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AI revolutionizes protein function prediction with "DeepGO-SE"

Researchers developed "DeepGO-SE," a novel AI method for predicting protein functions from sequences, significantly outperforming traditional models by incorporating gene ontology and protein-protein interactions.

15 Feb 2024

Novel splicing mechanism for short introns discovered

Researchers confirm that the established pre-mRNA splicing mechanism that appears in textbooks cannot work in a subset of human short introns: A novel SAP30BP–RBM17 complex-dependent splicing has been uncovered.

15 Feb 2024

Columbia study reveals rare lipid's role in driving ferroptosis

Columbia researchers have found that a rare type of lipid is a key driver of ferroptosis, a form of cell death discovered by Columbia professor Brent Stockwell.

15 Feb 2024

Study points to herpes simplex virus as a risk factor for dementia

People who have had the herpes virus at some point in their lives are twice as likely to develop dementia compared to those who have never been infected.

15 Feb 2024

Researchers discover new mechanism of action between the nutrient adaptation of intestinal stem cells and aging

Researchers used an organ-wide approach to quantitatively analyze cell number, size, and identity regulation upon nutrient-induced tissue adaptation of the Drosophila midgut.

15 Feb 2024

Combo of targeted and immunotherapy may boost NSCLC treatment by overcoming immune resistance and enhancing anti-tumor activity

Researchers evaluated rational combination treatment regimens for advanced/metastatic non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC).

15 Feb 2024

New epigenetic clocks distinguish aging causes and effects

What causes us to age? New "clocks" developed by researchers may help point to the answers. Investigators from Brigham and Women's Hospital, a founding member of the Mass General Brigham healthcare system, unveil a new form of epigenetic clock – a machine learning model designed to predict biological age from DNA structure.

14 Feb 2024

Groundbreaking study sheds light on the potential of the heart to achieve self-repair and regeneration

A groundbreaking scientific study published in Nature Cardiovascular Research has unveiled a remarkable discovery that may have far-reaching implications for the treatment of heart disease.

14 Feb 2024

Oral bacteria interaction leads to smelly breath

Having bad breath really stinks! Now, researchers from Japan report that a particular combination of bacteria in our mouths may be responsible for producing some very unpleasant smells.

14 Feb 2024

Smoking, infection, and BMI found to significantly sway immune response, study shows

Study reveals how smoking, CMV latent infection, and BMI significantly influence cytokine release, impacting immune response variability and potentially affecting disease risk.

14 Feb 2024

Study reveals genes crucial for protecting male fertility

Discovery of a pair of genes that work in perfect harmony to protect male fertility, could provide new insights into some unexplained cases of the most severe form of infertility, research suggests.

14 Feb 2024

Study uncovers more than one hundred key genes linked to DNA damage

More than one hundred key genes linked to DNA damage have been uncovered through systematic screening of nearly 1,000 genetically modified mouse lines, in a new study published today (14 February) in Nature.

14 Feb 2024

Phosphoproteomic profiling reveals the complex interplay of immune cells in tumors

Researchers from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, in collaboration with the Clinical Proteomic Tumor Analysis Consortium of the National Institutes of Health, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, and others, have unveiled a detailed understanding of immune responses in cancer, marking a significant development in the field.

14 Feb 2024

New breakthrough in pancreatic cancer research could help slow the disease's deadly spread

Scientists at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) and the University of California, Davis have reached a new breakthrough in pancreatic cancer research - eight years in the making. It could help slow the disease's deadly spread.

14 Feb 2024

Managing migraines and menopausal symptoms to reduce cardiovascular risks in middle-aged women

14 Feb 2024

Advanced melanoma survival rates improve significantly from 2013 to 2019, Dutch study finds

The change in overall survival (OS) among advanced melanoma patients diagnosed between 2013 and 2021.

14 Feb 2024

Hormonal steroids found to boost drug resistance in gonorrhea bacteria

Study uncovers how Neisseria gonorrhoeae, a major sexually transmitted infection pathogen, utilizes host-produced hormonal steroids to enhance its drug resistance and survival, revealing a complex interaction between bacterial resistance mechanisms and human hormonal environment.

13 Feb 2024

Gene News and Research

Latest Gene News and Research

AI revolutionizes protein function prediction with "DeepGO-SE"

Novel splicing mechanism for short introns discovered

Columbia study reveals rare lipid's role in driving ferroptosis

Study points to herpes simplex virus as a risk factor for dementia

Researchers discover new mechanism of action between the nutrient adaptation of intestinal stem cells and aging

Combo of targeted and immunotherapy may boost NSCLC treatment by overcoming immune resistance and enhancing anti-tumor activity

New epigenetic clocks distinguish aging causes and effects

Groundbreaking study sheds light on the potential of the heart to achieve self-repair and regeneration

Oral bacteria interaction leads to smelly breath

Smoking, infection, and BMI found to significantly sway immune response, study shows

Study reveals genes crucial for protecting male fertility

Study uncovers more than one hundred key genes linked to DNA damage

Phosphoproteomic profiling reveals the complex interplay of immune cells in tumors

New breakthrough in pancreatic cancer research could help slow the disease's deadly spread

Managing migraines and menopausal symptoms to reduce cardiovascular risks in middle-aged women

Advanced melanoma survival rates improve significantly from 2013 to 2019, Dutch study finds

Hormonal steroids found to boost drug resistance in gonorrhea bacteria

Genes dictate taste: Study finds genetic links to food preferences

Researchers develop groundbreaking technique to detect chemoresistance using ultrasound

Gene therapy reverses advanced heart failure in animal study

eBook: Using iPSCs models for human disease research and drug discovery eBook

Synthetic Psychedelics: A Growing Public Health Concern

How the Vutara VXL simplifies single-molecule imaging

How cohesin mechanics and nanotracker tech are redefining DNA research