cloaks

Study shows how interactions between microbiome and the immune system contribute to liver disease

Study detects presence of disease-causing E. coli in recreational waters

Study suggests targeted cancer therapy could help with rare neurologic disease

UDCA treatment affects C. diff life cycle, reduces inflammatory response in mice

Global scientific collaboration produces first genetic map of the cerebral cortex

Insights into diagnosis and treatment of rare pediatric brain cancer

Snake venom did not evolve as a defense mechanism, research shows

Autism rates reducing among wealthy whites, while ticking up among poor, ethnic minorities

Engineered botox more effective

Researchers solve the riddle of superbug toxin damage to gut

Study looks at lung injury and vaping THC and vitamin E acetate

Research sheds light on molecular mechanisms that enable bacteria to compete and establish symbiosis

Study shows how cellular filament helps neural stem cells clear damaged, clumped proteins

Bifunctional nanobodies with antitoxin potencies could protect against botulinum neurotoxins

Patients older than 75 years also benefit from kidney transplantation

Prolonged exposure to a pair of antioxidant proteins may fuel liver enlargement

Advancing Neuroscience Research Through Collaboration and Patient-Centered Innovation

The impact of vibration on microscopy

How Omics Technologies Are Transforming Biological Research and Drug Discovery

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