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Researchers develop a biosensor for real time detection of the G-protein molecular switch

DGIST (President: Kook Yang) announced on March 16th that the research team led by Professor Byung-Chang Suh has investigated for the first time the real-time effect of the G-protein cycle, which acts as a switch in our body, on the structural changes in G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs).

31 Mar 2023

Utilizing a molecular syringe for the delivery of functional proteins into human cells with high efficiency

Researchers investigated the feasibility of utilizing a bacterial contractile injection system for programmable protein delivery.

31 Mar 2023

Early life adversity linked to accelerated neurobiological aging, raising vulnerability to depression and Alzheimer's

scientists investigate the neurocognitive correlates of genetic vulnerability to major depressive disorder and Alzheimer's disease.

30 Mar 2023

Common amino acid discovery improves understanding of the biological causes of depression

A common amino acid, glycine, can deliver a "slow-down" signal to the brain, likely contributing to major depression, anxiety and other mood disorders in some people, scientists at the Wertheim UF Scripps Institute for Biomedical Innovation & Technology have found.

30 Mar 2023

Riboswitch may be the key to advance gene therapy, regenerative medicine

The Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology, in collaboration with Astellas Pharma Inc., has developed a new toolkit that uses small molecules to control the activity of a piece of synthetic RNA, and ultimately regulate gene expression.

30 Mar 2023

New type of nanoparticle can deliver messenger RNA encoding useful proteins to the lungs

Engineers at MIT and the University of Massachusetts Medical School have designed a new type of nanoparticle that can be administered to the lungs, where it can deliver messenger RNA encoding useful proteins.

30 Mar 2023

Can poor diet and lifestyle behaviors modify genomic susceptibility to impulsivity?

Researchers evaluated the effects of poor diet quality and lifestyle behaviors on modifying the genomic susceptibility to impulsivity.

30 Mar 2023

Study finds minimal impact of SARS-CoV-2 genome variability on current diagnostic molecular systems

The authors of a new study under review at the journal Scientific Reports and currently posted to the Research Square preprint* server proposed a novel analysis pipeline to help identify mutations in severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) primer regions.

29 Mar 2023

Scientists uncover novel role of human-CIDEC gene in improving metabolic dysfunction and cardiovascular health

A team of researchers from Ohio University's Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine recently discovered a novel role of human-CIDEC gene in improving metabolic dysfunction and cardiovascular health.

29 Mar 2023

Johns Hopkins Medicine surgeons to receive $21.4 million to advance xenotransplantation research

As part of the worldwide effort to facilitate a research and clinical pathway toward successful xenotransplantation - the transplantation of living cells, tissues and organs from one species to another - two Johns Hopkins Medicine surgeons, Kazuhiko Yamada, M.D., Ph.D., and Andrew Cameron, M.D., Ph.D., will receive a total of $21.4 million in funding over the next two years under two sponsored research agreements with biotechnology company United Therapeutics Corporation.

29 Mar 2023

Study finds correlations between how and which organ systems are affected in individuals with new epileptic disorder

A recent study from Texas Children's Hospital and Baylor College of Medicine has expanded the clinical spectrum of a new epileptic disorder called Intellectual Developmental Disorder with Macrocephaly, Seizures, and Speech Delay (IDDMSSD) with the identification of the first recurrently affected residue identified in the protein kinase domain of PAK1 protein.

29 Mar 2023

Lab-made antibodies may be able to cure people infected with yellow fever

New research from Oregon Health & Science University and collaborators indicates lab-made antibodies may be able to cure people infected with yellow fever, a virus for which there is no treatment.

29 Mar 2023

Mouse avatars could help design more effective and personalized therapies for multiple myeloma

An international group of researchers, led by Dr. José Ángel Martínez-Climent at the Cima University of Navarra, has created mouse avatars of patients with multiple myeloma to study and develop personalized treatments against this blood cancer, the second most frequent hematological cancer and incurable in most cases.

29 Mar 2023

Experimental anti-obesity drug may control appetite without surgery or nausea

Imagine getting the benefits of gastric bypass surgery without going under the knife - a new class of compounds could do just that. In lab animals, these potential treatments reduce weight dramatically and lower blood glucose.

29 Mar 2023

SARS-CoV-2 infection disrupts the RNA modifications, study reports

Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) hijacks parts of infected cells' vital RNA machinery, thereby blocking important functions in the cells. These damaging changes in the RNA can likely be reversed, potentially leading to new drugs against COVID-19, University of Gothenburg researchers show.

29 Mar 2023

FDA-approved drug keeps light-sensitive photoreceptors alive in lab models of LCA 10

A National Institutes of Health team has identified a compound already approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration that keeps light-sensitive photoreceptors alive in three models of Leber congenital amaurosis type 10 (LCA 10), an inherited retinal ciliopathy disease that often results in severe visual impairment or blindness in early childhood.

29 Mar 2023

An apple a day keeps the doctor away: polyphenol-enriched apples alter immune cell gene expression and fecal microbiota composition

Researchers compared the effects of consuming red-fleshed apples and white-fleshed among healthy adults.

29 Mar 2023

Targeting obesity: findings reveal a new molecular pathway involved in energy homeostasis regulation

Study outlines molecular mechanisms to aid the development of new therapies to manage obesity and associated health disorders.

29 Mar 2023

The rise of Candida auris: Understanding its origin and persistence

In a recent study published in the PLOS Pathogens journal, researchers from the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio in the United States (US) explored the existing perspectives on the origination, resistance, and transmission of Candida auris, a human fungal pathogen.

28 Mar 2023

COVID-19 activates endogenous retroviruses within our genome

Researchers assess the impact of SARS-CoV-2 infection on endogenous retroviruses of the LTR69 subfamily.

28 Mar 2023

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Researchers develop a biosensor for real time detection of the G-protein molecular switch

Utilizing a molecular syringe for the delivery of functional proteins into human cells with high efficiency

Early life adversity linked to accelerated neurobiological aging, raising vulnerability to depression and Alzheimer's

Common amino acid discovery improves understanding of the biological causes of depression

Riboswitch may be the key to advance gene therapy, regenerative medicine

New type of nanoparticle can deliver messenger RNA encoding useful proteins to the lungs

Can poor diet and lifestyle behaviors modify genomic susceptibility to impulsivity?

Study finds minimal impact of SARS-CoV-2 genome variability on current diagnostic molecular systems

Scientists uncover novel role of human-CIDEC gene in improving metabolic dysfunction and cardiovascular health

Johns Hopkins Medicine surgeons to receive $21.4 million to advance xenotransplantation research

Study finds correlations between how and which organ systems are affected in individuals with new epileptic disorder

Lab-made antibodies may be able to cure people infected with yellow fever

Mouse avatars could help design more effective and personalized therapies for multiple myeloma

Experimental anti-obesity drug may control appetite without surgery or nausea

SARS-CoV-2 infection disrupts the RNA modifications, study reports

FDA-approved drug keeps light-sensitive photoreceptors alive in lab models of LCA 10

An apple a day keeps the doctor away: polyphenol-enriched apples alter immune cell gene expression and fecal microbiota composition

Targeting obesity: findings reveal a new molecular pathway involved in energy homeostasis regulation

The rise of Candida auris: Understanding its origin and persistence

COVID-19 activates endogenous retroviruses within our genome

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