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Study provides deeper insights into familial Alzheimer's disease pathogenesis

Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a progressive neurological disease that causes impairments in memory and cognition. AD is believed to result from the deposition of protein "plaques" consisting of amyloid beta (Aβ) proteins sequentially generated via the enzyme γ-secretase.

7 Jan 2022

Broad cross-neutralization antibodies found to be effective against SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant

A new study aimed to explore whether there is a way to induce the production of potent neutralizing antibodies capable of neutralizing all SARS-CoV-2 variants - including Omicron.

7 Jan 2022

Bacterial biofilms use a developmental patterning mechanism seen in plants and animals

Over the past several years, research from University of California San Diego biologist Gürol Süel's laboratory has uncovered a series of remarkable features exhibited by clusters of bacteria that live together in communities known as biofilms.

7 Jan 2022

How effective are COVID-19 vaccines against the Omicron and Delta variants?

Researchers study the effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccines against the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron and Delta variants.

6 Jan 2022

Researchers study immune cell invasion process in living fruit fly embryos

To fight infections and heal injuries, immune cells need to enter tissue. They also need to invade tumors to fight them from within.

6 Jan 2022

Study reinforces the link between microglia and some cases of brain disease

Certain subtle differences in DNA sequences are known to raise the chances a person may develop Alzheimer's or Parkinson's disease.

6 Jan 2022

New study links anxiety and PTSD to increased myelin in brain's gray matter

A recent study links anxiety behavior in rats, as well as post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in military veterans, to increased myelin - a substance that expedites communication between neurons - in areas of the brain associated with emotions and memory.

6 Jan 2022

Researchers identify how a critical schistosomiasis drug works on the molecular level

Independent teams from Texas Biomedical Research Institute and the Medical College of Wisconsin have published two papers in Science Translational Medicine identifying how the only approved drug to treat schistosomiasis, a widespread parasitic worm infection, works on the molecular level.

6 Jan 2022

WVU receives funding from National Eye Institute for retinal degeneration research

Inherited retinal degeneration can make even the most mundane tasks - like cooking, driving and walking down the sidewalk - difficult or impossible, and it can't be cured.

6 Jan 2022

Salk professor receives $1.2 million from Larry L. Hillblom Foundation for diabetes research

Professor Ronald Evans will receive $1.2 million over four years as part of a Network Grant from the Larry L. Hillblom Foundation to examine a molecular pathway that regulates blood sugar and fat independent of insulin.

6 Jan 2022

Comparison of neutralization of SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern Omicron and Delta

The purpose of this study was to determine the breadth of neutralizing activity generated by exposure to certain SARS-CoV-2 variants, vaccinations, or both.

6 Jan 2022

SARS-CoV-2 appears to persist in organs throughout the body for months

The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), leads to asymptomatic or mild symptoms in most cases. However, in a significant minority, it causes moderate or severe disease, with lung damage and sometimes multi-organ dysfunction, the origin of which is currently a matter of intense debate.

6 Jan 2022

Cryo-ET reveals molecular mechanisms underlying gene mutations within the eye

For the first time, University of California, Irvine researchers in collaboration with the Max-Planck Institute of Biochemistry, have revealed, at a molecular level, key structural determinants of the highly specialized rod outer segment (ROS) membrane architecture of the eye, which is instrumental to vision.

5 Jan 2022

Gene News and Research

Latest Gene News and Research

Study provides deeper insights into familial Alzheimer's disease pathogenesis

Broad cross-neutralization antibodies found to be effective against SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant

Bacterial biofilms use a developmental patterning mechanism seen in plants and animals

How effective are COVID-19 vaccines against the Omicron and Delta variants?

Researchers study immune cell invasion process in living fruit fly embryos

Study reinforces the link between microglia and some cases of brain disease

New study links anxiety and PTSD to increased myelin in brain's gray matter

Researchers identify how a critical schistosomiasis drug works on the molecular level

WVU receives funding from National Eye Institute for retinal degeneration research

Salk professor receives $1.2 million from Larry L. Hillblom Foundation for diabetes research

Comparison of neutralization of SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern Omicron and Delta

SARS-CoV-2 appears to persist in organs throughout the body for months

Cryo-ET reveals molecular mechanisms underlying gene mutations within the eye

Scientists discover a division of labor between genetic switches

Analyzing cell-free RNA could reliably predict preeclampsia

Horizontal gene transfer between viruses and hosts plays a major role in driving evolution

New compound could combat multidrug-resistant pathogens in healthcare settings

Folic acid-like drug reprograms DNA methylome of aggressive brain tumors

New CRISPR-based assay can non-invasively detect a biomarker of acute kidney rejection in urine

Wistar announces initiation of Phase 2 clinical study of VK-2019 in patients with advanced head and neck cancer

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