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How do viruses evolve to infect new hosts?

Researchers discuss how protein thermostability prevents the misfolding of viral proteins from being heated.

7 Jun 2022

USC scientists receive more than $16 million to study the role of blood vessel dysfunction in Alzheimer’s disease

The National Institute on Aging, a division of the National Institutes of Health, awarded Berislav Zlokovic, MD, PhD, director of the Zilkha Neurogenetic Institute, and Arthur W. Toga, PhD, director of the USC Mark and Mary Stevens Neuroimaging and Informatics Institute (Stevens INI), $16.1 million to continue research on the role that blood vessel dysfunction plays in the development of dementia and Alzheimer's disease.

7 Jun 2022

Novel approach to drug repurposing incorporates two-stage prediction and machine learning

A new study presents a novel approach to drug repurposing that incorporates two-stage prediction and machine learning.

7 Jun 2022

Oral administration of rapamycin increases β-amyloid buildup in Alzheimer's disease mouse model

Researchers from The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UT Health San Antonio) have found that oral administration of rapamycin to an Alzheimer's disease mouse model causes an increase in beta (β)-amyloid protein plaques. β-amyloid buildup is a hallmark of Alzheimer's disease.

7 Jun 2022

Gene News and Research

Latest Gene News and Research

How do viruses evolve to infect new hosts?

USC scientists receive more than $16 million to study the role of blood vessel dysfunction in Alzheimer’s disease

Novel approach to drug repurposing incorporates two-stage prediction and machine learning

Oral administration of rapamycin increases β-amyloid buildup in Alzheimer's disease mouse model

Study reveals how common drug-resistant superbug responds to ‘last resort’ antibiotic

Genetic testing results in lower length of stay in the NICU for infants with epilepsy

Sarbecovirus pathogenesis regulated by a multitrait locus

Profound neuroinflammation associated with long COVID

New fluorogenic probe could quickly detect the presence of influenza A virus

New fund could enable early access to life-saving treatments for NHS patients in England

Study finds striking epigenetic differences in the airway cells of adult children born to asthmatic mothers

Study offers recommendations for improving statistical inference in population genomics

MIT researchers identify components of mucus that can inhibit fungal infections

New analytical method sheds light on enduring mystery about type 2 diabetes

The frequency and nature of RNA errors in both SARS-CoV-2 and its vaccine

Link between COVID-19 severity and microbiome of saliva and nasopharynx

Researchers evaluate how hundreds of different mutations impact key function of breast cancer gene

New guidelines recommend pancreatic cancer screening for individuals with genetic susceptibility

Combinations of multiple genetic factors play a role in the broad spectrum of autism

Study offers clues about the shift of harmless environmental bacterium to a dreaded pathogen

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

Real-time Raman monitoring for pharmaceutical hot melt extrusion

Synthetic Psychedelics: A Growing Public Health Concern

How the Vutara VXL simplifies single-molecule imaging