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AOAC INTERNATIONAL issues Certificates of Validation for three test kits that detect SARS-CoV-2

AOAC INTERNATIONAL announced today that it has issued Certificates of Validation for three proprietary test kits that detect SARS-CoV-2, the causative agent of COVID-19 illness, on environmental surfaces.

18 Dec 2020

Anti-hypertension drug may be key to extending lifespan, shows study

A stress response of mitochondria, the part of our cells that produce energy to power bodily functions, is important to a longer life.

18 Dec 2020

Cell atlas helps better understand the biology of tropical disease parasite

The first cell atlas of an important life stage of Schistosoma mansoni, a parasitic worm that poses a risk to hundreds of millions of people each year, has been developed by researchers at the Wellcome Sanger Institute and their collaborators.

18 Dec 2020

Study: Specific class of drugs can be repurposed to treat genetic diseases

Researchers at the University of Illinois Chicago have published a study showing a promising approach to using drug repurposing to treat genetic diseases.

17 Dec 2020

Errant DNA triggers immune system response against cancer

DNA that ends up where it doesn't belong in cancer cells can unleash an immune response that makes tumors more susceptible to immunotherapy, the results of two UT Southwestern studies indicate.

17 Dec 2020

Researchers identify key gene necessary for cells to consume and destroy viruses

A team led by UT Southwestern researchers has identified a key gene necessary for cells to consume and destroy viruses. The findings, reported online today in Nature, could lead to ways to manipulate this process to improve the immune system's ability to combat viral infections, such as those fueling the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

17 Dec 2020

FAT1 mutations act as tumor suppressor and prevent cancer development, indicates study

Cancer metastasis, which is the dissemination of tumor cells into distant organs, is the leading cause of mortality in cancer patients. To undergo metastasis, cells must leave the primary tumor, circulate into the blood, colonize distant organs, and form distant metastasis.

17 Dec 2020

Specific genetic target could help explain the variation in COVID-19 effects

The Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen), an affiliate of City of Hope, has identified a specific genetic target that could help explain the tremendous variation in how sick those infected with COVID-19 become.

17 Dec 2020

Researchers explain the role of enzyme that facilitates appropriate development of mouse embryo

The body plan of an organism, crafted over millennia of evolutionary trial and error, is so exquisitely fine-tuned that even a subtle deviation can be detrimental to individual survival and reproductive success.

17 Dec 2020

Researchers examine proteins involved in SARS-CoV-2 infection

Like all viruses, the novel coronavirus is dependent on help from the human host cell. Proteins are the functional units of the cell and enable the virus to enter the host cell or help the virus to replicate.

17 Dec 2020

Brain protein indicates a link between circadian rhythm dysfunction and Alzheimer's Disease

Fractured sleep, daytime sleepiness and other signs of disturbance in one's circadian rhythm are common complaints of people with Alzheimer's disease, and the problems only get worse as the disease progresses.

17 Dec 2020

Researchers use bacterial strains to measure host gene expression in mouse model

The bacteria Streptococcus pneumoniae colonizes the nasopharynx and can cause pneumonia. Then, it can spread from the lungs to the bloodstream and cause organ damage.

16 Dec 2020

A new approach to identify genomic regions in our brain that contribute to make us human

With only 1% difference, the human and chimpanzee protein-coding genomes are remarkably similar.

16 Dec 2020

Clemson grad student focuses on studying how genes interact in a normal brain

You must first understand how something works normally before you can figure out why it's broken.

16 Dec 2020

Research reveals two phases of infection in patients with severe COVID-19 pneumonia

What does SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, do once it enters a person's airways, and how does infection in lung cells affect patients' immune responses?

16 Dec 2020

Discovery about DNA repair enzyme could lead to new treatments for certain cancers

Researchers at the Francis Crick Institute have found a new way to prevent some tumours from repairing their own DNA, a function that is essential for cancer cell survival.

16 Dec 2020

Scientists identify new Salmonella proteins

Salmonella are bacteria that can cause food poisoning with severe diarrhea. If they penetrate from the intestine into the blood system, this can lead to sepsis, life-threatening inflammatory reactions in the entire organism.

16 Dec 2020

Research could lead to potential new treatments for mutant RAS-driven cancers

Scientists have dedicated huge amounts of time and resources to better understanding the causes and mechanisms of cancer growth.

15 Dec 2020

Genomic and immune indicators can help identify prostate cancer patients at high risk of lethal outcomes

Prostate cancer is one of the most common cancers among men in the United States. One in nine men will be diagnosed during his lifetime.

15 Dec 2020

New class of targeted cancer drugs may prove effective in treating common types of leukemia

A new study by researchers in Cleveland Clinic's Taussig Cancer Institute and Lerner Research Institute describes a novel class of targeted cancer drugs that may prove effective in treating certain common types of leukemia.

15 Dec 2020

Genes News and Research

AOAC INTERNATIONAL issues Certificates of Validation for three test kits that detect SARS-CoV-2

Anti-hypertension drug may be key to extending lifespan, shows study

Cell atlas helps better understand the biology of tropical disease parasite

Study: Specific class of drugs can be repurposed to treat genetic diseases

Errant DNA triggers immune system response against cancer

Researchers identify key gene necessary for cells to consume and destroy viruses

FAT1 mutations act as tumor suppressor and prevent cancer development, indicates study

Specific genetic target could help explain the variation in COVID-19 effects

Researchers explain the role of enzyme that facilitates appropriate development of mouse embryo

Researchers examine proteins involved in SARS-CoV-2 infection

Brain protein indicates a link between circadian rhythm dysfunction and Alzheimer's Disease

Researchers use bacterial strains to measure host gene expression in mouse model

A new approach to identify genomic regions in our brain that contribute to make us human

Clemson grad student focuses on studying how genes interact in a normal brain

Research reveals two phases of infection in patients with severe COVID-19 pneumonia

Discovery about DNA repair enzyme could lead to new treatments for certain cancers

Scientists identify new Salmonella proteins

Research could lead to potential new treatments for mutant RAS-driven cancers

Genomic and immune indicators can help identify prostate cancer patients at high risk of lethal outcomes

New class of targeted cancer drugs may prove effective in treating common types of leukemia

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