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Diet leaves permanent genetic alterations in the gut microbes

Our gut is inhabited by a diverse community of microbes, the gut microbiota. This community, composed of hundreds of different species, is essential to our health: it influences our immune system, protects us from infections, and helps us digest food.

27 Jan 2022

Drug combo delivered in a nanoparticle formulation extends the survival of mice with medulloblastoma

UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center researchers have demonstrated that a novel combination of two drugs that act as targeted inhibitors, delivered in a nanoparticle formulation, extend the survival of mice with medulloblastoma.

27 Jan 2022

Study helps understand how smoking can lead to an increased risk of heart attacks

Smoking cigarettes may increase the risk of a heart attack by activating a gene that affects blood clotting, according to a new study by scientists at the University of Bristol.

26 Jan 2022

New research on SARS-CoV-2 Omicron and care home residents

Researchers find a reduced risk of hospitalizations and deaths in long term care facility residents infected with SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant.

26 Jan 2022

Breast cancer drug shows promise in treating young infants with PIK3CA-related overgrowth spectrum

PIK3CA-related overgrowth spectrum (PROS) is a group of rare, incurable disorders caused by mutations in the PIK3CA gene that result in the malformation and overgrowth of various parts of the body.

26 Jan 2022

Endosomal sorting of neuropilin-1 in SARS-CoV-2 infectivity

A study recently identified Neurolipin-1 or NRP1, a host factor for SARS-CoV-2 infection, as a cargo retrograde-transported by the ESCPE-1.

26 Jan 2022

Study demonstrates differential alternative splicing in betacoronaviruses

A new study investigates whether the proportion of ribosomal genes displaying differential gene expression and differential alternative splicing differed between three betacoronaviruses and six other viruses and bacteria.

26 Jan 2022

Study finds overexpression of 3 SARS-CoV-2 genes could globally compromise transcriptome of human pluripotent stem cell-derived cardiomyocytes

In a recent study, whole mRNA-seq was used to investigate the global effects of SARS-CoV-2 viral genes Nsp6, Nsp8, and M on the transcriptome of hPSC-CMs.

26 Jan 2022

The Role of Glycans in the Cell and Glycans Imaging Method

In this interview, News-Medical talks to a pioneer of glycan imaging, Richard Drake about glycans, their role in maintaining cellular homeostasis, glycopeptide analysis, and method development for glycan imaging.

From Bruker Life Sciences Mass Spectrometry 26 Jan 2022

Understanding immune responses to SARS-CoV-2 infections in children

A study published in the journal Immunity analyzed the varied manifestations of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) in children.

26 Jan 2022

Cannabidiol inhibits SARS-CoV-2 replication in human cells and mice

In research recently published in the journal of Science Advances, an interdisciplinary team of researchers from the University of Chicago assessed the potential role of cannabidiol (CBD), a natural product extracted from the cannabis plant, to prevent and inhibit severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infections in human cells and mice.

26 Jan 2022

New report investigates how genomics could play a part in our lives in the future

A new wide-ranging report Genomics Beyond Health published today by the Government Office for Science investigates how genomics could play a part in our lives in the future, from sport to education and tackling crime.

25 Jan 2022

SARS-CoV-2 infection found in wild white-tailed deer in Canada

In a recent study posted to the bioRxiv* preprint server, scientists investigated severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection in white-tailed deer (WTD) in southern Québec, Canada, as part of a more extensive pan-Canadian analysis into SARS-CoV-2 spillover into wildlife. To further define SARS-CoV-2 infection in this species, researchers used viral genomes and isolation.

25 Jan 2022

Gene News and Research

Latest Gene News and Research

Diet leaves permanent genetic alterations in the gut microbes

Drug combo delivered in a nanoparticle formulation extends the survival of mice with medulloblastoma

Study helps understand how smoking can lead to an increased risk of heart attacks

New research on SARS-CoV-2 Omicron and care home residents

Breast cancer drug shows promise in treating young infants with PIK3CA-related overgrowth spectrum

Endosomal sorting of neuropilin-1 in SARS-CoV-2 infectivity

Study demonstrates differential alternative splicing in betacoronaviruses

Study finds overexpression of 3 SARS-CoV-2 genes could globally compromise transcriptome of human pluripotent stem cell-derived cardiomyocytes

The Role of Glycans in the Cell and Glycans Imaging Method

Understanding immune responses to SARS-CoV-2 infections in children

Cannabidiol inhibits SARS-CoV-2 replication in human cells and mice

New report investigates how genomics could play a part in our lives in the future

SARS-CoV-2 infection found in wild white-tailed deer in Canada

Link established between gut microbiota and chronic inflammatory diseases

Gene therapy can provide long-lasting therapeutic benefit in Huntington's disease

NIH study provides a framework to evaluate Stargardt disease progression

Spike-mediated CFTR inhibition accounts for airway inflammation in COVID-19

Growth advantage of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant found to be partly due to shorter serial interval

Impact of a third BNT162b2 dose on SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant

Genetic diagnosis in cerebral palsy patients could change the approach to care

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

Advancing brain microphysiological systems (bMPS)

PhD researcher at LifeArc

Unveiling Hidden Potential: Organoids for Disease Modeling in Neuroscience Research